The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into how a leading Roman Catholic independent school has handled allegations of child sexual abuse. Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire, is already the
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Researchers want to hear from men who are forced by women to have sex against their will. The study aims to uncover the extent of so-called “forced to penetrate” cases
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Campaigners have praised an MP for her bravery after she revealed in the House of Commons that she was raped at the age of 14. Independent Michelle Thomson moved MPs
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Sex and relationships education (SRE) should become mandatory in schools, the chairman of the Education Select Committee has said. Neil Carmichael told MPs that SRE is needed in the face
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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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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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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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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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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 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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