A former director of music for Rochester Cathedral and assistant organist for Ely Cathedral has been jailed for five years for sexual offences against children. Scott Farrell, 48, pleaded guilty
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An independent inquiry is being launched into the Church of England’s handling of allegations against a barrister who was accused of abusing boys at Christian camps. John Smyth QC (pictured)
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A policeman has admitted to possessing more than 9,000 indecent images of children. Pc Stephen McGoldrick, 50, viewed and downloaded the illegal images over the internet while working for Gloucestershire
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Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins has been jailed for 10 months on top of the sentence he is serving for child sex offences after he was found guilty of possessing
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Coronation Street viewers will witness the “devastating effects of historic child sexual abuse within a family” in a new storyline. The soap’s producers and writers have been working with the
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The 27-year prison sentence for the teenager who abducted, raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail was “excessive and a miscarriage of justice”, an appeal court has heard. Aaron Campbell took the
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The teenager who abducted, raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail will appeal against his 27-year sentence later on Wednesday. Aaron Campbell took the six-year-old from her bed at her grandparents’ home
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A mother who murdered her two young daughters after they “got in the way” of her sex life has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 32 years.
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A campaign group has branded the Justice Secretary’s comments on anonymity for suspects if they have a reputation to protect as “dangerous” and “a disgrace”. Nicola Mann, case worker and
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Police are investigating allegations of child cruelty relating to a care home in Bristol. St Christopher’s care home has closed and some members of staff have been suspended while the
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