Black cab rapist John Worboys has forced one of his victims to give evidence in court in a bid to avoid a life sentence. Worboys, 62, was jailed indefinitely for
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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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The criminal justice system is putting more people at risk by “failing to tackle potential serial rapists”, the Victims’ Commissioner has warned. Dame Vera Baird expressed the concerns as official
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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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A judge has refused to ban a heavily-pregnant woman who has learning difficulties from spending time alone with the man she loves. Council social services bosses had said staff caring
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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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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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A care worker whose neglect led directly to a severely disabled woman starving to death has been jailed for three years. Tracey Burrows, 56, was supposed to carry out a
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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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A little boy removed from his home more than two years ago because he was being exposed to domestic violence can return to his mother’s care, a family court judge
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