A former Ireland and Ulster rugby player trying to recoup his legal fees after being acquitted of rape has offered no evidence to support his claims of financial hardship, a
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A former orphanage resident has delivered a scathing attack on the organisation responsible for her care, saying it needs to take “responsibility” for the impact it has had on people’s
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A husband and wife described as the “Fred and Rose West of Barry” have been jailed for a total of 36 years for grooming and raping teenage girls. Peter Griffiths,
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A “ruthless” sexual predator who had images of children being abused as the screensaver on his computer has been jailed for 14 years. Robert Hawkins was described by a judge
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A gang of men who embarked on a “campaign of rape and other sexual abuse” against vulnerable teenage girls in Huddersfield has been given lengthy jail sentences, it can now
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Huddersfield has joined a long list of English towns and cities where the same grim story has emerged of the sexual exploitation of teenage girls on a shocking scale. The
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The Charity Commission has spoken of its ongoing “concerns” regarding a significant and systemic underreporting of alleged serious incidents by charities which may include claims of sex abuse, harassment and
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Most Irish people believe Pope Francis did not do enough to address clerical abuse during his recent visit, researchers have said. The pontiff made his first papal trip to the
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One of Britain’s most prolific paedophiles, who blackmailed a string of vulnerable victims, is to challenge his 32-year prison sentence. Cambridge graduate Matthew Falder will have his case considered by
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One of Britain’s most prolific paedophiles, who blackmailed a string of vulnerable victims, has won a challenge against his “manifestly excessive” 32-year prison sentence. Cambridge graduate Matthew Falder had his
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