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
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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”.
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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
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Rotherham MP concerned at drop in custodial sentences for child sex abuse
An MP has expressed concern the number of people receiving custodial sentences for child sexual abuse (CSA) has fallen despite such crimes continuing to happen on a “massive scale”. Rotherham
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Huge Rotherham abuse investigation set to cost more than £90 million
The epic scale of the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) Rotherham investigation is in stark contrast to the way the hundreds of victims were ignored by the authorities as young teens.
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Gang of seven convicted of sexual exploitation of teenage girls in Rotherham
A gang of seven men has been convicted of sexually exploiting vulnerable teenage girls in Rotherham. One of the complainants told a trial at Sheffield Crown Court (pictured) how she
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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
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Husband and wife swingers jailed for 36 years over sexual abuse of teenage girls
A husband and wife described as the “Fred and Rose West of Barry” have been jailed for a total of 36 years for grooming and raping teenage girls. Peter Griffiths,
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Most Irish people believe Pope did not do enough to address clerical abuse
Most Irish people believe Pope Francis did not do enough to address clerical abuse during his recent visit, researchers have said. The pontiff made his first papal trip to the
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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.
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