A Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault offences spanning seven years. Scotland Yard said the unnamed man in his 50s, who remained in custody
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Boomtown Fair, Boardmasters and Reading and Leeds are among more than 100 UK festivals which have committed to tackling sexual violence. A total of 103 UK festivals have committed to
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A woman who sexually assaulted and raped a child with two other men has been jailed for life. Vicki Bevan (pictured, centre), 37, was given the life sentence by Judge
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A poignant video put together by the family of teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland has been played to an inquest examining her death. The 19-year-old was reported missing from her home in
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A teenager was “unsettled” on the day she was last seen alive because of the imminent release from prison of the man she had accused of raping her, an inquest
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Three victims of grooming gangs in Rochdale have received “substantial” damages and a personal apology from the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP). The women met Stephen Watson, the
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Scottish expertise is helping Greek authorities establish how best to deal with serious sexual assault cases, the UK’s Ambassador to Greece has said. Matthew Lodge praised authorities in Greece for
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In England and Wales, more than 99% of rapes reported to police do not end in a conviction. This is the result of a criminal justice system that makes prosecuting
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Sexual crimes rose to the highest level recorded in the last five years last year, according to a new report. The Police Scotland Quarter Three Performance Report showed that between
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A police officer in charge of a unit tasked with investigating child abuse in Rotherham failed to investigate information that teenage sisters were having sex with workers from a car
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