Essex Police has apologised to victims after two rogue police officers were convicted of sabotaging child abuse investigations. Detective constables Sharon Patterson, 49, and Lee Pollard, 47, (pictured) forged documents,
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Former Liberal leader Lord Steel has denied “hiding his head in the sand” over child abuse allegations against former Rochdale MP Sir Cyril Smith. Lord Steel said he asked the
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Police have released images of the knife used by a man who raped a woman at knifepoint on wasteland in Fife. The 20-year-old victim was walking along Herriot Crescent and
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Boris Johnson has been urged to apologise to victims of child abuse after claiming millions of pounds of police funding is being “spaffed up the wall” investigating historic allegations. The
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A short series of animations designed to inform children as young as four about online dangers has been launched by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in response to the growing
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A teenage girl groomed and sexually exploited by a group of “predatory men” is embroiled in family court litigation after giving birth. The youngster and her baby are both in
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Police have apologised to women who came forward to say they were victims of a grooming gang after errors in the way evidence was handled led to criminal trials collapsing.
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Rape survivors have called on the Government to provide specialist counselling support for those who need it amid concerns a lack of funding means women are unable to access the
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An “alarming” fall in rape charges will be examined in a major review announced as part of a new Government crackdown on violence against women and girls. The probe will
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The ordeal of a teenager who was groomed and passed around as a “sex toy” between a large number of men “transcends the imagination of most people”, the top judge
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