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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreNorthern 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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreVictims 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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreFantasist 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
Read MoreAn 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)
Read MoreCoronation 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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreSex abuse of children in one Nottinghamshire care home seemed inevitable, while abusers were allowed to flourish in another, a scathing report has revealed. In one 12-month period at Sandown
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