Church call on Sturgeon to introduce new prostitution law
The Church of Scotland has written to Nicola Sturgeon urging her to introduce new laws to tackle prostitution. The Church want the purchase of sexual services to be outlawed, saying
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Tag: Sexual Abuse
Northumbria operation sees 20 men in court on sexual abuse charges
An investigation into widespread sexual crimes against vulnerable women and girls as young as 13 has resulted in 20 men facing a number of charges. Operation Sanctuary, launched by Northumbria
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New Zealand judge to head government child abuse probe
New Zealand High Court judge Lowell Goddard has been named as chair of the troubled child abuse inquiry. Home Secretary Theresa May said Justice Goddard had been selected after a
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Secret ‘unnatural sexual behaviour’ file not seen by abuse probe
A previously top-secret file containing allegations of “unnatural sexual behaviour” at Westminster which was found at the National Archives was not seen by an inquiry into the Home Office’s handling
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Criminal probe announced as Rotherham’s council leadership quit
A criminal investigation is to be started after a damning new report into Rotherham’s child sexual exploitation prompted the replacement of its entire political leadership with Government commissioners. Communities secretary
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Rotherham MP says abuse victims may be nearer 2,000
The number of victims in the Rotherham sex exploitation scandal may be even more than the 1,400 children identified in a damning report, according to the town’s MP and a
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Nursery manager guilty of child rape & sexual abuse
A former nursery manager has been found guilty of raping a three-year-old boy and sexually abusing a girl, at the High Court in Glasgow today. Mark Maclennan, aged 30 from
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CPS issues new guidance on consent in rape cases
Police and prosecutors have today been given the clearest instructions yet on assessing the vital issue of consent in rape cases. A new toolkit called ‘What is consent?’ produced by
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Nursery manager goes on trial accused of child rape and sexual abuse
A nursery manager has gone on trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of raping a toddler and sexually abusing two other children at a Lochaber nursery. Mark Maclennan,
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Central Scotland rape crisis centre closes down
A Stirling-based rape crisis centre has closed after failing to address claims of bullying against its manager. An employment tribunal judgement found Central Scotland Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre
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