Former Celtic FC youth coach jailed for sexually abusing teenager
Former Celtic Football Club youth coach Jim McCafferty has been jailed after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a teenager in what a court heard he had regarded as a “bit
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Rochdale grooming gang members face possible deportation after losing appeal
Three members of a Rochdale grooming gang face possible deportation to Pakistan after Court of Appeal judges upheld a decision to strip them of their British citizenship. Abdul Aziz, Adil
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Date fixed for High Court challenge to lifelong anonymity of James Bulger killer
A legal action brought by the father and uncle of James Bulger over the lifelong anonymity granted to killer Jon Venables will go ahead in December. Ralph and Jimmy Bulger
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Police kept in dark about ‘appalling sexual abuse’ against children in top catholic schools
Sexual abuse at two leading Catholic schools over four decades was likely to be “considerably” more widespread than conviction figures reflect, a report has found. Monks at Ampleforth in North
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Ex-choirmaster accused of child sex offences freed ahead of extradition to USA
A former choirmaster accused of child sex offences in California will be freed from jail just days ahead of his extradition to the US. Roger Giese, who is in his
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Solicitor General calls for tougher sentences for downloading child abuse images
Paedophiles who download indecent images of children should get tougher sentences, the Solicitor General has said. Robert Buckland (pictured) said the use of the internet to download or share images
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Panorama episode on abuse of children in G4S-run prison breached broadcasting rules
An episode of Panorama about the abuse of children at a scandal-hit G4S-run youth jail has been found to be in breach of one of Ofcom’s broadcasting rules, the media
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Report: Extended Child Practice Review – Elsie Scully-Hicks
The Cardiff and The Vale Regional Safeguarding Board (CVRSCB) has published an extended Child Practice review into the circumstances around the tragic death of Elsie Scully-Hicks. The Review was commissioned
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Review finds ‘missed opportunities’ to protect murdered Elsie Scully-Hicks
There were missed opportunities to protect a baby girl who was murdered by her father two weeks after he formally adopted her, a review has found. Matthew Scully-Hicks, 32, passed
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Father jailed for six years over death of six-month-old son he shook ‘in temper’
A father who shook his infant son in temper, causing fatal brain injuries, has been jailed for six years. Ricky Walker, 27, also caused the head of six-month-old Kayden Walker
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