Downing Street has described the sexual assault allegations made against Russell Brand by four different women as “very serious and concerning”. The 48-year-old comedian and actor (pictured) has been accused
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A police officer has been jailed for 26 years for 20 offences including multiple counts of rape and sexual assault on a child. Stephen Hardy, 46, a detective constable with
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An independent inquiry should be held to examine reports of sexual misconduct in the NHS, the Lib Dems have said, following a survey which found almost one in three female
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Almost a fifth of women in Scotland have experienced online violence, “extremely sobering” new research has found, with almost three-quarters saying this should be made a crime. Research by The
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A former police officer who admitted misconduct charges after engaging in sexual acts while on duty has been jailed for 20 months. Ex-police constable Shaun Wheeler (pictured), aged 56, was
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Eleven people have gone on trial accused of sexually abusing children and involving them in witchcraft. The seven men and four women face 32 charges between them, all of which
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A man convicted of the murder and sexual assault of his teenage sister in a “truly evil” attack has been ordered to spend at least 22 years behind bars. Connor
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A Scottish Labour councillor has been arrested and charged over allegations of child grooming. Councillor David Graham, who represents Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss on Fife Council, has been suspended from
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Broadcaster Nicky Campbell has told an inquiry of sexual abuse he endured at Edinburgh Academy as he compared a teacher to Jimmy Savile. Mr Campbell, 62, attended Edinburgh Academy, a
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An accused former teacher was supported in a bid to adopt a child by a psychiatrist who believed he could “cure him” – and intervened to stop him being sacked
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