Witham babysitter jailed for biting and scalding boy – BBC News
“A babysitter who pinched, bit, strangled and scalded a three-year-old boy has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: child abuse
Judges should reform court procedures ‘to help teenage victims of abuse’ – Daily Telegraph
“Judges should reform court procedures to make it less harrowing for teenage victims of abuse to give evidence, a report will recommend tomorrow.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Catholic church can be held responsible for wrongdoing by priests – The Guardian
“Victims of clerical sexual abuse will find it easier to bring compensation claims against the Catholic church after a judge ruled it can be held responsible for the wrongdoings of its priests.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Social Services have both statutory and common law duty to protect children from abuse – UK Human Rights Blog
“This case concerned the entitlement to compensation for the years of abuse the claimants, three brothers a sister, the youngest, who had suffered at the hands of their father. The older claimants had both suffered regular abuse from an early age until late teens. The third claimant escaped the prolonged abuse suffered by his brothers. The fourth claimant, who was conceived after the defendant social services became aware of the situation, nevertheless endured abuse for five or six years.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th November 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Portsmouth paedophile ring: Melissa Noon found guilty – BBC News
“A Hampshire woman has been convicted of running an international paedophile ring with her partner.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Church inquiry after official convicted of paedophilia – Daily Telegraph
“The Catholic Church is to launch a review of child protection across the South West of England after a religious official investigating child sex abuse allegations was convicted of paedophilia.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Recurrent patterns of failings in baby abuse cases, warns Ofsted – The Guardian
“Too many babies have been killed or seriously injured through child abuse because of failings by the authorities that are repeated across the country, a report has found.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid cuts will put domestic abuse victims at risk, law groups warn – The Guardian
“An increasing number of victims of domestic abuse, including children, will be cross-examined in court by their alleged assailants if the government goes ahead with plans to cut legal aid, a coalition of family and children’s charities has warned.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapist Gerald Greenwood cannot be buried with wife, church rules – BBC News
“A Lancashire man jailed for child sex offences cannot be buried alongside his wife, church authorities have ruled.”
BBC News, 20th October 2011
Source: www.bc.co.uk
Music teacher Craig Parkin jailed for sex with pupil – BBC News
“A West Yorkshire teacher has been jailed for four years after having a sexual relationship with a pupil.”
BBC News, 13th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang-related sexual exploitation inquiry launched to combat child abuse – Daily Telegraph
“A two year inquiry will be launched that will investigate gang-related sexual exploitation of British children amid fears more than 10,000 young people are being abused.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anger over release of Portsmouth paedophile Tracy Lyons – BBC News
“A children’s charity has expressed anger after a female paedophile was released from prison nine months after her conviction.”
BBC News, 11th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brothers jailed for child sex abuse – The Independent
“Two brothers who carried out sex attacks on five children were both jailed today (5th October).”
The Independent, 5th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Church helper Peter Holland jailed for abusing children – BBC News
“A predatory paedophile who volunteered at churches and scout groups in order to groom boys whom he sexually abused has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 9th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P effect puts record number of ‘at risk’ children in care – The Guardian
“Record numbers of ‘at risk’ children are being taken from their families and placed into care, official figures show, as social workers respond to what they regard as increasing neglect and emotional abuse of vulnerable youngsters.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Uffculme caretaker ‘raped girl 400 times’ – BBC News
“A paedophile who was said to have raped one of his victims up to 400 times has been jailed.”
BBC News, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child sex abuse convictions rise 60% in six years – The Guardian
“The number of people convicted of sex offences on children under 16 in England and Wales has increased by nearly 60% in six years. The BBC said a freedom of information request to the Ministry of Justice found that 1,363 people were convicted in 2005, while in 2010 it was 2,135. The increase is being attributed to better detection and raised awareness, it said.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judges weaken rules on paedophiles – Daily Telegraph
“Paedophiles have won unsupervised access to their own children because it would breach their human rights to keep them apart, judges have ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Most prolific’ paedophile jailed – The Independent
“A paedophile described by police as the UK’s most prolific hoarder of pictures of child abuse was today given an indeterminate prison sentence.”
The Independent, 4th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Newtown sex offender Anthony Milsom has sentence cut – BBC News
“A ‘manipulative and predatory’ sex offender who was jailed indefinitely for public protection has had his sentence cut to three-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 29th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
