Child sex abuse victim raises fears of paedophile ring at orphanage
A man who was sexually abused at a children’s home in the 1970s has spoken of his belief a paedophile ring may have been operating inside the facility. David Whelan,
Read More
Log In
Sign Up
Tag: Childrens Care Homes
Child at care home force-fed til mouth would bleed, inquiry told
A child was force-fed to the point where his mouth would bleed during a time in care that was “hell itself”, an inquiry has heard. A witness also told how
Read More
Elderly witness tells inquiry of shocking treatment in ‘prison camp’ children’s home
A man who spent two years in hospital after being subjected to cold baths for wetting his bed in a children’s home has described the institution as a “prison camp”.
Read More
Suffering abuse ‘became a way of life’, former children’s home resident tells inquiry
A former resident of a children’s home has told an inquiry that suffering abuse “became a way of life” for him at the institution. The man described how his house
Read More
Quarrier’s told to take responsibility for impact on former residents’ lives
A former orphanage resident has delivered a scathing attack on the organisation responsible for her care, saying it needs to take “responsibility” for the impact it has had on people’s
Read More
Abuse inquiry finds children were sexually abused, beaten and humiliated
Children were sexually abused, beaten and humiliated as they lived in a climate of fear and coercive control at an orphanage run by a religious order, an inquiry has found.
Read More
Judge speaks of ‘outrage’ at lack of secure accommodation for vulnerable boy
A family court judge has told of her frustration and outrage after hearing that a place in a specialist secure unit cannot be found for a 16-year-old boy who is
Read More
Shortage of secure units for children ‘fundamentally unsatisfactory’, says judge
The most senior family court judge in England and Wales has raised concern about the knock-on effects of a shortage of approved secure accommodation units for children in council care.
Read More
Inquiry into child sexual abuse moves its attention to failings across Nottinghamshire
The Nottinghamshire strand of the ongoing child sexual abuse inquiry has opened with a list of failings by both the city council and the county council over the protection of
Read More
Two generations of same family abused in Nottingham care home, inquiry told
An inquiry into decades of sexual of abuse of children in the care of Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council has heard that one boy was abused in the
Read More