Man convicted for naming woman at centre of rugby rape case on social media
The conviction of a man who used social media to name the woman at the centre of the Ulster rugby rape trial should act as a deterrent for future cases,
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Action plan to tackle domestic abuse to be extended in Scotland
An action plan to tackle violence against women in Scotland is to be expanded. The Equally Safe strategy launched last year included measures to teach school children the importance of
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Mother ‘gobsmacked’ as jailed rapist contacted by council to seek visits from child
A jailed sex offender was given the chance to play a part in the future of the child of a woman he raped, it has been reported. The man, who
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Black cab rapist to stay in jail after parole board reverses decision
Black cab rapist John Worboys will remain behind bars after the Parole Board reversed an earlier decision that he should be released. The board sparked controversy in January by ruling
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Retired judge warns public could be excluded from serious sex trials
The public should be excluded from serious sex trials as part of a radical overhaul in Northern Ireland, a retired senior judge proposed. Sir John Gillen is leading an independent
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Paedophile who joined police to target victims convicted of raping girl
A paedophile who was suspected of child grooming offences joined the police force to target vulnerable victims and went on to rape a 13-year-old girl. “Selfish and cruel” police constable
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Thirty people to go on trial over alleged child abuse in Huddersfield
Thirty people will go trial charged with offences relating to the alleged sexual exploitation of children in Huddersfield, a judge has ruled. Twenty five of the defendants appeared at Leeds
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Rotherham gang jailed for abusing vulnerable teenage girls in Rotherham
A gang of six men have been given jail sentences of up to 23 years after sexually exploiting vulnerable teenage girls in Rotherham. A judge told the defendants they “perpetrated,
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Belfast crowds show solidarity in protest against rape trials in Republic
Thongs and placards were held aloft in Belfast on Thursday in solidarity with protests in the Irish Republic earlier this week over how rape trials are conducted. A recent case
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PC accused of raping girl had ‘ambitions of working in vulnerable youngsters unit’
A police officer accused of the rape of a teenage girl had ambitions of working in a unit dealing with vulnerable youngsters, a court has heard. Cheshire Police constable Ian
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