47 h. ago Top cop's daughter, 20, accuses him and colleagues of 'ritualistic' rape and abuse in shocking lawsuit

The daughter of a New Jersey police chief claimed that he and a neighbor raped her and other children in the woods as part of a 'ritualistic' ring of satanists who also burned kids alive.

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55 h. ago Some abuse claims made because people ‘encourage’ each other, inquiry told

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry was hearing evidence from a former employee at a special residential school in Fife.

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5 d. ago Convicted paedophile brands residential school abuse allegations ‘rubbish’

An ex-teacher, referred to as Evan, gave evidence via videolink from prison, where he is serving an eight-year sentence for sexual assault and rape.

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6 d. ago Edinburgh paramedic who secretly gave woman abortion drug jailed for 10 years

He had researched about abortion after the woman told him she was pregnant.

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6 d. ago Paramedic who tricked woman into abortion jailed for 10 years

Stephen Doohan inserted an abortion drug into the woman without her knowledge.

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8 d. ago Two more arrests over 'attempted murder' and 'firebombing' in Edinburgh

Arrests increase to 52 as police investigate suspected gang feud.

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1 week ago Six men guilty of gangland attacks in Edinburgh and Midlothian

The convictions were the culmination of a seven week trial.

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2 w. ago Soldier who raped woman he met on dating app has sentence increased

A panel of judges at the Appeal Court ruled that the original sentence was ‘unduly lenient’.

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2 w. ago Army captain who raped Edinburgh woman he met her on dating app has sentence increased

Rapist has prison sentence increased after Crown appeal.

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2 w. ago Boarding school ‘protected abusers’ for six decades, inquiry concludes

Lady Smith said there was a ‘more or less continuous line of indecency’ from two named perpetrators at Merchiston Castle School.

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2 w. ago Schoolgirl, 14, dragged by hair and 'booted' in face in horror attack caught on video

The girl, who has a learning disability, suffered injuries to her arms, face and head in what is believed to have been a premeditated attack, footage of which was distributed online

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2 w. ago Edinburgh crime: Police hunt underway after report of 'man with a knife' in Edinburgh

Police have launched a hunt after man was allegedly spotted wielding a knife in Edinburgh

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3 w. ago Edinburgh crime: Woman and baby taken to hospital after armed police attend disturbance in Scottish Capital

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

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3 w. ago Edinburgh crime: 'Armed police' close off street in Capital as flats evacuated

Officers remain in attendance.

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3 w. ago Rapist who preyed on girl, 15, after following her in town centre jailed

Sadeq Nikzad, 29, was convicted on March 5 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

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3 w. ago Edinburgh crime: Man who dragged schoolgirl, 13, into woods and raped her is jailed for eight years

A man has been jailed for the serious sexual assault of a teenage girl in Edinburgh.

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3 w. ago Edinburgh crime: Man, 26, arrested after alleged ‘firebombing’ linked to violent gang war 

A man has been arrested after a large police presence was reported in part of Edinburgh on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Gangland thug flees to Spain amid fears of being targeted in another underworld hit

Sean "Lugs" McGovern, sworn enemy of Edinburgh crime boss Mark Richardson, has fled to Spain.

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