‘A violent man, who made up a twin to use as a scapegoat for the sexual attack he had committed, has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment, with a recommendation that he serve at least two-thirds, and an extended licence period of eight years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th September 2020
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The family of a teenager found dead 11 days after going missing nearly three years ago said “vital questions” about her death remain unanswered.’
BBC News, 16th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for important changes to the sentencing and release framework in England and Wales.’
Ministry of Justice, 16th September 2020
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A jury at Aylesbury Crown Court found her guilty of two sex offence charges relating to the topless pictures and a video, but they have not yet reached verdicts on three more serious charges of causing or inciting a child aged under 16 to engage in a sexual act.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sexual and violent offenders will serve at least two-thirds of jail terms, rather than half, as part of changes to the criminal justice system in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 16th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ex-Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two women.’
BBC News, 15th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Law Commission has today published proposals to better protect victims from harmful online behaviour including abusive messages or emails, cyberflashing, and pile-on harassment. Reforms to tackle the malicious sharing of information known to be false have also been proposed.’
Law Commission, 11th September 2020
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘A man has been sentenced for filming a naked woman in a hotel room while she was unconscious, following her five-year campaign for justice.’
BBC News, 4th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.com
‘The bodies of Henriett Szucs and Mihrican Mustafa were discovered in the east London flat of Zahid Younis in April 2019. The BBC has investigated how the authorities cared for the women and dealt with their killer Younis – a convicted sex offender who has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 38 years.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A scientist has been jailed for sending fake poison to Theresa May in a letter criticising her policy on Russia.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this post, Joanna Clark and Emma Ainsley of CMS discuss the judgment handed down by the UK Supreme Court on 15 July 2020 in a referral from the High Court of Justiciary, the Scottish criminal appeal court, in the matter of Sutherland v Her Majesty’s Advocate [2020] UKSC 32 concerning the admissibility of evidence obtained by so-called “paedophile hunter” groups in criminal trials.’
UKSC Blog, 1st September 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A serial attacker who raped four women and murdered his final victim, dumping her body in a children’s playground, has been jailed for life after an eight-year extradition battle.’
The Guardian, 20th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man sexually abused as a schoolboy has been awarded more than £1m from his teacher’s employer.’
BBC News, 11th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “predatory paedophile” described by police as “every parent’s nightmare” has been jailed.’
BBC News, 7th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Labour MP and ex-Army officer who admitted making an indecent image of a child has been sentenced.’
BBC News, 7th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A one-time trainee solicitor who violently raped one woman and attempted to rape another has been banned from the profession.’
Legal Futures, 5th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Survivors of prolonged abuse while in the care of Lambeth Council have called for the failure to report abuse in children’s homes to be made a crime.’
BBC News, 31st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A decorated former police chief has won two key battles in her fight to overturn her conviction for possessing a child abuse video and get her job back, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former football coach and serial paedophile Barry Bennell has pleaded guilty to nine sexual offences.’
BBC News, 31st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A self-styled “evil black witch” has been jailed for life for a violent sex attack on a shopkeeper in his 70s.’
BBC News, 31st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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