6 d. ago Gateshead grooming gang jailed for rapes and sexual assaults of teenage girls

The victims, aged 13 to16 at the time of the offences (2014 - 2019) were sometimes plied with alcohol or cocaine before they were sexually abused

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7 d. ago Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act

Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024Online child sexual abuse in England and Wales has surged by a quarter within a year, figures show, prompting police to call for social media platforms to do more to protect young people.Becky Riggs, the acting chief constable of Staffordshire police, called for tech companies to use AI tools to automatically prevent indecent pictures from being uploaded and shared on their sites. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Shock rise in online child sexual abuse revealed with half of offenders under 18

Online messaging app Snapchat was used in more than half of all cases recorded by police with six children being targeted every hour in the digital world by offenders often under the age of 18

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1 week ago Two market stall holders from Pakistan who groomed and sexually abused five teenage girls in Bury during 'campaign of rape' in late 1990s are jailed for total of 58 years

Paedophiles Manzorr Hussain, 54, and Imtiaz Ali, 53, both ran stalls at Bury market in Greater Manchester, where they first preyed upon the youngsters.

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2 w. ago Sydney police charge four men over alleged ‘international satanic child sex abuse material ring’

Detectives claim to have uncovered Sydney-based network involving online distribution of child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic or satanic themesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW police say they have uncovered an “international satanic child sex abuse material ring” and charged four Australians for their alleged involvement.Detectives from the sex crimes squad said that as part of Strike Force Constantine, an investigation into the online distribution of child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic or satanic themes, they disrupted a Sydney-based network. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man jailed for grooming young girls online and before sexually abusing them

Derek Johnson, 59, admitted 16 sex offences relating to children aged between 13 and 16.

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