Court of Appeal rules on “hot potato” issue of decision between care order, supervision order or no order when child placed at home – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother and made supervision orders in place of care orders for all three of her children, who are placed at home.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2023

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Far-right satanist on terrorist watch jailed for making child abuse image – The Guardian

‘A convicted satanist and far-right extremist who was given a suspended sentence as a teenager has now been imprisoned after admitting further crimes including making an indecent photograph of a child.’

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2023

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Court of Protection judge hands down ruling on capacity amid “some unhelpful differences of approach to the diagnosis of Learning Disability amongst healthcare professionals” –

‘A Court of Protection judge has determined that a man lacks capacity to make decisions about where he lives, his care, and his use of the internet and social media.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st August 2023

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Man who posed online as child model scout admits 88 sex offences – The Guardian

‘A man who posed online as a scout for child models has admitted 88 sex offences against victims as young as six.’

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The Guardian, 24th July 2023

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UK amends encrypted message scanning plans – BBC News

Posted July 20th, 2023 in bills, child abuse, encryption, indecent photographs of children, news by tracey

‘The UK government has amended powers that could be used to force tech firms to scan encrypted messages for child abuse images.’

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BBC News, 19th July 2023

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Internet Watch Foundation confirms first AI-generated child sex abuse images – The Independent

‘Tackling the threat from artificially generated images of child sex abuse must be a priority at the UK-hosted global AI summit this year, an internet safety organisation warned as it published its first data on the subject.’

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The Independent, 18th July 2023

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Denbighshire: Child rapist Michael Stewart gets life sentence Published 2 days ago – BBC News

‘A man who repeatedly sexually abused a young girl and arranged for other men to rape her has been given a life sentence.’

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BBC News, 15th July 2023

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MasterChef: Caerwyn Ash jailed for child abuse images – BBC News

‘A MasterChef contestant has been jailed for possessing child abuse images and then blackmailing police officers when he was caught.’

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BBC News, 22nd June 2023

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Sidmouth administrator of online forum for paedophiles jailed – BBC News

‘A man who set up an online forum for sharing indecent images of children has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 15th June 2023

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Police officer found guilty of more than 100 child sex abuse offences – Daily Telegraph

‘A police officer has pleaded guilty to more than 100 charges of inciting children to engage in sexual activity online.’

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Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2023

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Former MP jailed over child abuse images – BBC News

‘A former Labour MP who shared child abuse material has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 13th May 2023

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Men jailed for kidnapping victims and demanding money from families for release – The Independent

Posted April 20th, 2023 in blackmail, indecent photographs of children, kidnapping, news, sentencing by sally

‘Two men have been sentenced after forcing teenagers to call their parents and bring them money to secure their release.’

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The Independent, 19th April 2023

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Middlesbrough ex-deputy head banned over indecent images – BBC News

‘A former deputy head teacher given a suspended prison sentence for possessing indecent images of children has been banned from teaching.’

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BBC News, 22nd March 2023

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Gary Glitter freed from jail after serving half of 16-year sentence – The Guardian

‘Gary Glitter has been freed from prison after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexual abuse crimes, it has been reported.’

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2023

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Ex-student police officer jailed for sending sexual messages to young girl – The Independent

‘A former student police officer has been jailed for sending sexual messages and explicit images of himself to a nine-year-old girl.’

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The Independent, 2nd February 2023

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Met Safer Schools officer pleads guilty to child sex offences – BBC News

‘A serving Met Police officer who was posted in a school in north London has pleaded guilty to child sex offences.’

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BBC News, 25th January 2023

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Electrician jailed for sharing videos of child he drugged and then raped – The Independent

‘An electrician who shared videos online of himself raping a young girl he had drugged has been jailed.’

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The Independent, 8th December 2022

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Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report – The Independent

‘The Internet Watch Foundation says it found nearly 900 instances of the most severe types of child sexual abuse content in just five days.’

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The Independent, 18th November 2022

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Online predator jailed for sexually abusing girls as young as 12 – Crown Prosecution Service

‘An online predator who forced young girls to sign a sexual contract with him has been jailed.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 11th November 2022

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Police officer who filmed woman getting changed in Primark avoids prison – Daily Telegraph

‘A Metropolitan Police officer caught spying on a woman in the changing room of a Primark store has avoided jail.’

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2022

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