Teaching assistant who helped husband film girls jailed – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 31st, 2009 in child abuse, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

“Teaching assistant Rosemary Foxall who helped her husband secretly film young girls as they bathed at their home has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2009

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Man guilty of killing abused boy – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2009 in child abuse, homicide, news by sally

“A man has been convicted of causing the death of his partner’s two-year-old son at their Cheshire home.”

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BBC News, 30th July 2009

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Paedophile rapist jailed for life – BBC News

Posted July 24th, 2009 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A paedophile from Somerset who was convicted of a string of rapes and sexual assaults against girls as young as 11 has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2009

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Football match paedophile jailed – BBC News

Posted July 24th, 2009 in child abuse, news, sentencing by sally

“A paedophile from Leicestershire who abused young boys he met at football matches has been jailed indefinitely.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2009

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Child database: danger of malicious reporting – The Independent

Posted July 20th, 2009 in child abuse, defamation, news by sally

“Members of the public are to be given the power to report anyone they suspect of posing a danger to children, under a new Government scheme.”

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The Independent, 18th July 2009

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Woman wins care negligence case – BBC News

Posted July 17th, 2009 in child abuse, damages, duty of care, news, social services by sally

“A woman has been awarded £60,000 in damages for the abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother after a London council failed to take her into care.”

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BBC News, 16th July 2009

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Met ‘missed opportunities’ over Baby P – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2009 in child abuse, evidence, news, police by sally

“Police missed opportunities to gather evidence about the ill-treatment of Baby Peter in the months before his death, according to an unpublished report.”

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BBC News, 16th July 2009

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Abuse at school ‘went undetected’ – BBC News

Posted July 9th, 2009 in child abuse, inquiries, news, school children, sexual offences by sally

“A paedophile housemaster recruited by another child molester abused pupils undetected for years, an inquiry found.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2009

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Babysitter beat toddler to death – BBC News

Posted June 29th, 2009 in child abuse, murder, news by sally

“A 15-year-old boy has been convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl who was left in his care for 90 minutes.”

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BBC News, 26th June 2009

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Baby Peter minimum terms not to be referred as unduly lenient – Attorney General’s Office

” Baby Peter minimum terms not to be referred as unduly lenient.”

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Attorney General’s Office, 16th June 2009

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Doctor sacked in Baby P case sues hospital trust – The Independent

Posted June 22nd, 2009 in child abuse, doctors, news, unfair dismissal by sally

“The consultant paediatrician who was blamed for failing to notice that Baby P had a broken back and ribs days before his death is claiming compensation for unfair dismissal.”

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The Independent, 20th June 2009

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Attorney-General rules Baby P sentences ‘not too lenient’ – The Times

“The sentences handed out to the three people convicted over the brutal death of Baby P will stand after the Attorney-General today ruled they were not too lenient.”

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The Times, 16th June 2009

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Baby P: stepfather launches appeal – Daily Telegraph

“Baby P’s ‘stepfather’ has launched an attempt to overturn his convictions for rape and the part he played in the little boy’s death.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009

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Analysis: Soham loopholes still not closed – The Times

Posted June 11th, 2009 in child abuse, criminal records, news, vetting by sally

“The investigation into alleged child abuse at the Little Ted nursery is likely to consider whether the worker who was charged yesterday was subjected to the correct vetting process. Loopholes in vetting came to light after the Soham murders of 2002. Yet a new system designed to strengthen checks has yet to come into force, although ministers say they are confident that they will meet the latest deadline of this October.”

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The Times, 11th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Abuser fails over £0.5m divorce deal – The Independent

Posted June 5th, 2009 in child abuse, divorce, news by sally

“An art historian and author today failed to win a £500,000 divorce settlement from his wealthy former wife whose grandchildren he sexually abused.”

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The Independent, 4th June 2009

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Cafcass chief Anthony Douglas is called to account by judge – The Times

Posted May 29th, 2009 in child abuse, delay, news by sally

“The head of the children’s court agency was summoned by a judge yesterday to explain ‘deplorable and entirely unacceptable’ case delays after the Baby Peter scandal.”

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The Times, 29th May 2009

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Baby P sentences to be reviewed by attorney general – The Guardian

“The attorney general is to ask the court of appeal to increase the sentences handed down in the Baby Peter case after several complaints from child welfare organisations and the public that they were disappointingly short.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2009

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Police chief Colin Port risks career by refusing to return child abuse data – The Times

“A chief constable could face jail and an end to his 35-year police career for defying a High Court order to return computers suspected of holding a huge collection of child abuse images to a controversial expert witness.”

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The Times, 27th May 2009

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Record sentences end the tragic saga of Baby Peter – The Independent

“The mother of Baby Peter was branded ‘manipulative and self-centred’ by an Old Bailey judge yesterday who sentenced her to at least five years in prison for the death of her son.”

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The Independent, 23rd May 2009

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Council lawyers admit Baby P could have been put into care – The Guardian

Posted May 22nd, 2009 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“There was probably sufficient evidence to justify taking Baby P into care days before he was brutally killed, council lawyers at the centre of the case have privately admitted, according to documents seen by the Guardian.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk