Inquiry hears from woman raped by priest with help of nun at orphanage
A former resident at a Catholic-run orphanage has told an inquiry she was raped by a priest and repeatedly abused by a nun. Helen Holland, who has waived her right
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Parents found guilty of trying to force girl to marry her first cousin in Bangladesh
A man and woman have been convicted of forced marriage after luring their daughter to Bangladesh in a bid to wed the 19-year-old to her first cousin. The teenager had
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Inquiry hears girl jumped from building to her death following orphanage beating
A former children’s home resident has told an abuse inquiry that a girl jumped from a building to her death after getting “battered” by a nun. Anne Marie Carr, who
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Resources: NSPCC workbook for professionals supporting children moved across borders
A new workbook to help professionals support children who have been trafficked or smuggled across borders has been published by the NSPCC. The free resource, which can be downloaded online,
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Webwatch: Barnardo’s call for urgent action on use of livestreaming to groom children
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
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‘Cruel’ mother jailed for duping teenage daughter into forced marriage
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
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Police hunt North London man accused of series of sex attacks on teenagers
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
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First successful prosecution of mother who forced teenage daughter to marry
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
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Victim tells inquiry sexual abuse was ‘whitewashed’ by children’s home staff
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
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Tory MP calls for law update to protect children from grooming and exploitation
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
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