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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Police investigating allegations of historic child sex abuse and murder by a VIP paedophile ring have interviewed a man in his 60s under caution. The man from Grantham, Lincolnshire, attended
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Police are recording 85 child sex crimes every day after a dramatic spike in reports of abuse, new figures reveal. A total of 31,238 allegations of sexual offences against children,
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Campaigners have welcomed plans to fast-track through Parliament new laws aimed at sparing girls from female genital mutilation (FGM). Charities said the measures, which would be introduced before the school
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Two men in their sixties have been charged in connection with allegations of historic abuse at one of Scotland’s top private schools. Police Scotland confirmed the abuse charges date back
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