Government introduces Policing and Crime Bill – Home Office
‘The Home Office has introduced new legislation which will aim to finish the job of police reform.’
Home Office, 11th February 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Category: child abuse
Lowestoft man jailed for raping 12-year-old he met online – BBC News
‘A man who raped a 12-year-old girl he had groomed on social media has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 6th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Bramall inquiry: Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe called to account by MPs – Daily Telegraph
‘Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Britain’s most senior police officer, will explain his conduct over the beleaguered child sex abuse inquiry for the first time later this month after being called to give evidence to MPs.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lord Brittan abuse inquiry ‘fully justified’, review finds – BBC News
‘The Metropolitan Police investigation of a rape allegation against the late Lord Brittan was “fully justified”, a review has concluded.’.
BBC News, 7th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lord Bramall’s reputation trashed because of the Met’s ‘inept’ investigation – Daily Telegraph
‘Operation Midland is dismissed as “inept” after it emerges that the Metropolitan police took almost a year to interview key witnesses.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile awarded legal aid in fight to see son, eight – Daily Telegraph
‘Convicted sex criminal, named only as ‘Q’, was given taxpayer funding on human rights grounds to fight lack of contact with son.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Adrian Fantanaru lured to meet girl in Luton by ‘vigilantes’ – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for 27 months after being lured by “vigilantes” to meet a fictional 14-year-old girl at a railway station.’
BBC News, 30th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kids Company: MPs say ‘catalogue of failures’ led to collapse – BBC News
‘The collapse of the Kids Company charity was a result of an “extraordinary catalogue of failures”, a committee of MPs has said.’
BBC News, 1st February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Investigation into sexual abuse at Kids Company dropped due to lack of evidence – Daily Telegaph
‘An investigation into reports of physical and sexual abuse linked to Kids Company has been dropped after police found no evidence to “justify a referral to the Crown Prosecution Service”.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Webcam sex abuse ‘established reality’ in the UK – BBC News
‘Paedophile Trevor Monk paid for the live streaming of child abuse from the Philippines and then travelled there to carry out the abuse himself. His case represents a growing problem of British men ordering abuse over the internet.’
BBC News, 26th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Philippines abuse: Paedophile Trevor Monk jailed – BBC News
‘A paedophile who filmed himself abusing young girls in the Philippines has been jailed for 19-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 26th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pervert teaching assistant Martyn Minter takes case to European Court of Human Rights – Daily Telegraph
‘The sports coach – jailed for 18 months after filming young boys in changing rooms – launches human rights case over sex offender register ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lord Bramall inquiry: How did police obtain search warrant for ‘PR exercise’, asks retired judge – Daily Telegraph
‘Exclusive: Metropolitan Police’s handling of aborted child sex abuse case challenged as key abuse witness reveals police informant “stole” details.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile killer Sarah Sands’ sentence extended – BBC News
‘A woman who stabbed a paedophile to death in east London has had her three-and-a-half-year jail sentence more than doubled.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children were forced to have sex with pets in Coventry, judge rules – The Independent
‘Children were made to perform “sexual activities” with each other – and animals – at a hotel, a family court judge has concluded.’
The Independent, 21st January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Poppi Worthington death file to be reviewed by CPS – BBC News
‘Prosecutors are to review the death of Poppi Worthington after a family court judge ruled her father sexually assaulted her before she died.’
BBC News, 21st January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Poppi Worthington’s father flees abroad following death threats – The Guardian
‘A father who was publicly identified by a high court judge for sexually assaulting his baby daughter shortly before she died has fled abroad after receiving death threats, his family has said.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
These children died at the hands of their fathers when family courts failed to put them first – The Independent
‘Part of the problem is a lack of understanding of the nature and impact of domestic abuse, among judges and social workers. In particular, non-physical abuse is not well understood.’
The Independent, 20th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BBC’s Jimmy Savile abuse report to be published in next six weeks – The Guardian
‘The report into sexual abuse at the BBC is to be published within the next six weeks, after police finally ruled that it will not prejudice any ongoing investigations.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Poppi Worthington death: toddler was sexually assaulted by father, says judge – The Guardian
‘A baby who died in suspicious circumstances had been sexually assaulted by her father just before her death, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
