The sexual abuse of children has left “scars” on victims and society, the chair of the long-awaited independent inquiry into historical abuse has said. Judge Lowell Goddard, formally opening the
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Labour MP Simon Danczuk has spoken of the personal cost of his battle to expose child sex abuse, saying it left him depressed and helped wreck his marriage. The backbencher
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A judge has dismissed a legal bid by two Catholic charities to overturn the appointment of a top QC as chairwoman of an inquiry into historic child abuse in Scotland.
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Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders is facing calls to resign after she was forced into a U-turn over her decision not to charge Lord Janner for alleged child sex
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Six police officers are facing a criminal investigation after an inquiry into the alleged mishandling of child abuse complaints was extended, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPPC) has said. Earlier
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A new investigation into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rotherham has so far identified around 300 possible suspects, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. NCA’s senior investigating officer Steve
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A child health expert has called for reporting child abuse to be made mandatory as he led a debate which divided doctors. Professor Andrew Rowland wants to see it become
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Lord Janner allegedly abused children in the Houses of Parliament, an MP has claimed. Labour’s Simon Danczuk said he had met Leicestershire Police, who were investigating abuse allegations against the
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Self confessed paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth found peace with God, an inquiry has been told. In a letter written in 1995 after his conviction for sexually assaulting more than
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A notorious paedophile priest told a doctor he had sexually abused hundreds of children, an inquiry has heard. Fr Brendan Smyth made the admission in February 1994 – the year
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