A child rapist who almost escaped punishment after he tricked a judge and two psychiatrists into thinking that he was severely disabled has been jailed for more than 26 years.
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Stalking and harassment offences are not being investigated by police consistently or effectively, according to a report. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) published its
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Irish League footballer Jay Donnelly has been jailed for sharing an indecent image of a child. A judge hearing the striker’s sentence appeal at Belfast County Court reduced his original
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Nine men have denied charges connected to the alleged child sexual exploitation of a teenage girl. The men appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday charged with 15 historical offences.
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A sentencing hearing for a teenager found guilty of taking “upskirt” pictures of two teachers has been adjourned. Timothy Boomer, 18, was convicted of five counts of outraging public decency
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A police officer accused of having “sexually groomed” a domestic violence victim has been found not guilty of misconduct in a public office. Colin Noble, 47, had denied any wrongdoing
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A family court judge had already blamed a man who was accused of subjecting a three-year-girl to female genital mutilation (FGM), despite him being later cleared by a criminal court
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The Government will introduce “world first” internet safety laws designed to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online, new proposals claim. A white paper on
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An abuse inquiry has been told of serious concerns in the past surrounding a number of approved schools in Scotland. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) heard that the potential
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The teenager who admitted raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has launched an appeal against his jail sentence. Aaron Campbell, 16, was handed a life imprisonment term and locked up
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