Married man, 54, jailed for grooming and sexually exploiting 15-year-old girl
A 54-year-old married man has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of having sex with a 15-year-old girl – but the court heard his wife is standing
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True scale of alleged abuse in council foster care may never be known due to poor record keeping
The true scale of alleged child abuse in local authority foster care may never be revealed due to historic issues with record keeping, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard. Opening
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Leading neurologist tells inquest ‘a lack of communication’ affected teenager’s NHS care
There needs to be better communications within the NHS to prevent people dying, a leading neurologist has told the inquest into the death of teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland. The 19-year-old (pictured)
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Former vicar who repeatedly beat naked woman with cane given absolute discharge
A former vicar who repeatedly beat a woman with a bamboo stick during a decade of “bizarre and cruel” abuse has been given an absolute discharge by a judge who
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Poignant video of teenager destined for career in health and social care played an inquest
A poignant video put together by the family of teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland has been played to an inquest examining her death. The 19-year-old was reported missing from her home in
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Missing teenager ‘anxious’ on day she was last seen alive over alleged rapist’s jail release
A teenager was “unsettled” on the day she was last seen alive because of the imminent release from prison of the man she had accused of raping her, an inquest
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Hip hop DJ Tim Westwood issues statement rejecting ‘all allegations’ of sexual misconduct
Veteran hip hop DJ and radio presenter Tim Westwood “strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing” after he was accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by several women. In allegations
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New book sees former child migrant revisit fight for justice inside UK’s ‘biggest sex abuse scandal’
British child migrants who were physically and sexually abused as children at a notorious orphanage farm in rural Australia have had their long fight for justice immortalised in a new
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Almost a quarter of women in Scotland say they have been stalked, survey finds
Almost a quarter of women have been a victim of stalking behaviour, according to research. The survey also found that more than two-thirds (68%) of men and women who were
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Three-time Olympic champion reveals he was sexually groomed by a coach at the age of 13
Sir Bradley Wiggins has revealed he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was just 13 years old. The 2012 Tour de France winner and three-time Olympic champion said
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