Man who murdered convicted sex offender jailed for minimum of 20 years
A man who murdered a convicted sex offender has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years in prison. Anthony Gardiner (pictured), 66, of Stroud,
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Cooper announces local reviews into grooming gangs following legal action threat
A series of local reviews into grooming gangs has been announced by the Government a day after the Home Secretary was threatened with legal action over the issue. Yvette Cooper
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I work with abuse survivors in Rotherham – the current discussion about grooming gangs risks retraumatising them
Survivors of sexual abuse in the UK are, sadly, all too familiar with the feeling of being exploited for the gain of others. They have often been made false promises
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Schoolgirl took overdose after making sexual assault allegation, inquest hears
A 12-year-old girl who overdosed on tablets after making an allegation of sexual assault “felt like she wasn’t believed”, her mother has told an inquest. Semina Halliwell (pictured) died on
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Fact check: How many children have been the victims of grooming gangs?
This roundup of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s largest fact checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. Some widely shared
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Teesside predator jailed after trying to kill under-age girl he had groomed online
A predator who groomed an under-age girl online has been jailed for 43 years after he tried to murder her in the street. Ellis Dismore (pictured), 24, had sent threatening
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MPs reject Tory bid to launch another national inquiry into grooming gangs
MPs have rejected a Conservative bid to push for another national inquiry into grooming gangs by 364 votes to 111. The Government’s draft child protection legislation cleared its first Commons
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Leading psychologist graded child abuse ring member ‘medium risk’, court told
A leading UK forensic psychologist graded a man convicted of being part of a child abuse ring “medium risk”, a court has heard. Iain Owens (pictured) was found guilty in
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Elon Musk ‘knows absolutely nothing’ about grooming gangs, Jess Phillips says
Elon Musk “knows absolutely nothing” about the subject of grooming gangs, Jess Phillips has said, after the billionaire attacked her on social media. The Home Office minister suggested her life
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Former child abuse inquiry chairwoman urges Government to act over 2022 report
The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has warned against “politicising” the issue, as she urged the Government to act on the “full implementation” of reforms
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