Figures showing 266 youngsters were the victim of child sexual exploitation or were at risk of the crime last year could be the tip of the iceberg, the Scottish Government
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A survivor of child abuse has said he feels “misled” by the Scottish Government over reforms to a lifeline counselling service. Paul Anderson, from Kirkintilloch, said he was given an
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Children are often left alone to deal with the “corrosive consequences” of abuse, a charity has warned. The NSPCC said more must be done to give youngsters who have been
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Survivors of child abuse within the Catholic Church are taking their former diocese to court after allegations of an institutional cover-up going back decades. The claims – dating back to
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Social media is to be targeted in a campaign to prevent child sexual exploitation. It aims to provide information for parents and young people about the risks of exploitation and
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A father who was identified by a judge as sexually assaulting his 13-month-old daughter before her death, has fled the country, his sister has said. After a family court judge
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The Government intends to hand back some of the decision-making powers it took from Rotherham Council in the wake of child sexual exploitation revelations. The entire political leadership of the
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Hollywood film director Tom McCarthy said he believes Ireland is leading the way in addressing the Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal. But he warned the Church must do everything
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BBC director-general Tony Hall has described the sexual abuse by broadcaster Jimmy Savile as a “dark chapter” in the corporation’s history. And he vowed that the review into its culture
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The number of rapes and other sex crimes reported to police are at their highest level since current records began, new figures show. Sex offences reported to forces in England
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