Sex offender who snatched girl off street jailed for life – The Guardian

‘A sex offender who snatched a six-year-old girl off the street and bundled her into the boot of his car has been jailed for life.’

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The Guardian, 23rd October 2015

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Father guilty of ‘life-threatening’ baby abuse – BBC News

Posted October 23rd, 2015 in child abuse, grievous bodily harm, news by sally

‘A father who inflicted life-threatening injuries on a baby has been found guilty of abuse.’

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BBC News, 22nd October 2015

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FGM: reporting of cases among children becomes mandatory – The Guardian

‘A duty on all teachers, doctors, nurses and social workers to report child cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) to the police will come into force next week.’

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The Guardian, 20th October 2015

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Lancashire couple jailed for child pornography offences – The Guardian

‘A “high risk” sex offender and his girlfriend who exploited a young girl and incited her to be involved in pornography have been jailed.’

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The Guardian, 16th October 2015

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‘Witchcraft’ abuse cases on the rise – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2015 in child abuse, news, statistics, trafficking in human beings, witchcraft by sally

‘Child abuse linked to exorcism and witchcraft accusations is on the rise, figures obtained by the BBC suggest.’

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BBC News, 11th October 2015

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Submissions to Theresa May’s child sex abuse inquiry accidentally deleted – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2015 in child abuse, inquiries, internet, news, victims by sally

‘Information provided by alleged child abuse victims to the overarching inquiry set up by Theresa May has been deleted due to a blunder, it has emerged.’

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The Guardian, 15th October 2015

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Ex-Scout leader jailed for abusing boys on trips to Norfolk Broads – The Guardian

Posted October 12th, 2015 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A former Scout leader who sexually abused boys on trips to the Norfolk Broads in offences spanning nearly 30 years has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.’

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The Guardian, 12th October 2015

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Surge in number of child abuse cases involving witchcraft accusations – The Independent

Posted October 12th, 2015 in child abuse, news, statistics, witchcraft by tracey

‘An increasing number of child abuse cases involving accusations of witchcraft and exorcism are being reported to police.’

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The Independent, 11th October 2015

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Scotland Yard’s paedophile unit: Meeting the police men and women doing the most difficult work imaginable – The Independent

‘Paul Gallagher meets the people whose job it is to identify victims, stop abuse material being shared and distributed, categorise extreme imagery ready for court and, hopefully, catch paedophiles before they find a victim ‘

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The Independent, 4th October 2015

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Woman jailed for stabbing to death convicted paedophile – The Guardian

Posted September 30th, 2015 in child abuse, elderly, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A woman has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for manslaughter, after stabbing a convicted paedophile to death.’

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The Guardian, 29th September 2015

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Marie Black gets life term for child abuse – BBC News

Posted September 29th, 2015 in child abuse, conspiracy, incitement, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A woman at the centre of a “gruesome” child sex abuse ring which passed children round “like toys” has been given a life sentence.’

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BBC News, 28th September 2015

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Wrexham historical child abuse gang jailed – BBC News

Posted September 28th, 2015 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences, victims, Wales by sally

‘Five men guilty of being in a predatory paedophile gang in Wrexham in the 1980s have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 25th September 2015

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Schoolgirls need protection from forced marriage, Ofsted warned – The Guardian

‘The founder of a charity that offers helplines and refuge to women escaping from forced marriages has called on Ofsted inspectors to focus on the issue when visiting schools where girls may be at risk.’

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The Guardian, 26th September 2015

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Child sex abusers can be punished more severely when their victims are Asian, court rules – The Independent

Posted September 21st, 2015 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A paedophile who sexually abused two children could be given a harsher sentence than usual because of the Asian community his victims were from, a judge has ruled.’

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The Independent, 18th September 2015

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Westminster child sex abuse inquiry ‘split over credibility of witness’ – The Guardian

Posted September 21st, 2015 in child abuse, inquiries, news, police, sexual offences by sally

‘Scotland Yard’s high-profile inquiry into an alleged Westminster paedophile ring is split over the veracity of the allegations under investigation and faces external criticism of its conduct.’

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The Guardian, 21st September 2015

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Metropolitan Police to be investigated over dozen more claims of historical corruption –

Posted September 18th, 2015 in child abuse, complaints, corruption, news, police, sexual offences by tracey

‘The police watchdog is to investigate fresh claims that child sex abuse probes dating back to the 1970s were brushed under the carpet because they involved MPs.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will oversee 12 more allegations of historic corruption within the Metropolitan Police in addition to the 17 investigations announced earlier this year.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2015

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Child molester given longer sentence as victims are Asian – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 18th, 2015 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A child molester who abused two Asian girls was rightly given a longer sentence than if his victims had been white because Asian sex crime victims suffer more, a leading judge has ruled.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2015

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CPS considering Knowl View child sex abuse allegations – BBC News

‘Evidence gathered as part of a major police inquiry into abuse at a school in Rochdale is now being considered by the Crown Prosecution Service.’

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BBC News, 16th September 2015

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Paedophile ring jailed for ‘terrifying depravity’ – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2015 in child abuse, inquiries, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by tracey

‘Seven paedophiles who preyed on a baby and young children acted “beyond human instinct” and were guilty of “terrifying depravity”, a judge said.’

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BBC News, 11th September 2015

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Paedophile gang ‘sick, callous and cruel’ – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2015 in child abuse, conspiracy, guilty pleas, news, rape, sexual grooming, sexual offences by tracey

‘A paedophile gang behind the abuse and rape of young children, including a baby, have been described in court as “sick, depraved, callous and cruel.” ‘

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BBC News, 10th September 2015

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