Another 10 women come forward to accuse Tim Westwood of sexual misconduct
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 silence victims and justify abuse, inquiry report finds
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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Older men used ‘loverboy’ method to abuse children in Telford, says report
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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‘Too politically incorrect’ to target Asian men for child sexual abuse in Telford – report
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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Police and council apologise ‘wholeheartedly’ to Telford child sex abuse victims
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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Shocking failings saw child sexual exploitation ‘thriving and unchecked’ for decades in Telford
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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Abuse inquiry hears about foster mother’s cruelty after child was ‘boarded out’ to remote croft
A former soldier’s head and hands were held down on a hot cooker and he was lied to about his real family, an inquiry has heard. Stewart Wilson was one
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Victims abused by grooming gangs in Oldham receive apologies over authorities’ failures
Victims of grooming gangs in Oldham have received official apologies after a major report said police and the local council failed to protect some youngsters from sexual exploitation but concluded
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Woman tells inquiry of years of neglect at Edinburgh foster home after reporting sexual abuse
A woman who was repeatedly sexually abused has told an inquiry she was beaten with a broom handle after telling the very people who were meant to protect her. Shirley
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Former Tory MP shows ‘no remorse’ as he’s jailed for groping 15-year-old boy in 2008
Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan has been jailed for 18 months as a judge said he faced “a day of reckoning” for groping a 15-year-old boy in 2008. The
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