No sufficient evidence of police misconduct has been found in almost all of the operations into alleged child sex abuse linked to Westminster, an inquiry has heard. The police watchdog
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An inquiry into allegations of child sex abuse linked to Westminster is looking at “extremely serious issues” and aims to address “outstanding questions of public concern”, its opening day has
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The Westminster strand of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is due to open on Monday. Public hearings into allegations of child sex abuse and exploitation involving public figures
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A woman who found out her partner was an undercover police officer paid to spy on her has said she was the victim of a conspiracy to rape. Some officers
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A predator who groomed girls online has been jailed for 12 years for a catalogue of sexual offences, including several rapes. Gavin Scoular, now 24, used social media sites to
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The number of children at risk of sexual abuse in young offender centres and other custodial institutions is much higher than previously thought, a report has found. There were 1,070
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Nine men have been given jail sentences of up to 20 years by a judge who heard how two girls suffered an “appalling catalogue of degrading emotional and sexual abuse
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A man accused of historical child sex offences from the 1970s has appeared in court. Victor Kelly, 75, is alleged to have committed rape, gross indecency and indecent assault on
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A 66-year-old man engaged in overtly sexual online conversations with an undercover police officer who he believed was a 13-year-old girl in care, a court has heard. Timothy Dowd believed
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A 16-year-old boy raped and attempted to murder a 10-year-old girl as she walked home from school, leaving her lying unconscious in a stream, a court heard. The defendant, who
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