‘Too easy’ for abusers to tutor with 90 caught – BBC News
‘More than 90 private tutors in the UK have been convicted of sexual offences involving children over the past 20 years, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 6th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child abuse
Thousands of women abused as children may be unable to get justice due to legal anomaly – The Guardian
‘Thousands of women who were sexually abused as children could be unable to obtain justice because of an anomaly in the law of England and Wales that is being challenged at the European court of human rights.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Three men guilty of raping girls in Plymouth – BBC News
‘Three men have been found guilty of raping girls in Plymouth.’
BBC News, 20th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Depraved’ stretch limo driver who raped and abused UK schoolgirls jailed – The Guardian
‘A “depraved” rapist who used a stretch limousine to abuse schoolgirls as young as 12 has been jailed for 24 years.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Priest thought to pose risk to children is paid off – BBC News
‘The Church of England made a six-figure pay-off to a priest assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, a BBC investigation has found.’
BBC news, 13th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Clarification of reasons – what is appropriate? – Local Government Lawyer
‘Emma Greenhalgh and Joanne Oakes highlight a recent case which raised important guidance in respect of what is appropriate when requesting clarification and when this may go too far as to “bamboozle” the judge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Former National Crime Agency officer jailed over indecent images of children – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A former National Crime Agency (NCA) officer who used his work device to access, view and download indecent images of children, and child sexual abuse material, has today been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Paedophile Anthony Stocks who raped girl and threw boy off 100ft Brighton cliff jailed – The Independent
‘A paedophile who pushed a boy off a 100ft cliff to prevent him from revealing that he was raping a young girl has been jailed.’
The Independent, 28th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Couple who had sex in front of child in online chatroom jailed – The Independent
‘A young couple have been jailed for using an online chatroom to “trade” having sex in return for watching a child being abused.’
The Independent, 24th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-police watchdog chief not guilty of raping girls – BBC News
‘The former head of the police watchdog has been found not guilty of raping and molesting two 14-year-old girls 40 years ago.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Violence against women soars by 40% as police chief brands crime rate a ‘national emergency’ – The Independent
‘Crimes involving violence against women and girls have surged by almost 40 per cent in England and Wales in recent years, according to a new report.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ampleforth inquiry finds alleged serious abuse against pupils in last 10 years – The Guardian
‘An inquiry into the running of a prestigious private school said it uncovered a string of “serious abuse allegations” committed against pupils by monks and staff within the last decade.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Colin Pitchfork parole hearing will not be held in public after ‘fresh allegations’ – The Guardian
‘The parole hearing for Colin Pitchfork, who was convicted of raping and murdering two teenagers, will no longer be held in public due to “unforeseeable developments including fresh allegations”.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ex-special constable raped girl months after leaving jail – BBC News
‘A former special constable who raped a 14-year-old girl four months after leaving prison has been jailed for a second time.’
BBC News, 8th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Manchester teacher who groomed two boys jailed for six-and-a-half years – The Guardian
‘Rebecca Joynes, 30, was found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child, two while in a position of trust, after a trial in May.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sex abuse head teacher ‘could have been stopped’ – BBC News
‘A head teacher convicted of grooming and sexually abusing four teenage girls could have been stopped, according to a parent whose daughter had unsupervised one-to-one sessions with him.’
BBC News, 1st July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cafe owner jailed for sexually abusing boy, 14 – BBC News
‘A charity cafe owner who sexually assaulted a teenager has been sentenced to eight years in prison.’
BBC News, 28th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pornography, the Online Safety Act 2023 and the need for further reform – Journal of Media Law
‘The UK’s Online Safety Act 2023 regulates pornography in a range of new ways which could radically alter both how pornography is accessed and the nature of the content available. However, while the Act ostensibly represents a new form of regulation focusing on the systems and processes of online platforms, in practice it is content-based. Our analysis reveals that the Act generates eight new classifications of pornography, each associated with a distinct legal framework, thereby creating a confusing and unnecessarily complex regulatory regime. Accordingly, we recommend further reforms to fortify and clarify the regulatory regime, as well as a more comprehensive review of pornography regulation in general, with the overall aim of reducing the harms of pornography.’
Journal of Media Law, 5th June 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
Curbs on expert cross-examination could lead to wrongful removals, family silks warn – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Senior family lawyers have warned that a little-known pilot project centring on the role and use of expert evidence will see children wrongly taken from their families. The Department for Education-funded pilot is up and running at NHS trusts in Manchester, Sheffield and Birmingham with little information available to either the public or family law specialists.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th June 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Different treatment for other boroughs – discriminatory policy – Nearly Legal
‘AK, R (On the Application Of) v Westminster City Council (2024) EWHC 769 (Admin). This was a judicial review of Westminster’s Allocation policy as it applied to ‘reciprocal transfers’ between another borough and Westminster.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd June 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
