A former foster child has spoken of his ordeal at the hands of carers as he told an inquiry he was beaten with a belt until he bled. Christopher Scott
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Survivors of mother and baby homes, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses have been urged to speak to police. Detectives are investigating allegations of abuse at the institutions which were formerly run
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The police watchdog has been unable to discover why a 2004 inquiry which identified dozens of alleged child grooming victims and nearly 100 potential suspects was closed down a year
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The BBC should have further explored issues that were being raised about radio DJ Tim Westwood during his time at the broadcaster, a review into allegations of sexual misconduct has
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Another 10 women have claimed they are victims of sexual misconduct by DJ Tim Westwood, with one alleging he had sex with her when she was 14. The teenager, who
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God was “weaponised” by priests to help silence their victims and justify their abuse, an inquiry report has found. A report into the psychology of people who abuse children was
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Children in Telford were brainwashed for years by men who bought them alcohol and cigarettes in what was described as a “loverboy” method to sexually exploit them, a report found.
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The inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Telford was told Asian men were not targeted as part of the investigation because it would have been “too politically incorrect”. Witness evidence
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West Mercia Police has apologised to the victims of child sex abuse in Telford – saying its actions “fell far short of the help and protection you should have had
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More than a thousand children were sexually exploited over at least 30 years in Telford amid “shocking” police and council failings, an inquiry has concluded. Unnecessary suffering and even deaths
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