A police force has been fined £80,000 after an officer sent a bulk email identifying victims of non-recent child abuse. The email was sent to 56 recipients by an officer
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A nun has told an inquiry it was painful to see youngsters at a Catholic children’s home being separated from their siblings once they reached a certain age. The witness
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Serial paedophile football coach Barry Bennell has been granted permission to appeal against his 30-year jail sentence. The former Crewe Alexandra coach and Manchester City scout was imprisoned in February
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Former music mogul Jonathan King used his fame to sexually assault teenage boys as he promised them sex with girls and told of his celebrity friends, a court has heard.
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Safeguarding expert, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), is working with the Church of England to improve how the Church treats people who have been abused or are at
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A nun who worked at a children’s home has told an inquiry she is sad that abuse allegations have been made against her and described the claims as lies. The
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A nun has told an inquiry she may have lost her temper with children in her care but rejected suggestions she was “hard as nails”. The woman, now in her
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The Prince of Wales has been asked to give a witness statement to a public inquiry about a paedophile bishop who was jailed after abusing young men. Peter Ball (pictured)
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A nun has admitted to an inquiry that she mistreated children at two orphanages and described another sister’s alleged actions as “cruel”. The 77-year-old, who cannot be identified, said youngsters
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Child abuse allegations against Cyril Smith are “scurrilous hearsay”, former Liberal leader Lord Steel has said. The peer said “nothing has been proved” yet about the late MP and warned
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