Ex-youth football coach killed himself before sex abuse trial, coroner rules
A former youth football coach and scout whose car crashed into a tree on the day he was due to go on trial on historical sex abuse charges took his
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Ongoing failure to compensate NI abuse victims ‘shocking’ – Lord Chief Justice
Northern Ireland’s top judge has branded as shocking the ongoing failure to compensate victims of historic abuse in the region. Sir Declan Morgan said the delay exemplifies how the Stormont
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Children’s home care worker sentenced to 15 years for abusing boys
A care worker who used his Manchester United connections to groom children has been jailed for 15 years. Bruce McLean, 62, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Monday for
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Judge slams ‘ineffectual’ authorities as he jails five men for Rotherham sexual abuse
Authorities were “totally ineffectual” or “wholly indifferent” to the plight of sexually exploited teenage girls in Rotherham, a judge said as he jailed five men for between four and 24
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Campaigners against institutional abuse ‘have not given up’ compensation hope
Victims of institutional abuse in Northern Ireland have not given up hope of progress, one campaigner has said. Jon McCourt said draft legislation ensuring compensation for those harmed over many
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Rotherham child sexual abuse probe to continue after six more men are convicted
The multi-million pound investigation into the sexual exploitation of hundreds of teenagers in Rotherham will continue until as many potential victims as possible have been contacted, the National Crime Agency
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Man released on bail following sudden baby death in Co Armagh
A man has been arrested following the sudden death of a baby in Co Armagh. The 23-year-old was detained in Lurgan on suspicion of child cruelty and possession of class
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Woman who called herself ‘Devil Bitch 666’ sexually abused children for money
A woman who called herself Devil Bitch 666 has been jailed for the “abhorrent” sexual abuse of children for money. Jodie Little, 30, sexually abused a boy under the age
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Retired choirmaster jailed for 12 years for sexual abuse of four boys in Essex
A retired school choirmaster who sexually abused boys in the 1970s has been jailed for 12 years. Kenneth Francis, 72, denied 17 offences but a jury found him guilty of
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Man jailed for false claims of VIP paedophile ring seeks to appeal conviction
Fantasist Carl Beech, who was jailed for 18 years for false claims of a VIP paedophile ring, has applied for permission to appeal his conviction and sentence. The 51-year-old was
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