Children: Public Law Update (December 2018) – Family Law Week
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent, important Children Public Law cases.’
Family Law Week, 13th December 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Category: child abuse
Cheshire PC jailed for raping 13-year-old girl – BBC News
‘A police officer who only joined the force “to gain the keys to a sweetshop” has been jailed for raping a girl.’
BBC News, 13th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Poppi Worthington’s father fails in bid to clear his name – Daily Telegraph
‘The father of Poppi Worthington has failed in his latest bid to clear his name after the High Court ruled the coroner who said he “probably sexually assaulted” his daughter “cannot be faulted”.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man found guilty of 1986 Brighton ‘babes in the wood’ murders – The Guardian
‘A convicted paedophile has been found guilty of the “babes in the wood” murders at the end of a retrial that drew on scientific advances in forensics 32 years after two schoolgirls were killed.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK opens its first ‘safe house’ for child sex abuse victims to speed up prosecutions and recovery – Daily Telegraph
‘Britain’s first specialist “safe house” for child sex abuse victims has been launched to help cope with a surge in cases fuelled by social media and to speed up the prosecution of offenders.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Poppi Worthington: Abuse accused father says coroner ‘overstepped mark’ – BBC News
‘A coroner who concluded a father had sexually assaulted his daughter shortly before her death “overstepped the mark”, the man’s lawyer has claimed.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Westminster paedophile accuser ‘Nick’ identified as judge lifts legal restriction – The Independent
‘The man known as “Nick” whose allegations sparked the Westminster sex abuse probe can be identified after a judge lifted a legal restriction.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police launch urgent review of child cadet programmes ‘being abused by officers for sexual purposes’ – The Independent
‘Police forces are launching an urgent review of volunteer cadet programmes amid fears they are being used by paedophiles to gain access to children. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating several police officers who worked with cadet groups – which are for young people aged between 13 and 18 – in London and Manchester, and called for safeguarding checks across England and Wales.’
The Independent, 4th December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
VIP ‘paedophile ring’ accuser to face trial in March – BBC News
‘A 50-year-old man who claimed to be the victim of an alleged VIP paedophile ring in the 1970s and 1980s is to stand trial in March next year.’
BBC News, 19th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rotherham child sexual abuse: Six men jailed – BBC News
‘Six men have been jailed for sexually exploiting young girls in Rotherham who were gang-raped and abused by them.’
BBC News, 16th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Naude: Cheshire PC convicted of raping 13-year-old girl – BBC News
‘A policeman described as a “committed paedophile” has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl.’
BBC News, 15th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Low-level’ paedophiles could avoid jail terms under new guidance – Daily Telegraph
‘Police have been told by government that paedophiles caught with indecent child abuse images can receive conditional cautions instead of jail as police struggle to cope with an explosion of cases.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paul Gambaccini secures CPS payout over unfounded abuse claims – BBC News
‘Radio DJ Paul Gambaccini has secured a payout from prosecutors over unfounded allegations of historical sex offences.’
BBC News, 3rd November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Huddersfield grooming gang: four more jailed for abusing girls – The Guardian
‘Four members of a Huddersfield grooming gang have been jailed for a harrowing campaign of violence and sexual abuse against three vulnerable girls.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Dylan Tiffin-Brown: Raphael Kennedy jailed for murder – BBC News
‘A drug dealer who murdered his two-year-old son in a “savage and sustained attack” has been jailed for at least 24 years.’
BBC News, 30th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rotherham grooming gang: seven men guilty of sexual offences – The Guardian
‘Seven men have been convicted of a series of sexual offences in the biggest prosecution of a Rotherham grooming gang by the National Crime Agency.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Abuse inquiry told boy was ‘jailed for sex with men’ – BBC News
‘A care home abuse survivor jailed as a teenager for having sex with men has told an inquiry the authorities meant to care for him “destroyed” his life.’
BBC News, 26th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fred and Rosemary West of Barry’ jailed for abusing girls – The Guardian
‘A husband and wife nicknamed Fred and Rosemary West in their south Wales town have been jailed for grooming and raping teenage girls over three decades.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
No retrial for teacher accused of having sex with pupil on plane – The Guardian
‘A teacher who was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old pupil in a plane toilet as they returned from a school trip will not face a retrial.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Victims of child sexual abuse detail experiences in online anthology – The Guardian
‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has published an unprecedented online anthology of sexual abuse in institutions, with 125 victims detailing the horrors they experienced in schools, sports clubs, churches and other groups.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
