4 h. ago 'Groomers made my life hell', alleged victim tells Rochdale abuse trial

Seven men are on trial accused of a series of sexual offences

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28 h. ago Sara Sharif: How one trial laid bare the brutally short life of a 10

From one abusive household, to foster care to the home where she would die - the 10-year-old never stood a chance against her controlling and tyrannical father

Politics

3 d. ago Man accused in Rochdale sex abuse trial found not guilty after prosecutors offer no evidence

The case against seven other men continues

Events

7 d. ago Noel Clarke v The Guardian: Actor says career wrecked by 'false' sex abuse allegations as libel trial begins

The Guardian is defending its journalism, and say sexual misconduct against Noel Clarke are ‘true’

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1 week ago Teenage girl lied to sexual health clinic about having sex with ‘at least 30 men’ because she ‘thought it was normal’, Rochdale abuse trial told

“I thought it was a normal thing. I didn’t think it was abuse at that point,” Girl A told jurors

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2 w. ago Charles Hanson six word comment after he's 'unanimously cleared' in domestic abuse trial

A verdict on Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson's domestic abuse trial, where he was accused of using violence against his wife throughout a 10 year period, has been delivered

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2 w. ago BBC Bargain Hunt's Charles Hanson 'unanimously cleared' in assault trial against wife

Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip star Charles Hanson has been cleared of allegations of domestic abuse against his wife, Rebecca Hanson, after standing trial.

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2 w. ago Bargain Hunt auctioneer Charles Hanson 'unanimously cleared' in domestic abuse trial

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2 w. ago Bargain hunt star Charles Hanson sobs as he is cleared of abusing his wife after telling trial he was a 'slave' and completely under her control during fractious marriage

TV auctioneer, known for appearing on Bargain Hunt and Flog It!, Charles Hanson, 46, sobbed as he was found not guilty of assaulting his wife Rebecca Hanson.

Events

2 w. ago Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson 'unanimously cleared' in domestic abuse trial

A verdict on Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson's domestic abuse trial, where he was accused of using violence against his wife throughout a 10 year period, has been delivered

Events

2 w. ago Teenage girl became 'used to being used as a sex thing', Rochdale abuse trial told

"All these men knew I was underage," Girl A said

Events

2 w. ago France: Where rapists can attack one victim or hundreds but still face the same time in prison

Former surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec is accused of raping or sexually abusing 299 victims in France’s trial of its kind

Events

2 w. ago Second alleged victim in Rochdale sex abuse trial tells police she felt ‘obliged to have sex with men’, jury hears

The allegations are said to have occurred in Rochdale between 2001 and 2006

Events

2 w. ago Bargain Hunt's Charles Hanson says wife left him 'beaten and broken man' during abuse trial

TV auctioneer Charles Hanson gave evidence on Monday afternoon as he stands accsused of using violence against his wife over a ten year period.

Events

2 w. ago Bargain Hunt's Charles Hanson claims wife left him 'a beaten and broken man' in abuse trial

Bargain Hunt auctioneer Charles Hanson has given evidence today as he stands accused of using violence against his wife over a ten year period

Events

2 w. ago Gisèle Pelicot ‘inspired’ victims in France’s largest child abuse trial to testify publically

Ms Pelicot’s lawyer Stéphane Babonneau said his client’s bravery had encouraged alleged victims in the trial of surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, accused of abusing hundreds of patients

Events

2 w. ago French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 people, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec, now 74, will face hundreds of victims during a four-month trial in Vannes, Brittany

Events

2 w. ago A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients

A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims

Science

2 w. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

Science

2 w. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 child patients

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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