‘Mothers are the “unseen force” behind so-called honour-based abuse, inflicting violence on their daughters, a study has found. Research by Rachael Aplin, a criminologist from Leeds Beckett University, said this was often unrecognised by police.’
BBC News, 27th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who tried to import a childlike sex doll has been jailed in what is thought to be one of the first prosecutions of its kind in the UK.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A churchgoer who murdered his partner’s two-year-old son after biting him and fracturing his skull during months of abuse has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Church of England “concealed” evidence of child abuse by a former bishop stretching over two decades, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said, following a major independent review.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sex abuse victims have been “utterly marginalised” by an inquiry set up to help them, one of the victims claimed.’
BBC News, 17th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A victims’ group has said it is formally withdrawing from the national inquiry into child sexual abuse, claiming the investigation is “not fit for purpose”.
Survivors of Organised and Institutional Abuse (Soia) said it announced the decision with “deep regret” but felt the inquiry was not serving the needs of victims.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Tougher punishments for abusive or neglectful parents who try to shift the blame for their crimes have been recommended in proposed guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A soldier who admitted grooming a child after sending explicit messages over the internet from his Army barracks, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three prominent Benedictine boarding schools – Ampleforth, Downside and Worth – should be examined as a combined case study for the UK child sex abuse investigation into the Catholic church, a preliminary hearing has been told.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘”Figures give us an insight into how crimes are changing and how access to children is changing through the use of the internet,” charity expert tells The Independent’
The Independent, 1st June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘People who violently attack children will get longer jail terms under a Tory Government, Theresa May will announce today as part a major crackdown.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former nursery worker who blackmailed and raped a teenage boy has been jailed for 16 years for what a judge called “a disturbing catalogue of sexual corruption and deviancy”.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two men have been jailed after pleading guilty to photographing sexual assaults on children more than a decade ago.’
BBC News, 18th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A retired Methodist minister has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four boys he had tried to hypnotise.’
BBC News, 16th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Greater Manchester police detective who resigned over the force’s handling of the Rochdale child sexual abuse scandal has claimed that offenders identified in the original investigation are still free to abuse young girls in the town.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘‘Groomers can give them access to alcohol, to drugs and make them feel grown up, which makes them feel they are choosing those relationships,’ says UK‘s leading children’s charity.’
The Independent, 12th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Many lawyers are in denial about the toll traumatic cases can take on them and their work. Time to drop the stiff upper lip, says Lee Moore.’
Legal Voice, 11th May 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘The child sexual abuse inquiry will investigate whether Cyril Smith targeted boys in Rochdale care homes but will not be required to make “specific findings” against the dead former Liberal MP.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and assaulting a baby by a court in Newcastle.’
The Independent, 12th May 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sexual health services failing to recognise victims of child exploitation and abuse due to expectation that under-16s will be sexually active, Family Education Trust claims.’
The Independent, 8th may 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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