4 h. ago 'Momentous day' as NHS ramps up support for domestic and sex abuse victims

The Government has pledged to end the postcode lottery of support as part of the biggest crackdown on violence against women and girls in history

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7 d. ago Victim's life was 'ruined' by abuser who carried out sex acts on kids in his teens

Kai Lewis, now 29, carried out a number of sexual assaults against his victims and left one with flashbacks

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8 d. ago Abuse victims pursue £3.3m group action against GP sex creep and Scots health board

Thirty-one women abused by disgraced GP Krishna Singh are pursuing group legal action against him and NHS Lanarkshire.

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9 d. ago Not in my name: Victim who waited six years for sex abuser to be convicted urges Lammy to rethink 'cost

A woman who waited almost six years for her childhood sexual abuser to be convicted today urged the Government to stop using cases like hers to push through controversial plans to cut jury trials.

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4 w. ago Child sex abuse victims face ‘agonisingly long waits’ for justice

The wait rose to around 18 months for cases of rape of a child aged between 13 and 15

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4 w. ago Chief prosecutor reassures Scots sex abuse victims after Supreme Court judgment

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has said that sex abuse of women and children was “the single greatest challenge our justice system faces”.

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4 w. ago Chief prosecutor reassures victims of sex abuse after Supreme Court judgment

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC says safeguards ‘remain firmly in place’ after judges’ ruling on questioning of victims’ history

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