3 h. ago Hundreds of previously closed reports of child abuse cases being reviewed in 'unprecedented' police operation

Around 1,300 previously closed cases of group-based child sexual abuse have already been referred to the National Crime Agency's Operation Beaconport, it has been announced today.

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7 h. ago 'Arrogant' solicitor 'sexually abused clients in police station and court cells'

Alan Harris, 71, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a number of his clients at a police station and court - he faces 30 charges in total, and denies the charges against him

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12 h. ago 'Predatory man' who subjected young boy to 'campaign' of rapes shouts abuse from dock

A judge described Mark Cain's sexual abuse of the boy as the 'calculating actions of a predatory man'

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15 h. ago 'Predator' Met Police officer 'confessed in letter to sexually abusing 12

David Carrick is accused of writing a letter ‘confessing’ to sexually abusing a girl

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16 h. ago The Lost Boys of Mercury review – heartbreaking film on the enduring wounds of church

Clémence Davigo’s uncompromising film gives voice to three survivors of a French correctional school, and the difficult path towards healingGreat courage, physical and moral, is shown by the three principal interviewees in this heartbreaking French documentary. André, Michel and Daniel are former wards of the church-run Belle Étoile correctional school in the Savoie town of Mercury and, now in their 60s and 70s, they recount a barrage of abuse at the hands of Abbot Garin and his lackeys: beatings that inflicted permanent damage, sleep deprivation, cold-water baths, starvation, nocturnal molestation.As director Clémence Davigo sits in on their long reminiscence sessions, the damage is clear. Michel weeps at the memory of his humiliations: deprived of a nurturing education, André became a career criminal, spending decades in prison; the alert-eyed Daniel, sexually abused and trapped in “hell”, speaks of later being emotionally crippled, unable to tell anyone he loves them. Michel and ...

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16 h. ago Wife of 'evil' crocodile expert who raped puppies said he 'ruined her life'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The wife of a twisted crocodile expert had no idea about the horrific acts taking place in her home, as her husband filmed himself sexually abusing dogs

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33 h. ago Scots doctor convicted of sexually abusing women for second time

Krishna Singh, 76, subjected his victims to numerous sexual offences between 1984 and 2017.

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37 h. ago Man appears in court over train mass stabbing and another attack at station hours earlier

Man appears in court over train mass stabbing and another attack at station hours earlier - as footballer among injured  Sky News

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3 d. ago Teenage nursery worker is convicted of raping and sexually abusing children as young as three

Thomas Waller, 18, who was newly-qualified to work with children, preyed on his young victims in the toilets.

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3 d. ago Michael Jackson estate paid $2.5mn in bid to settle sexual abuse claims

Dispute threatens to cast shadow over $155mn Hollywood biopic of late star set for release next year

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4 d. ago Former Australian lawmaker sentenced to prison for rape and sexual abuse of two men

Gareth Ward sentenced to almost six years in prison for raping a young man and sexually assaulting a teenager

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage urged to apologise to five survivors of grooming gangs for 'ignorance and untrue statements'

Reform UK leader suggested the women invited on to the child sexual exploitation inquiry panel were victims of other types of child sexual abuse

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6 d. ago I was groomed and sexually abused by my school bus driver when I was just 13... but it was what my mother did next that was the ultimate betrayal

Of all the desperately low moments that punctuated Liz Hubbuck's childhood, none was more shattering than when she learned her mother would be testifying at the trial of the man who'd abused her.

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6 d. ago Farage urged to apologise to female survivors of grooming gangs

Five women called for an apology after Mr Farage suggested the women were victims of other types of child sexual abuse.

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6 d. ago Female survivors of grooming gangs demand apology from Nigel Farage

Exclusive: Five women said Reform leader’s comments that they were victims of other types of sexual abuse were ‘degrading’Five women have asked for an apology from Nigel Farage after he suggested they were not victims of grooming gangs.Last week, they wrote to Keir Starmer saying they would only remain on a panel advising the government’s inquiry into the issue if the safeguarding minister Jess Phillips stayed in post and “anyone who believes their evidence should be included” could contribute. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Future King of Norway's stepson Marius Borg Høiby starts rehab for substance abuse issues as he awaits trial for rape, sexual assault, and battery charges

Now, ahead of his January trial, Høiby is receiving treatment for substance abuse issues, his defence lawyers, Ellen Holager Andenæs and Petar Sekulic, confirmed to TV 2 Norway.

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7 d. ago Mum installed CCTV at home before discovering 'every parent's worst nightmare'

Gary Lewin, from Huddersfield, has been jailed after he manipulated and sexually abused a teenage girl, beginning by sending her messages and gifts including jewellery

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7 d. ago Police probe claims of sexual abuse during Army enlistment medicals

The alleged abuse took place at several Army locations in the UK between the 1970s and 2016, Wiltshire Police said

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8 d. ago Two men arrested following police investigation into headteacher Neil Foden

The convicted paedophile was jailed last year for sexually abusing four girls in north Wales

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8 d. ago Predator cousins groomed and raped five girls in 'harrowing' campaign of abuse

Manzorr Hussain, 54, and his 53-year-old cousin Imtiaz Ali groomed the 'vulnerable' teenage girls with drink and drugs before subjecting them to 'harrowing' sexual abuse

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