Appeal court jails Kelly Richards for sex with schoolboy – BBC News
‘A mother spared prison for having sex with a schoolboy has been given a two-and-a-half year jail term after judges overruled her original punishment.’
BBC News, 12th June 2015
Category: sexual offences
HIV positive man jailed for seven years for infecting two women despite knowing he was a carrier – The Independent
‘A man who infected two women with HIV after having unprotected sex with them despite knowing he was a carrier has been jailed for seven years.’
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The Independent, 13th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK under fire over ‘incoherent’ approach to domestic violence – The Guardian
‘The British government has been criticised by the UN for lacking “a consistent and coherent” approach to tackling violence against women, warning that its austerity agenda will further undermine the safety of vulnerable individuals.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pembroke Dock child abuser, 75, jailed for life – BBC News
‘A 75-year-old Pembrokeshire man who abused three children over a 15-year period has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who had sex with 14-year-old boy is jailed – The Guardian
‘The wife of an army corporal has been sent to prison for three years for having sex with a 14-year-old boy after a suspended sentence was ruled to be too lenient.’
The Guardian, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
51 year sentence for men in Leeds child sexual exploitation case – CPS News Brief
‘Four men have today been sentenced at Leeds Crown Court to a total of 51 years for child sexual exploitation.’
CPS News Brief, 2nd June 2015
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
Surge in rape reports is overwhelming the police – Daily Telegraph
‘Met Chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe says rape will be given the same priority as counter terrorism, but warns that hundreds more officers will be needed if the force is to avoid being overwhelmed.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Perverted’ man, 64, jailed for historical sex abuse – BBC News
‘A “perverted” man has been jailed for 22 years for abusing a boy he groomed for sex in the 1970s.’
BBC News, 29th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rape victims failed by under-resourced police and prosecutors, report finds – The Guardian
‘Rape victims are being failed by a lack of resources among police and prosecutors, a new report has found.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Number of paedophiles in Britain will shock public, warns Deputy Children’s Commissioner for England – Daily Telegraph
‘Britain would need a rolling programme of prison building to house all its paedophiles if they were all to prosecuted, Sue Berelowitz has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Child sex abuse live streams loophole to be closed – BBC News
‘The UK’s government aims to tackle the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online by closing a legal loophole.’
BBC News, 27th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Believing victims – OUP Blog
‘Hampshire Constabulary are the latest in a long line of police forces obliged to apologise to a victim of crime for failing to investigate an allegation properly. In this case, a young woman accused a man of rape. She was not believed; forensic examination of clothing was delayed; in the meanwhile, the complainant was threatened with arrest for ‘perverting the course of justice’ and she attempted suicide. Eventually, following belated forensic analysis, the man was arrested and has since then been convicted.’
OUP Blog, 22nd May 2015
Source: http://blog.oup.com
Paedophile doctor Myles Bradbury’s appeal ‘contemptible’ – BBC News
‘A paedophile doctor’s appeal against his sentence is “utterly contemptible”, the mother of one victim has said.’
BBC News, 19th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Female kickboxer knocks out sex attacker who pounces as she walks home – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge says Mark Willis ‘bit off more than he could chew’ when he targeted young woman as she walked home through Cheltenham.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two teenagers who ‘tortured’ a girl in Hertfordshire detained – BBC News
‘Two teenagers who kidnapped then “tortured” a girl aged 14 by pouring salt down her throat and making her perform a sex act have been sentenced.’
BBC News, 18th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Karl Barker jailed over child rape and dogging charges – BBC News
‘A man who repeatedly raped a girl from the age of 12 and sold her for sex at dogging sites has been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bassingbourn Libyan soldiers jailed for Cambridge man’s rape – BBC News
‘Two Libyan cadets have been jailed for 12 years each for raping a man in Cambridge.’
BBC News, 15th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
5,000 disabled adults sexually abused in past two years, NSPCC says – The Guardian
‘Almost 5,000 disabled adults have been sexually abused in England in the past two years, figures have shown.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police missed chance to catch paedophile Jimmy Savile seven years ago, watchdog finds – The Independent
‘Police missed the chance to investigate paedophile Jimmy Savile back in 2008 after they mishandled a claim made by a woman that she was attacked by the disgraced DJ, a watchdog investigation has found.’
The Independent, 12th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Former student fails in legal challenge over Oxford’s handling of rape claims – The Guardian
‘A former Oxford student has failed in her attempt to overturn the university’s policy on investigating complaints of rape and sexual assault.’
The Guardian, 8th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
