Monk who raped me may be my father, witness tells child abuse inquiry
A former pupil at a Catholic boarding school has told how he was raped by a monk who he suspects to be his father. The witness, who cannot be named
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Met Police apologise for ‘poor judgement’ into fabricated VIP paedophile claims
The main cause of the Metropolitan Police’s disastrous investigation into fabricated claims of a VIP paedophile ring in Westminster was “poor judgment and a failure to accurately evaluate known facts”,
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Home Secretary orders probe into Met Police over VIP paedophile investigation
The Home Secretary has asked a police watchdog to investigate Scotland Yard’s disastrous investigation into fabricated claims of a VIP paedophile ring in Westminster. Priti Patel wrote to the Chief
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Religious order tells abuse inquiry pupils were ‘robbed of their childhoods’
Pupils at schools linked to a religious order were “robbed of their childhoods” by the physical and sexual abuse which took place there, an inquiry has heard. Paul Reid, representing
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Ex-head of prestigious music school ‘bitterly regrets’ not knowing of child abuse
A former headmaster of a prestigious music school rocked by child sex abuse scandals has told an inquiry he “bitterly regrets” not knowing what was going on. John Vallins was
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Sexual abuse of pupils at Boris Johnson’s prep school not reported to authorities
Boris Johnson’s former preparatory school had a “Spartan and unforgiving” culture, where sexual abuse of pupils during the Prime Minister’s time there was not reported to authorities, the Independent Inquiry
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Generation of children ‘revictimised’ by authorities not believing accounts of abuse
Authorities “revictimised a whole generation of children that have been abused” by failing to believe their accounts, the detective leading a national probe into historical sexual abuse said. Believing complainants
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Abuse allegations against monk known prior to transfer to Fort Augustus Abbey
Scotland’s most senior bishop has told a child abuse inquiry that as an abbot he was aware of a monk being sent to Fort Augustus Abbey because of allegations against
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Inquiry urged amid rumours notorious paedophile priest was police informer
Concerns a notorious paedophile priest was a police informer must be examined by a public inquiry, a lawyer for victims has said. KRW Law is making a formal submission to
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Victims of child sexual abuse felt stereotyped after disclosing experiences – IISCA
More than three quarters of survivors of child sexual abuse felt stereotyped after disclosing their experiences, new figures have revealed. A poll of 116 survivors from the Victims and Survivors
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