13 h. ago Top police officer is sacked and banned for life after having sex on duty and 'preying' on junior colleagues

Tom Simons, of Essex Police, abused his senior position for a sexual purpose with two women, including by touching a colleague inappropriately.

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19 h. ago New Pornographers drummer arrested over child sexual abuse images

Musician Joe Seiders is in custody after reports of a man behaving suspiciously around underage boys at a restaurant in Palm Desert, California

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24 h. ago Drummer for indie rockers the New Pornographers arrested over child sexual abuse images

Joe Seiders in custody following search of home, vehicle and phone, after allegedly attempting to film child in California restaurant restroomJoe Seiders, the American drummer with Canadian indie rockers the New Pornographers, has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse imagery.A statement made by the sheriff’s office of Riverside county, California, alleged that evidence has implicated Seiders in two incidents. On Monday 7 April, an 11-year-old boy reported that a man attempted to film him in a restroom of a fast food restaurant, and on Wednesday 9 April, police officers received another report from the restaurant, that a man was “entering and exiting the restroom with juvenile males at the business”. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Inside tragic 'flat from hell' where toys lay 'covered in human faeces': Neighbours tell of horror stench MONTHS after woman arrested over child and animal neglect

Shocking scenes from inside the filthy property near Faversham, Kent show soiled mattresses, walls smeared with faeces and heaps of rotting rubbish, sparking health fears among neighbours.

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47 h. ago Sixth Sense actor Haley Joel Osment arrested for ‘public intoxication at California ski resort’

The actor was allegedly detained by ski patrol at Mammoth Mountain resort in Mammoth Lakes over concerns he was intoxicated

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2 d. ago Schoolgirl 'was drugged and repeatedly raped by three men who used promise of cigarette to lure her into their car after spotting her alone outside Asda'

Ivan Turtak (pictured), 38, Kevin Horvath, 25, and Ernest Gunar, 27, allegedly passed the child around 'like a receptacle' as they subjected her to vile sexual abuse.

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3 d. ago Calls grow in Japan to scrap time limit on civil suits over childhood sexual abuse

Survivors and lawyers seek legal reform as thousands sign petition against statute of limitations

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3 d. ago LA county facing financial turmoil after wildfires and $4bn abuse settlement

County to cut budget by almost $90m as it tackles nearly $2bn in fire-related costs and cuts to federal fundingLos Angeles county is experiencing unprecedented financial challenges amid growing costs from the historic wildfires that ravaged the region earlier this year and a $4bn sex abuse case settlement, the county CEO said this week.The region faces roughly $2bn in expenses related to January’s fires, which killed 30 people and destroyed nearly 17,000 structures. Earlier this month the county announced it had a $4bn agreement to settle thousands of claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities dating back 1959 – the largest such settlement in US history. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago How to keep kids safe as worrying report highlights sinister side to dating apps

Sexual exploitation and abuse of children has become a "pandemic," a new report from the University of Edinburgh has warned

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4 d. ago The problem with this ‘incredibly harmful’ White Lotus scene

As researchers of sibling sexual abuse, we were particularly perturbed by the show’s take on this issue, Sophie King-Hill and Kieran McCartan write

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4 d. ago Albanian lesbian couple win asylum claim to stay in Britain after arguing people in their home country are homophobic

The women had trafficked after being 'abducted by masked men, sexually assaulted by multiple men and subjected to physical and verbal abuse on account of their sexual orientation', a court heard.

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5 d. ago Work experience student who secretly filmed nursery staff smashing child's head against a wall reveals full extent of abuse she saw

Four employees at a Spanish nursery who were arrested over alleged child abuse after shocking footage emerged forced victims to eat and choked them, a whistleblower has revealed.

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6 d. ago MPs demand new candidates face criminal checks before they can be elected

The demands come as Labour MP Dan Norris faces serious sexual abuse allegations and amid claims that another MP committed a sex assault before being elected.

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6 d. ago Sheriff's Office: London man arrested on charges including rape of child

Sheriff's Office: London man arrested on charges including rape of child  LEX18

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7 d. ago Jesse Lingard's grandfather 'left girl so traumatised after sexually abusing her for 14 years she wanted to kill herself', court told

The alleged victim made her claims against Kenneth Lingard, of Warrington, Cheshire, to police after watching a Channel 4 documentary about the life of his footballer grandson.

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8 d. ago Evil Scots rapist who attacked schoolgirl as she slept dies in jail

Kieran Beck was caged for seven years in June 2023 after being found guilty of multiple rapes, sexual assault, physical assault and abusive behaviour towards girls as young as 15 in the Scottish Borders.

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8 d. ago A jury finds Soulja Boy liable for abuse and sexual assault of ex

A jury on has found rapper Soulja Boy liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant

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8 d. ago VP of Bikers Against Child Abuse Buffalo branch arrested on child porn possession charges

The motorcycle charity’s Buffalo vice president ‘would have had opportunities to be around children and child victim,’ police shared

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8 d. ago VP of Bikers Against Child Abuse arrested on child porn possession charges

The motorcycle charity’s Buffalo vice president ‘would have had opportunities to be around children and child victim,’ police shared

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9 d. ago MP 'rape': West of England Mayor's office breaks silence and bans Dan Norris after arrest

The West of England Combined Authority has issued a statement after Metro Mayor Dan Norris was arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences last week

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