Birmingham ‘exploitation’ order: Two more men banned – BBC News
‘Two more men have been banned from contact with young girls in an “innovative” High Court case to prevent child sexual exploitation.’
BBC News, 20th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sexual grooming
Birmingham men banned from approaching girls are named – Daily Telegraph
‘A High Court judge has ruled that three men who are legally banned from approaching young girls following the alleged sexual exploitation of a child can be named following criticism that anonymity orders could harm the justice process.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile hunters: the vigilantes taking the law into their own hands – The Guardian
‘The pair of underage girls groomed for sex by a 50-year-old paedophile, Peter Mitchell, could not attend his sentencing at Derby crown court on Tuesday for one simple reason: they did not exist. The satisfaction of justice was instead enjoyed by a middle-aged married couple who have become the latest in a wave of vigilante “hunters” who are so frustrated at police inaction to stop online grooming of children that they are taking the law into their own hands.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘People think that’s what Asians are doing’, says man banned from approaching girls – Daily Telegraph
‘A High Court judge bans a group of men from approaching any girl under 18 with whom they are not personally associated after a vulnerable teenager is found in a hotel room.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Five jailed in Sheffield teenager sex abuse and trafficking case – The Guardian
‘Five men have been given jail sentences totalling more than 28 years after a 13-year-old girl who ran away from home was trafficked for sex while she was missing for more than a week, police said.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
South Yorkshire police under fire for failing to protect vulnerable children – BBC News
‘A police force criticised for turning a blind eye to the sexual exploitation of 1,400 children in Rotherham has been further rebuked for “weaknesses” in its child protection procedures. South Yorkshire police had “limited understanding” of the risk posed by offenders who target vulnerable children, while officers showed an inconsistent response to child sexual exploitation, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) said.’
BBC News, 30th September 2014
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‘Cannibal’ nurse jailed for nine years – The Guardian
‘An NHS nurse who was convicted of sexual grooming after plotting to behead and eat a girl has been jailed for nine years.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
South Yorkshire Police crime recording criticised in new report – BBC News
‘The police force at the centre of the Rotherham child abuse scandal is still failing to record crimes against children properly, a report has said.’
BBC News, 28th August 2014
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How can we prevent another Rotherham? – The Guardian
‘It’s not about individuals. Abuse scandals on the same scale will happen again unless we root out systemic failings in Britain – Keir Starmer.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rotherham sex abuse scandal: Victims seeking millions in compensation – Daily Telegraph
‘Victims of child sex exploitation in Rotherham launch a class action against the local council and police for failings that allowed years of abuse.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Yeovil ‘singing lessons’ paedophile Paul Francis jailed – BBC News
‘A paedophile who gave out hand-written posters offering singing lessons in order to groom children has been jailed for four years.’
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BBC News, 13th August 2014
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Appeal court backs publication of arrest names – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A man arrested but never charged over sexual offences has failed to persuade the Court of Appeal that newspapers should be barred from identifying him.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th August 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Weybread ‘magic club’ sex groomer jailed – BBC News
‘A 46-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for sexually grooming a boy by claiming he could introduce him into a secret magic club.’
BBC News, 4th August 2014
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‘Cannibal’ nurse guilty of grooming underage girl – The Guardian
‘A nurse with a cannibalism fetish has been found guilty of trying to meet a 14-year-old girl after sexually grooming her online and promising to behead and eat her.
The Guardian, 21st July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rolf Harris jail sentence to be reviewed by attorney general – The Guardian
‘Rolf Harris’s prison sentence has been referred to the attorney general for being unduly lenient, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2014
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Rolf Harris guilty of indecent assaults – BBC News
‘Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls.’
BBC News, 30th June 2014
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Peterborough ‘Facebook grooming’ sex attackers jailed – BBC News
‘Two sex attackers from Peterborough who targeted teenage girls via Facebook have been jailed.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
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Man convicted of grooming teenage girls online escapes jail – The Independent
‘A man who groomed girls as young as 12 on social networking sites and watched them strip on Skype has escaped a jail sentence. MPs and charities branded the sentence “appalling”. The case has been referred to Attorney General Dominic Grieve.’
The Independent, 14th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman guilty of luring ‘vulnerable’ girls into prostitution – BBC News
‘A woman who used drugs and alcohol to lure “weak and vulnerable” girls into a life of prostitution has been found guilty of running a child sex ring.’
BBC News, 1st May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child-grooming loophole must be closed, says charity – BBC News
‘A “legal loophole” in child grooming laws should be closed, the children’s charity Barnardo’s has said.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
