Government to review law on rape complainants after Ched Evans case
A government review is to be carried out of the law protecting alleged rape victims from having to reveal details of their sex lives in the wake of the Ched
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More problems for child sex abuse inquiry as another top lawyer quits
Another senior lawyer has reportedly quit the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Aileen McColgan has resigned from the investigation due to concerns over its leadership, BBC Newsnight reported. Ms
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Police ‘failing to identify’ hundreds of children abused for being ‘possessed’
Hundreds of children each year are beaten, starved and reviled by their own families after being branded a witch or as possessed by evil spirits but only a fraction of
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DMU students play leading role in raising awareness of sexual and domestic violence
The powerful role of theatre in educating people on sexual and domestic violence and abuse is being demonstrated by a Drama student and alumni from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU)
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Birmingham nursery worker appears in court charged with child sex offences
A nursery worker has appeared in court charged with rape and causing or inciting a boy to engage in sexual activity. Jamie Chapman, who faces a total of 15 charges,
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Children of childhood sex abuse victim removed from her care after ruling
A woman who was a victim of sexual abuse throughout her childhood has had her three children taken from her care after judges concluded that they were also at risk.
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Lowell Goddard attacked for ‘disgraceful’ refusal to appear before MPs
A senior MP has hit out at the “disgraceful” refusal of the former chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse to appear before a Commons committee. Yvette Cooper,
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Children’s home worker jailed for 1980s sexual abuse in Hampshire
A children’s home worker has been jailed for nine years for the sexual abuse of boys dating back to the 1980s. Jack Jones (pictured,left), previously known as Eamonn Tallon, from
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Eight men jailed for ‘degrading and violent’ sexual exploitation of girls in Rotherham
Eight men have been given jail sentences of up to 19 years for sexually exploiting teenage girls in Rotherham. A month-long trial at Sheffield Crown Court heard how the men
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Ex-Police chief who won damages over paedophile accusation is jailed for historic abuse
A retired police chief who won £375,000 damages after being branded a paedophile by newspapers has been jailed for 12 years for historical sex crimes against two young boys. Former
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