Giving help and support to vulnerable victims and witnesses is key to improving Scotland’s criminal justice system, Michael Matheson said. The Justice Secretary spoke out as the latest in a
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Members of the Aylesbury child abuse ring have been handed lengthy jail sentences for grooming vulnerable under-age white girls for sex for as little as “the price of a McDonald’s,
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Efforts to tackle sexual exploitation and support adults involved in sex work would be more effective if those involved are listened to and allowed to contribute to developing policy and
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A mental health nurse has been jailed for life for raping and sexually assaulting vulnerable patients. Vijay Bundhun, of Tonford Lane, Canterbury, Kent, was found guilty at Maidstone Crown Court
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The findings of an independent review of the Catholic Church in Scotland’s handling of allegations of abuse are due to be published. The Very Rev Andrew McLellan, a former moderator
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Scotland’s most senior Catholic Archbishop, Philip Tartaglia, has apologised to survivors of abuse within the church in Scotland following the publication of an independent review of its handling of allegations.
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Ten men have appeared in court charged in connection with a child prostitution sex ring investigation. The men were in the dock of Birmingham Magistrates’ Court today for a series
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A Roma Gypsy gang has been found guilty of trafficking vulnerable Slovakian women into the UK to sell into sham marriages “like pieces of meat”, Scotland Yard said. The poverty-stricken
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Lord Janner has appeared in court in person for the first time over 22 historic child sex abuse charges. The peer’s attendance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court comes after numerous attempts
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Lawyers for Lord Janner today launch the latest round of their battle to prevent him being forced to attend court to face child abuse charges. The former Labour peer and
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