17 h. ago Law change set to allow AI testing to prevent creation of child sex abuse images

Reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse material have more than doubled in the past year.

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40 h. ago America's first trans lawmaker convicted of child sex crime asked accomplice partner if they'd still go to heaven

Disgraced New Hampshire Rep. Stacie-Marie Loughton, who was born Barry Loughton, 41, pleaded guilty to child sex crimes in federal court last week.

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5 d. ago Met officer who shared messages about sexually abusing children avoids jail— but does get the sack

Messages of a ‘extreme, violent and sexual nature’ were found on former PC Duncan Bouette’s phone

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6 d. ago Former police boss admits viewing child sex abuse material at work

Jevon McSkimming used his work laptop and phone to look at illegal material for years

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6 d. ago GMP officer 'took limited steps' to investigate report of child sex abuse

Helen Jones would have been sacked had she not already resigned, the force's top cop has ruled

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1 week ago UK households with no driveway set for law change as 2p per mile plan revealed

UK households with no driveway will be able to access cheaper domestic energy rates with a 2p per mile plan

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1 week ago Met Police PC admits sending Telegram messages about child sex abuse

PC Duncan Bouette now faces the sack after admitting sending the illegal Telegram messages

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2 w. ago Wishaw man caught with child sex abuse images on his phones while being investigated for similar offences

Robert Paterson also sent explicit photos to other paedophiles during online chats.

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2 w. ago The child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed

As the row surrounding the future Grooming Gang Inquiry deepens, Bryony Gooch reflects on the third anniversary of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, as those who were involved warn key recommendations still haven’t been implemented

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2 w. ago Retired fireman sent sickening images of child sex abuse on WhatsApp

Roger Hoiles admitted to being in possession of over 1,000 cruel images and videos of child sex abuse and exploitation.

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2 w. ago Search underway for piano teacher to Hollywood kids who slipped out of country after child sex abuse conviction

John Kaleel is accused of fleeing the country on October 8, the same day he was found guilty

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2 w. ago Labour's grooming gangs inquiry plunges deeper into chaos as it could 'still take MONTHS' to find a chair

Sir Keir Starmer in June bowed to intense pressure to implement a full national probe into group-based child sex abuse.

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3 w. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage. Three victims have also resigned from an advisory group, labelling it a 'cover-up'.

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3 w. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage.

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3 w. ago Third survivor of child sex abuse quits grooming gangs inquiry panel

The survivor said she was ‘deeply concerned that there still isn’t a genuine understanding of the grooming gangs scandal’.

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3 w. ago Two further arrests made after death of Ian Watkins in prison

The Lostprophets singer, a convicted child sex abuser, was killed in an attack earlier this month

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3 w. ago Military to get new powers to shoot down drones menacing British bases

Defence Secretary John Healey will set out the planned changes to the law in a speech in London on Monday night.

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3 w. ago ‘Frustrated’: Inquiry chair criticises delay in child sex abuse reforms

The inquiry handed down 20 recommendations in October 2022 after a seven-year investigation.

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