‘Ian Watkins was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment for a series of child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby, on the 18th of December 2013. His co-defendants, known as Woman A and Woman B, also received lengthy custodial sentences: 14 years and 17 years respectively.’
Barristers’ Hub, 27th January 2014
Source: www.barristershub.co.uk
‘The head of the social care department that “missed chances” to save the life of a boy has said he could not rule out a similar case happening in future.’
BBC News, 17th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Recorded sex crimes against children under 11 in England and Wales went up by 16% last year, research suggests. There were 5,547 incidents, against the previous year’s 4,772, according to data from 41 police forces obtained by children’s charity, the NSPCC.’
BBC News, 14th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 9th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of Jimmy Savile have called for a single judge-led inquiry into how the former DJ was able to evade justice for so long.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A paedophile who directed filmed rapes of young children live on the internet has been jailed for 14 years.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father who claimed the family dog caused fatal injuries to his 11-month-old son has been jailed for life for his murder.’
BBC News, 18th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A major inquiry has been launched into female genital mutilation (FGM) to uncover why there has not been a single prosecution in the UK since it was made a criminal offence, and to try to bring an end to the illegal practice.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Paedophile Lostprophets’ singer Ian Watkins is beginning a 35-year sentence for child sex offences, including attempted rape of a baby.’
BBC News, 19th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins will be sentenced today for a string of child sex offences – including the attempted rape of a baby.’
The Independent, 18th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘School staff missed repeated opportunities to blow the whistle on inappropriate conduct between the maths teacher Jeremy Forrest and the teenage schoolgirl he went on to abduct, a damning review has found.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for rape after his victim worked up the courage to tell police the day after serving on the jury of another abuse trial.’
BBC News, 13th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sex-offending celebrities could see their public image used against them when being punished as part of an overhaul of decade-old sentencing guidance for judges.’
The Independent, 12th December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An inquiry into child sexual exploitation is to be held to assess improvements in protecting youngsters since the Rochdale grooming case.’
BBC News, 9th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Seven men who say they were sexually abused while pupils at a former Cardiff school in the 1960s and 1970s have received about £350,000 in payouts since 2011, BBC Wales has learnt.’
BBC News, 4th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two “predatory” paedophiles, one of whom is HIV positive, have been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A watchdog is investigating South Yorkshire Police’s handling of complaints about a rock star who has admitted child sex offences.’
BBC News, 30th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman who wrote to a man who abused her as a child called in the police when his reply showed no remorse.”
BBC News, 28th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘ “Shocking” sexual violence is being carried out by children against other children as young as 11, according to an official report. The Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England said the perpetrators could be 12 or 13, and rape is seen as “normal and inevitable” in some areas, especially among gangs.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A pensioner who had more than a million child abuse images and filmed his own attacks on young girls has been jailed for 19 years.’
BBC News, 25th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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