Gary Glitter loses sexual abuse conviction appeal – BBC News
‘Disgraced singer Gary Glitter has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction for sexually abusing three young girls.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sexual offences
Rise in sex crimes not due to historical cases, says lord chief justice – The Guardian
‘Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says better treatment of victims by criminal justice system encouraging more people to report sexual assaults.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Porn obsessed’ man filmed women and children – BBC News
‘A “pornography obsessed” man who spied on women and children – photographing and filming them with his phone – has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teaching assistant who groomed schoolboy jailed after suspended sentence deemed too lenient – Daily Telegraph
‘A teaching assistant who had sex with a 15-year-old student has had her suspended sentence replaced with an immediate two-year jail term by the Court of Appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Three jailed for life for sexually assaulting and murdering elderly man – The Guardian
‘Three people who tormented and exploited a frail and vulnerable elderly man before sexually assaulting and murdering him have been jailed for a total of more than 70 years.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
London sex abuse charity says few male victims report crime – BBC News
‘A London charity says only 3.9% of sexual assaults are reported by male victims due to a lack of specialist help and perceived stigma.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v FNC – WLR Daily
Regina v FNC: [2015] EWCA Crim 1732; [2015] WLR (D) 440
‘There might be a case to answer even where the prosecution relied on DNA evidence alone.The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, so held when allowing an appeal by the prosecution against a decision made on 5 May 2015 in the Crown Court at Blackfriars (Mr Recorder Day QC) to terminate proceedings against the defendant, FNC, on the grounds that there was no case to answer on a charge of indecent assault contrary to section 14 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956.’
WLR Daily, 4th November 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Woman who posed as man jailed for sex assaults – BBC News
‘A woman who posed as a man to dupe her friend into having sex with her has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 12th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nathan Matthews case reignites debate over violent sexual images – The Guardian
‘The conviction of Nathan Matthews will focus attention once more on the threat posed to women and children by the viewing of violent pornography and sexual abuse online.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Up-skirt lewd photographer sentenced to community order – BBC News
‘A PhD student who took lewd pictures up women’s skirts at a wedding has been spared jail so he can learn how to control his “urges”.’
BBC News, 6th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employment tribunal fees ‘may put off claimants’ – BBC News
‘The father of three sisters who brought employment claims against an award-winning chef has said tribunal fees could put people off filing a dispute.’
BBC News, 9th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Devon carer’s sentence increased to 15 years for sex attack on elderly patients – Attorney General’s Office
‘The Court of Appeal has increased a 10 year sentence to 15 years for a care worker who sexually attacked three elderly residents in her care.’
Attorney General’s Office, 27th October 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Woman posed as a single father to con Facebook friend into sex – Daily Telegraph
‘Court hears Kyran Lee, 25, who was formerly known as Fiona Manson, used the alias “Joey G-Star Crislow” to seduce her victim.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile avoids jail after offering to ‘share’ unborn baby with other perverts – The Independent
‘A man who distributed graphic images of child sex abuse and offered to “share” his own unborn baby with other paedophiles has walked free from court.’
The Independent, 29th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Devon care worker who filmed sex assaults has jail term increased – BBC News
‘A care worker who sexually assaulted elderly patients and sent footage of the attacks to her boyfriend has had her jail term increased to 15 years.’
BBC News, 27th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Horse sex man from Norfolk jailed for 14 months – BBC News
‘A married father-of-three has been jailed for 14 months after he admitted sexually assaulting a horse.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex offender who snatched girl off street jailed for life – The Guardian
‘A sex offender who snatched a six-year-old girl off the street and bundled her into the boot of his car has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ban media from naming sex abuse suspects before charge, says top lawyer – The Guardian
‘A former top prosecutor has said parliament should pass a law banning the media from naming suspects in sex abuse cases until they are charged.’
The Guardian, 20th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Slovakian jailed for raping teenager ‘while high on glue-like substance’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Court hears Zdenko Turtak, a 22-year-old Slovakian Roma, clubbed his victim 18 times with a rock and left her for dead in the Beeston area of Leeds.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lancashire couple jailed for child pornography offences – The Guardian
‘A “high risk” sex offender and his girlfriend who exploited a young girl and incited her to be involved in pornography have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
