“The Independent poll finds strong public support for the controversial view that suspects in sex cases should enjoy the same right to anonymity as defendants.”
The Independent, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A new inquiry has found ‘significant’ evidence of ‘systemic and serious’ sexual
and physical abuse of children as young as seven in care homes in North Wales.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three men from east London who abducted a 13-year-old girl from the streets of
the city and forced her to become their sex slave have been jailed.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Metropolitan Police teams that specialise in rape and sex assault cases are
to undergo a major reorganisation after a series of failed investigations, the
BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Sentencing Council’s consultation paper on sexual offences sets out its intentions and the principles surrounding the way in which such offences ought to be approached by the courts. Although a new guideline is welcomed, it is disappointing that the consultation paper and the draft guideline continue in the same or a similar vein to the guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines Council in the past; they adopt a mechanistic approach which is restrictive and fails to appreciate the often complex nature of sexual offences.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 13th April 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“Rules on whether children can be placed in care homes far away from family and friends are to be overhauled in the wake of the Rochdale grooming scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 24hth April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A teacher who filmed girls and women, using a hidden camera in the bathroom at his home, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In the first reported judgment on the issue since 1995, Mr Justice Baker has terminated the parental responsibility of a father who had been imprisoned for sexual abuse of his own child’s half-sisters.”
Family Law Week, 14th April 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Frances Andrade’s experience in the witness box left her feeling violated. Within days she had killed herself. Is it time we changed the way we prosecute sexual assault?”
The Guardian, 13th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A secretly-married priest who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in what a judge described as an ‘enormous breach of trust’ was today jailed for six months.”
The Independent, 11th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“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.”
The Independent, 11th April 2013
Source: www.indepedent.co.uk
“A retired Church of England priest and a former organist and choirmaster have been found guilty of a string of child sex abuse offences dating back more than 25 years.”
The Independent, 5th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Artist found guilty at Truro crown court of four charges of indecency with a child but cleared of three counts of indecent assault.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting and
raping eight people including a 13-year-old boy.”
BBC News, 25th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A music teacher at one of the UK’s most prestigious music schools has been jailed for six years after being found guilty of sexually abusing a pupil.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting and raping eight people including a 13-year-old boy.”
BBC News, 25th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police community support officer was jailed for seven years on Tuesday for repeatedly targeting vulnerable women for sex while on duty.”
The Guardian, 19th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hundreds of police files on celebrities and politicians accused of sex assault
were so heavily protected that even officers investigating claims could not
access them.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One of Britain’s most senior police officers has accused defence lawyers of ‘exploiting’ the weakness of sex abuse victims making prosecutors reluctant to bring cases to court.”
The Independent, 12th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police buried sex abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile in files marked ‘restricted’ and ‘sensitive’ because of his celebrity status, a damning report has revealed.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Related link: “Mistakes were made.” HMIC’s review into allegations and intelligence material concerning Jimmy Savile between 1964 and 2012 (PDF)
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