Court hears gang cynically groomed vulnerable girls treating them as objects
A gang of nine men and one woman cynically groomed vulnerable girls in the Huddersfield area and treated them as “objects to be used and abused at will”, a court
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PM ‘vocally and deliberately’ depriving NI abuse victims a voice in the commons
The Prime Minister should explain to the victims of historical institutional abuse why new laws granting them compensation will not be debated during this parliamentary session, an MP has said.
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Ex-youth football coach killed himself before sex abuse trial, coroner rules
A former youth football coach and scout whose car crashed into a tree on the day he was due to go on trial on historical sex abuse charges took his
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Women affected by sexism are three times more likely to report depression
Women who believe they have experienced sexism are three times more likely to report depression, new research suggests. A fifth of women (19.5%) reported having been sexually discriminated against in
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Ongoing failure to compensate NI abuse victims ‘shocking’ – Lord Chief Justice
Northern Ireland’s top judge has branded as shocking the ongoing failure to compensate victims of historic abuse in the region. Sir Declan Morgan said the delay exemplifies how the Stormont
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John Worboys victim forced to give evidence as rapist bids for shorter jail term
Black cab rapist John Worboys has forced one of his victims to give evidence in court in a bid to avoid a life sentence. Worboys, 62, was jailed indefinitely for
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Children’s home care worker sentenced to 15 years for abusing boys
A care worker who used his Manchester United connections to groom children has been jailed for 15 years. Bruce McLean, 62, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Monday for
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Judge slams ‘ineffectual’ authorities as he jails five men for Rotherham sexual abuse
Authorities were “totally ineffectual” or “wholly indifferent” to the plight of sexually exploited teenage girls in Rotherham, a judge said as he jailed five men for between four and 24
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Campaigners against institutional abuse ‘have not given up’ compensation hope
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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Victims badly let down with justice system ‘failing to tackle potential serial rapists’
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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