‘No charges will be brought after a long-running investigation into claims former MP Cyril Smith abused boys.’
BBC News, 29th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sir Cliff Richard will not be charged over allegations of historical sexual abuse after a challenge by two of his accusers over the decision not to prosecute was rejected.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are re-examining the case of a toddler from Cumbria who died after being sexually assaulted.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A chef who pulled down the trousers of a teenager in a pub has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register.’
The Independent, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who was told he had to give police 24 hours’ notice before having sex has won a bid to get the order lifted, and must now inform them “as soon as is reasonably practicable” if he wants to have a sexual relationship.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Sex criminals are using social media networks like Facebook and Twitter to carry out attacks against Scottish children including rape but many are not recorded by the police, according to a disturbing official report.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Children should not be treated as “mini sex offenders” for behaviour such as sexting or other types of exploration which they are likely to grow out of, official guidance for teachers, medical staff and social workers signals.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police faced fresh questions over the aborted VIP paedophile inquiry last night after “preposterous” evidence from its chief witness was made public.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who sexually assaulted dozens of victims including two pregnant women has been jailed for five years.’
The Independent, 18th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An asylum seeker who was allowed to remain in Britain after an MP campaigned for him to stay is finally facing deportation after being jailed for a sex attack.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The scope of the inquiry into sexual crimes against children must not be narrowed. Until we address the horrors of the past, there can be no moving on.’
The Guardian, 12th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two so-called “child houses” are to be set up to support victims of sexual abuse and help them through the court process, the home secretary has said.’
BBC News, 10th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal today increased the sentence of Evesham child sex offender Daniel Mills after an intervention by Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP.’
Attorney General’s Office, 8th September 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘Even the fiercest critic of Dame Lowell Goddard must admit she’s got a point. Earlier this week, Goddard revealed why she resigned last month as chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. She sent a 10-page critique of the setup of the inquiry to the home affairs select committee, saying it was too big, took in too many institutions (church, councils, schools, Westminster, Medomsley detention centre – to name but a few of its 13 strands), was too complex, went back too far (60 years), would take too long (possibly 10 years), and was underfunded.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The focus of the official inquiry into child sexual abuse will not be narrowed to exclude historical cases, the home secretary has made clear, as she also suggested that its former chair, Dame Lowell Goddard, may have quit because she was lonely.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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