‘The serial sex attacker John Worboys has been questioned by police over a string of further sexual abuse allegations, the Guardian understands.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An alleged paedophile who was on the FBI’s most wanted list has been extradited from the UK to the US following a failed appeal.’
BBC News, 10th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A convicted killer who was caught trying to meet a young girl for sex has been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A couple who “systematically and regularly” abused their daughter while locking her away have been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two leading Roman Catholic schools “prioritised monks and their own reputations over the protection of children”, a report says.’
BBC News, 9th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former sports coach at a leading private school has been jailed for 10 years for sexually abusing six pupils.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Leicester City Council and the Chief Constable of Leicestershire have been ordered by the High Court to pay in all £52,000 to a claimant JW after a level 3 sex offender was housed near to the children’s home in which he lived.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The public hearing of the Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) into the Peter Ball case study took place 23-27 July 2018; the IICSA investigated inter alia whether there were inappropriate attempts by people of prominence to interfere in the criminal justice process after he was first accused of child sexual offences. The transcripts of the proceedings and other documents are available here.
The hearing of this case study followed the earlier IICSA consideration of the experience of the Diocese of Chichester, 5-23 March 2018, where there had been multiple allegations of sexual abuse, and numerous investigations and reviews. Peter Ball was Bishop of Lewes from 1977 to 1992 and was translated to Gloucester in 1992, but resigned from his position in 1993 after admitting to an act of gross indecency with a 19-year-old man and accepting a formal police caution.’
Law & Religion UK, 8th August 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘A police officer who raped a toddler has been jailed along with a Welsh Government lawyer for his part in child sex abuse.’
BBC News, 6th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An independent review will take place after “fundamental failures” led to the collapse of disgraced music industry figure Jonathan King’s trial, a police and crime commissioner has said.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The independent inquiry into football’s sexual-abuse scandal is expected to report back to the Football Association that there is no evidence of an institutional cover-up at the top of the sport or of a paedophile ring operating within the game, it can be revealed.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The home secretary has ordered that research be carried out into the characteristics of child sexual abuse gangs, such as those that have blighted towns and cities like Rotherham, Oxford and Newcastle in recent years.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A bank requires its would-be recruits and some of its existing employees to undergo a medical. It sends them to the home of one particular, self-employed doctor. There, they undergo a medical examination, unaccompanied by anyone from the bank. The doctor completes the bank’s proforma examination form, headed with its logo and entitled “Barclays Confidential Medical Report”. The form is detailed. It includes sections on chest “Inspiration” and “Expiration”, “Abdomen (including Genito-Urinary System)”. It contains a section for “Female applicants only”, asking whether they have suffered from menstrual or pregnancy disorders. The doctor – Gordon Bates – subsequently dies. A large group of women sue the bank alleging that it is liable for sexual assaults carried out by the doctor during the examinations. The question for the Court of Appeal in Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2018] EWCA Civ 1670 was whether the bank could be vicariously liable.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th July 218
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A former Southampton football club youth coach has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a young trainee.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “sexual sadist” has been jailed for raping three women he met through the internet dating website Plenty of Fish.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2018
Source: www.bbc.com
‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has been fined £200,000 after sending a bulk email that identified possible victims. Ninety participants in the public inquiry were potentially identified by the “concerning” blunder, said the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which warned the incident had “placed vulnerable people at risk”.’
The Independent, 18th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims are being left at risk by the police’s failure to investigate tens of thousands of crimes, including rape, violence and domestic abuse, a watchdog has warned.HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found that almost one in five crimes reported to Lincolnshire Police were not being formally recorded, meaning they are not investigated and victims cannot access support.’
The Independent, 17th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison after confessing to killing her father and burying his body in her back garden in Greater Manchester after a “lifetime of abuse” at his hands.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former boys football coach George Ormond has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a series of sex abuses that stretches 25 years.’
The Independent, 4th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Lanzarote Convention is an important step forward in protecting children from sexual abuse. But what else needs to be done?’
Rights Info, 25th June 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
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