Council criticised over handling of child abuse claims cannot be named
A family court judge has ruled that the public cannot be told the name of a council criticised over the way social services staff handled a case in which a
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Webwatch: Artificial intelligence toolkit spots new child sexual abuse media online
New artificial intelligence software designed to spot new child sexual abuse media online could help police catch child abusers. The toolkit, described in a paper published in Digital Investigation, automatically
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Amber Rudd plans licence to practise for police probing child sex abuse
Police investigating child sex abuse should have a licence to practise similar to the system for firearms officers, the Home Secretary has said. Amber Rudd, making her first address to
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NSPCC reveals ‘staggering surge’ in calls to football abuse hotline
Referrals from calls to a dedicated football abuse hotline more than tripled the amount made in the first three days of the Jimmy Savile scandal, the NSPCC has revealed. Launched
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Rotherham man who admitted ‘hideous’ sex crimes may have had other victims
An 18-year-old man who has admitted “hideous” sex crimes against seven teenage girls in Rotherham may have had other victims, police have said. Corie Adams admitted a series of charges
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Police Scotland receive reports of historic child abuse in football
Police in Scotland have said they have received reports of historic child abuse within football. They are the latest force in the UK to confirm they are looking into allegations
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Eight police forces now investigating 250 reports of child sexual abuse in football
Eight police forces are now looking into allegations of historical child sex abuse in football. There have been 250 reports made to police and more than 50 calls were made
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Engage: How paedophiles speak to children online
The internet has transformed our lives. As of July 2016, around 40% of the world’s population was online – that’s nearly 3.5 billion internet users. Since it was created, the
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National Crime Agency warn of significant rise in ‘sextortion’ blackmailing incidents
Four men killed themselves in the last year after being blackmailed as part of an increasing cyber “sextortion” racket. International gangs of organised criminals are targeting more and more young
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Boarding school teacher jailed for 12 years for sex abuse of four pupils
A former boarding school teacher who sexually abused four pupils and had sex with one girl on his wife’s wedding dress to “satisfy his fantasies” has been jailed for 12
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