Home Secretary pledges to avoid repeat of Rotherham child-grooming scandal
Priti Patel has insisted no part of the state should turn a blind eye to grooming of children, to avoid a repeat of the Rotherham scandal. The Home Secretary said
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Lady Boateng denies council meeting discussing sexual abuser’s application to foster two children
Lady Boateng has denied attending a meeting where officials discussed a convicted sex abuser’s application to foster two children, telling an inquiry the claims are “quite absurd”. Former chair of
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Inquiry into Lambeth-run children’s homes hears one girl was raped ‘500 times’ by older residents
Children’s homes run by Lambeth Council were “frightening places” where residents were subject to sexual and physical abuse and forced to take tranquillisers, an inquiry has heard. The Independent Inquiry
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Council apologises after failing to support families of children who died in care, inquiry hears
Lambeth Council failed to support the families of two children, including a baby, who had both died under its care after facing abuse by its staff, an inquiry has heard.
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Politicians, businessmen and police alleged to have been involved in filming of abuse, inquiry hears
Prominent politicians, businessmen and police officers are alleged to have been involved in the filming of sexual assaults against children in care, an inquiry has heard. Some of the abuse
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Children in council’s care who reported sex abuse faced death threats, inquiry hears
Children in the care of Lambeth Council faced death threats, punishment and disbelief when they attempted to report sexual abuse, an inquiry has heard. Paedophiles targeted young people in children’s
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Victims of domestic and sexual abuse given free access to support websites on smartphones
Victims of domestic and sexual abuse are being granted free access to support websites on smartphones during the coronavirus pandemic. Charities fear lockdown has resulted in vulnerable people spending concentrated
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Teenager charged with rape and multiple child sexual offences at Devon nursery
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with 16 sexual offences following allegations of abuse at a nursery in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Police launched an inquiry after receiving information relating
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Psychologist who worked with fantasist Carl Beech suing Mail on Sunday for defamatory allegations
A psychologist who briefly worked with convicted fantasist Carl Beech is suing the Mail on Sunday over “serious defamatory allegations” that she “gave legitimacy” to his false claims of a
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Welsh singer Duffy reveals rape ordeal to ‘help others who have suffered the same’
Duffy has shared a harrowing account of being raped, drugged and held captive for weeks – and said she was telling her “dark” story to help “others who have suffered
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