Child sex abuse survivors have told of the shame and guilt that stopped them reporting their ordeals, and called for an end to the secrecy of religious institutions which they
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Some children at homes run by a religious order were subjected to sexual abuse of the “utmost depravity”, an inquiry has found. Residential institutions run by the Sisters of Nazareth
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A planned new law in Scotland will give women and children thought to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) more protection. The legislation would enable courts to issue
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The mother of murdered schoolgirl Alesha MacPhail has said she is “disgusted” her killer can appeal against his 27-year prison sentence. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Thursday, Georgina
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Specialist police officers have been assigned to 19 historic sex abuse investigations in Co Fermanagh, seven linked to a notorious school bus driver. Detectives have revealed that five of David
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Detectives have welcomed the conviction of two men for raping a young woman who got into a car she thought was a taxi after a night out. Driver Abel Muntean
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Former JLS star Oritse Williams has been cleared of raping a woman in his hotel room following a solo concert. Jurors at Wolverhampton Crown Court deliberated for around two hours
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A former driving instructor has been jailed for 18 years after raping a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting a number of his pupils. Martyn Rees (pictured) was arrested by Staffordshire
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Ministers must “get a grip” and deal with the “appalling” rate of rape prosecutions, Labour has said. Shadow solicitor general Nick Thomas-Symonds (pictured) highlighted the latest official figures which show
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Predatory paedophile ex-football coach Bob Higgins has been found guilty of 45 charges of indecent assault against 23 teenage boys. A jury returned guilty verdicts following a retrial at Bournemouth
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