‘A British mum who sexually abused her children and even urinated in their drinks was caught by the FBI, a court heard.’
The Independent, 6th September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Met Police has been warned it could put children in danger because of the way it investigates online abuse.’
BBC News, 1st September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police are waging a legal battle over the sacking of a senior officer who was convicted of possessing a child abuse video. Superintendent Novlett Robyn Williams successfully appealed against the decision to dismiss her earlier this year and was reinstated as a police officer.’
The Independent, 4th August 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A music teacher who had sex with two girls aged 13 and 14 has been convicted of 32 sexual offences.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A black police chief dismissed from the Metropolitan police has won her job back after a tribunal said her sacking was unfair.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A paedophile who exploited and blackmailed almost 2,000 victims globally has admitted 158 charges in what has been described as “industrial-scale” offending.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former Great Ormond Street Hospital porter has been given a life sentence after admitting to sexually abusing young boys.’
BBC news, 24th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police community support officer has been jailed for making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children.’
BBC News, 17th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former probationary police officer has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to a total of four years and four months in prison after he was exposed as a secret member of a neo-Nazi group.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th April 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who used a fake online profile to dupe children into sending him graphic images of themselves may have targeted “many more”, police have said.’
BBC News, 28th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “perverted” swimming instructor who sexually abused a three-year-old girl he was babysitting has been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A paedophile who groomed an 11-year-old boy through online gaming has been told by a judge he may have to serve all of his eight-year jail sentence.’
BBC News, 6th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.com
‘A man who worked in schools to steer young people away from crime has been jailed for sexual offences against children.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A disgraced former police officer has had an appeal against an indecent image conviction refused.’
The Independent, 18th February 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who posed as teenage girls online and blackmailed 51 boys into sending him indecent images of themselves has been jailed for 25 years.’
BBC News, 10th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The vast, and growing, volume of child abuse material being created and shared online is threatening to overwhelm police efforts to tackle it, senior officers have told the Guardian. And the situation is likely to worsen, National Crime Agency (NCA) child abuse lead Rob Jones warned, if social media sites such as Facebook press ahead with further encryption of messaging services.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former Eton College teacher has been jailed for five years for a string of sexual offences against pupils during “nocturnal” visits to their bedrooms.’
BBC News, 17th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The children’s commissioner for England has warned that end-to-end encryption is putting children at risk of abuse, as a survey finds that most eight-year-olds are using messaging apps supposedly restricted to those aged 13 or older.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “prolific” sex attacker who raped and abused girls has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Killers who withhold information on their victims could spend longer behind bars.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th November 2020
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
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