A convicted paedophile has been jailed for eight years after making indecent videos of young girls over a popular live streaming app. Matthew Claridge, 49, tried to bribe girls as
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Plans to scrap the one-year time limit on raising sexual harassment complaints against MSPs have been put forward at the Scottish Parliament. The proposal is one of a series of
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The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales has denied a child sex abuse survivor’s claim he covered up for the actions of a priest at the centre of
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A council has admitted failings at a care home where a worker sexually abused young boys. Victims of Brian Newman came forward following the Jimmy Saville scandal and a report
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A High Court judge has rejected a bid by the father of Poppi Worthington to remove details of her sexual abuse and change the official record of her death, and
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Sexual assault victims are waiting up to 14 months for counselling as specialist support services struggle to cope with “unprecedented demand”, MPs have warned. A report by the All-Party Parliamentary
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A peer accused of groping a woman and promising her a peerage in exchange for sex has resigned from the House of Lords, it has been reported. Lord Lester of
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A new hotline for reporting the sexual exploitation of children has been launched by Barnardo’s Scotland and Crimestoppers. The Nightwatch Hotline will enable people to anonymously pass on information to
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A teenager will go on trial next year charged with the rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail on the Scottish island of Bute. The 16-year-old, who cannot be identified
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A school information and communications technology (ICT) technician has been jailed for grooming and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. Alex Barnes, 22, pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual activity
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