A police force allegedly returned a laptop containing images of abuse to a man who was later jailed for rape after an investigation by another force. The Independent Office for
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A couple who were caught on CCTV subjecting three young children in their care to a litany of abuse, including vicious beatings, biting and even sucking on their faces, have
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Three sisters were beaten until they bled and called derogatory names on their first day at an orphanage, an inquiry has heard. The claims were made by a woman in
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Save the Children is to suspend bidding for cash from the taxpayer in the wake of the aid worker sex scandal. Chief executive Kevin Watkins said the charity has volunteered
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A man stripped and beat a boy “black and blue” in an assault at a children’s home, an inquiry has heard. A witness at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry said
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Investigators looking into police officers’ roles in the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal have identified “potential misconduct”, according to the police watchdog. The Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) inquiry
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Three quarters of child abuse allegations referred to police by a public inquiry have resulted in no further action. An interim report from the public inquiry into child sexual abuse
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A nun told a boy “your family doesn’t want you, your country doesn’t want you” as she informed him he was to be sent from Scotland to Australia, an inquiry
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More than 300 complaints have been made to police in Scotland about alleged abuses at children’s homes run by a Catholic order, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Child Abuse
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A retired Appeal Court judge is to lead a major review into how serious sexual crimes are handled by the judicial system. Sir John Gillen, who will be supported by
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