Boy raped after being given alcohol at children’s home, inquiry told
A teenager was given alcohol and raped at a children’s home run by a religious order, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) has heard. The witness, who is now in
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Abusers exploiting legal loophole to secure ‘positions of trust’ to groom children
People who prey on children are deliberately exploiting a “legal loophole” to groom young people – by getting themselves into “positions of trust” like driving instructors or sports coaches, MPs
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Child abuse survivor tells inquiry of beatings at home run by religious order
An abuse survivor has told how he was hit with a golf club and beaten with a leather belt while resident at a children’s home run by a religious order.
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Scottish child abuse inquiry to hear evidence from men convicted of abuse
Two men will give evidence from behind bars to an inquiry into abuse at a children’s home run by a religious order. The fourth phase of the Scottish Child Abuse
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Man obsessed with child abuse allegations jailed for £2.4 million school arson
A man who set fire to a school and stalked teachers as part of a crusade against alleged child abuse has been jailed. Philip Day was sentenced at Chester Crown
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Nine-year-old girl must leave home due to risk posed by ‘very dangerous’ brothers
A nine-year-old girl whose two “dangerous” older brothers pose a risk to her must leave home and live with a foster carer, a family court judge has decided. Judge Simon
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Survivors call for end to secrecy in religious settings to stop child sex abuse
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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Inquiry finds children in care suffered sexual abuse of ‘utmost depravity’
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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New legislation in Scotland aims to offer extra protection against FGM
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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Alesha MacPhail’s mother ‘disgusted’ by killer’s appeal against 27-year prison term
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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