A cautionary tale – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

“Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced a ‘radical’ overhaul of simple cautions whereby their use will be banned in dealing with all indictable-only offences – ie serious offences such as robbery and serious assault that can only be tried in a Crown Court before a jury –and possession of any offensive weapon (including a knife), supplying Class A drugs and a range of sexual offences against children, including child prostitution and pornography.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th October 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Ten men jailed over North Yorkshire girl’s sex exploitation – BBC News

“Ten men have been jailed after a 13-year-old girl from North Yorkshire was sexually exploited by 30 different attackers.”

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BBC News, 3rd October 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Chris Grayling: Simple cautions for serious offences to be scrapped – Ministry of Justice

“Criminals who commit serious offences will no longer receive just a ‘slap on the wrist’ Secretary of State for Justice Chris Grayling announced today in a radical overhaul of ‘simple’ cautions.”

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Ministry of Justice, 30th September 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Retiring magistrate warns of ‘dismay’ over soft justice – Daily Telegraph

“A magistrate who has retired after 25 years on the bench expressed his ‘dismay’ at the way courts have pandered towards rehabilitating criminals rather than punishing them.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Nurse with indecent images of female patients struck off – BBC News

“An accident and emergency nurse who took indecent photographs of young female patients has been struck off.”

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BBC News, 1st October 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man who was chased down by ‘vigilante paedophile-hunters’ is jailed for eight years – The Independent

“A man who was confronted by a vigilante paedophile-hunting group over abusive activities towards a child has been jailed for eight years.”

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The Independent, 20th September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK paedophile who posed as Justin Bieber online is jailed – The Guardian

“A paedophile who posed as Justin Bieber on the internet to target and blackmail young girls all over the world has been jailed in a case described as one of the worst the courts have ever seen.”

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The Guardian, 16th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Kent sex assault GP Barend Delport jailed for six years – BBC News

“A GP who sexually assaulted and took intimate pictures of women and child patients has been jailed for six years.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Star Trek fan Anthony Alleyne jailed for child porn offences – BBC News

“A Star Trek fan who converted his flat into a replica of the Starship Enterprise has been jailed for downloading thousands of images of child abuse.”

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BBC News, 6th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paedophile whose victim was described as predatory has sentence increased – The Guardian

“A convicted paedophile who escaped jail after his 13-year-old victim was described by a prosecutor as predatory has had his sentence increased because of a technicality.”

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The Guardian, 12th August 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Teacher Simon Clannachan jailed for child and bestiality images – BBC News

“A primary school teacher who was caught with indecent images of children and extreme pornography involving animals has been jailed for six months.”

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BBC News, 29th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paedophile freed and not banned from Facebook despite using it to groom victims – Daily Telegraph

“A judge has allowed a paedophile to walk free from court and continue using Facebook for the second time despite him repeatedly accessing the site to groom children.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge asks why paedophile was let off with a ‘slap on the wrist’ by police – Daily Telegraph

“A judge has demanded an inquiry into an ‘inexplicable’ decision to let a paedophile off with a caution.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

LulzSec hacker Ryan Cleary will be freed ‘imminently’ despite 170 child porn images – The Independent

“A hacker with the notorious ‘hacktivist’ collective LulzSec is to be released ‘imminently’ despite being found with more than 170 indecent images of children as young as six months.”

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The Independent, 12th June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Opemipo Jaji jailed for raping girl, 11, in Enfield park – BBC News

“A man has been jailed for life, and ordered to serve a minimum of eight years, for raping an 11-year-old girl.”

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BBC News, 7th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teacher caught with child abuse images can work in schools, panel rules – The Guardian

“A teacher sacked for possessing indecent images of children should be allowed to return to work in schools, a panel has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 6th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attorney general reviews child sex abuser’s sentence – BBC News

“A sex offender spared jail after a judge considered the ‘impact’ on his family is having his sentence reviewed by the attorney general.”

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BBC News, 3rd May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teacher Russell Singleton jailed for spying on girls in bathroom – BBC News

“A teacher who filmed girls and women, using a hidden camera in the bathroom at his home, has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 22nd April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-Met PCSO Billy Wheatley jailed after admitting a catalogue of sex offences against children – the Independent

“A former Metropolitan Police community support officer with a history of sexual crime dating back to the age of 12 has been jailed after he secretly filmed himself abusing children.”

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The Independent, 11th April 2013

Source: www.indepedent.co.uk

Ipswich School teacher William Stansbury jailed over indecent photos – BBC News

Posted March 15th, 2013 in indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, teachers by tracey

“A former senior teacher at a Suffolk private school has been jailed for
possessing more than 40,000 indecent images of children.”

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BBC News, 15th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk