Woman abused from age of 11 ‘drawn into world of fear, rape and horrific abuse’
A woman who was sexually exploited by a number of men in Rotherham from the age of 11 and made pregnant when she was 12 has told a court: “I
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‘Horrific’ abuse claims alleged against Archbishop’s ex-colleague in 1982 report
The “scale and severity” of physical abuse against young men, allegedly carried out by a former colleague of the Archbishop of Canterbury, was “horrific” a 1982 report found. A series
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Police identify 32 suspects at young offenders’ centre abuse scandal
Detectives investigating hundreds of allegations of sexual and physical abuse at a young offenders’ centre have identified 32 suspects who may be charged. Since August 2013, Durham Police have run
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Judge to assess damages to be paid to Labour MPs over Rotherham scandal remarks
A judge is deciding the amount of damages to be paid to Rotherham’s three Labour MPs by a Ukip MEP over remarks she made about the town’s child abuse scandal.
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Teacher impersonated pupil in call to Childline to make false sex assault claims
A teacher rang Childline and impersonated a pupil to falsely accuse a colleague of sexual assault, Scotland Yard has said. Sheena Boll, 35, pretended to be a 14-year-old girl from
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Child abuse inquiry to probe 60 residential care locations across Scotland
More than 60 residential care establishments for youngsters are being investigated by the team working on Scotland’s national child abuse inquiry, its chairwoman has said. They are among more than
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April Jones family’s sex offender petition passes 100,000-signature mark
A petition calling for tougher sentences for sex offenders set up by the family of murdered April Jones has attracted more than 100,000 signatures. The family is campaigning for “April’s
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Charity hopeful abuse inquiry’s legacy will be greater protection of children
A charity has voiced hope that the child abuse inquiry will leave a lasting legacy to help protect future generations. NSPCC Scotland said the public inquiry has an important role
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Child abuse inquiry must look at migrants programme, says Gordon Brown
An inquiry into historic abuse must consider the 200 Scottish youngsters who were amongst the thousands of child migrants abused after being sent to Australia and other Commonwealth nations, Gordon
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Fugitive jailed for sex offences after being flown back from Spain
A man who went on the run in Spain has been jailed for nine years for sexual offences involving teenage victims after being flown back to the UK. Paul Michael
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