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Webwatch: Barnardo’s call for urgent action on use of livestreaming to groom children

By Henry Vaughan24th May 2018Webwatch

A children’s charity is urging tech giants to take urgent action to protect youngsters from predators after it found more than half of 12-year-olds have livestreamed videos online. A YouGov

‘Cruel’ mother jailed for duping teenage daughter into forced marriage

By The Press Association24th May 2018News England

A woman who duped her teenage daughter into going to Pakistan and forced her to marry has been jailed for four and a half years, in the first successful prosecution

Victim tells inquiry sexual abuse was ‘whitewashed’ by children’s home staff

By Hilary Duncanson22nd May 2018News Scotland

A man has told an inquiry how the sexual abuse he suffered as a child was “whitewashed” during his time at a children’s home. A witness told the Scottish Child

Tory MP calls for law update to protect children from grooming and exploitation

By Elizabeth Arnold22nd May 2018News England

A Tory MP has raised concerns over the handling of child sexual exploitation cases claiming in some instances the “police don’t fully understand grooming and the power that a perpetrator

Police hunt North London man accused of series of sex attacks on teenagers

By Ellie Cullen22nd May 2018News England

Detectives are hunting for a man suspected of carrying out a series of sexual assaults on teenagers on board buses in north London. Scotland Yard said the same suspect was

First successful prosecution of mother who forced teenage daughter to marry

By Richard Vernalls22nd May 2018News England

A mother has been convicted of duping her teenage daughter to go to Pakistan and forcing her to marry, in the first successful prosecution of its type. The woman was

Mother and stepfather jailed for raping girl whose abuse complaints were ignored

By Scott D'Arcy17th May 2018News England

A mother and stepfather have been jailed for the rape of a girl who was returned to their care after social services dismissed her as “troublesome”. The parents, now both

Guidance issued to schools to tackle child-on-child sexual violence and harassment

By Dan O'Donoghue17th May 2018News England

Schools have been given new guidance to deal with allegations of child-on-child sexual violence and harassment. The Department for Education guidelines, which will come into force in September, set out

Judge rules baby suffered brain damage after anxious father shook him

By Brian Farmer16th May 2018News England

A baby suffered brain damage after choking while feeding and being shaken by his anxious father, a family court judge has concluded. The little boy, who is now approaching his

Internet study warns children being coerced to live-stream their own sexual abuse

By Ellie Cullen15th May 2018News England

Children as young as three are being coerced into live-streaming their own sexual abuse from their homes, a study has found. Researchers discovered more than 2,000 videos of live-streamed child

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Webwatch: Barnardo’s call for urgent action on use of livestreaming to groom children

‘Cruel’ mother jailed for duping teenage daughter into forced marriage

Victim tells inquiry sexual abuse was ‘whitewashed’ by children’s home staff

Tory MP calls for law update to protect children from grooming and exploitation

Police hunt North London man accused of series of sex attacks on teenagers

First successful prosecution of mother who forced teenage daughter to marry

Mother and stepfather jailed for raping girl whose abuse complaints were ignored

Guidance issued to schools to tackle child-on-child sexual violence and harassment

Judge rules baby suffered brain damage after anxious father shook him

Internet study warns children being coerced to live-stream their own sexual abuse

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Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

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Tag: Child Abuse

Webwatch: Barnardo’s call for urgent action on use of livestreaming to groom children

‘Cruel’ mother jailed for duping teenage daughter into forced marriage

Victim tells inquiry sexual abuse was ‘whitewashed’ by children’s home staff

Tory MP calls for law update to protect children from grooming and exploitation

Police hunt North London man accused of series of sex attacks on teenagers

First successful prosecution of mother who forced teenage daughter to marry

Mother and stepfather jailed for raping girl whose abuse complaints were ignored

Guidance issued to schools to tackle child-on-child sexual violence and harassment

Judge rules baby suffered brain damage after anxious father shook him

Internet study warns children being coerced to live-stream their own sexual abuse