Victims of institutional abuse in Northern Ireland have not given up hope of progress, one campaigner has said. Jon McCourt said draft legislation ensuring compensation for those harmed over many
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The criminal justice system is putting more people at risk by “failing to tackle potential serial rapists”, the Victims’ Commissioner has warned. Dame Vera Baird expressed the concerns as official
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The multi-million pound investigation into the sexual exploitation of hundreds of teenagers in Rotherham will continue until as many potential victims as possible have been contacted, the National Crime Agency
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A woman who called herself Devil Bitch 666 has been jailed for the “abhorrent” sexual abuse of children for money. Jodie Little, 30, sexually abused a boy under the age
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A retired school choirmaster who sexually abused boys in the 1970s has been jailed for 12 years. Kenneth Francis, 72, denied 17 offences but a jury found him guilty of
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Fantasist Carl Beech, who was jailed for 18 years for false claims of a VIP paedophile ring, has applied for permission to appeal his conviction and sentence. The 51-year-old was
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Men may be more likely to victim-blame women who are sexually harassed because they are more empathetic with the perpetrators, new research suggests. When asked to respond to a “clear-cut”
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Inmates held in the largest sex offenders’ prison in Europe are released without being challenged over their crimes or the risk they pose to others, a report said. The concerns
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A former director of music for Rochester Cathedral and assistant organist for Ely Cathedral has been jailed for five years for sexual offences against children. Scott Farrell, 48, pleaded guilty
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An independent inquiry is being launched into the Church of England’s handling of allegations against a barrister who was accused of abusing boys at Christian camps. John Smyth QC (pictured)
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