52 h. ago MSP told mum of grooming gang rape victim inquiry could make life more risky for young people

EXCLUSIVE: John Mason also said the row over claims Justice Secretary Angela Constance misled parliament was a "side show".

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3 d. ago Josef Fritzl 'hopes for release by next Christmas' as monster's festive message shared

Monster Fritzl, 90, was jailed in 2009 for keeping the children, born after he raped daughter Elisabeth, in an underground lair and is seeking early release on grounds of old age and dementia

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3 d. ago Mum of grooming gang victim urges MSPs to sack Justice Secretary in harrowing open letter

EXCLUSIVE: The mother of Taylor, who was sexually abused as a thirteen year old, has written an open letter to MSPs hours before they vote on Constance's future.

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3 d. ago Grooming gang victims need justice and SNP Government cannot hide behind complex processes

Record View says whether MSPs decide to support Angela Constance or not, the priority must be ensuring Scots victims of grooming gangs get justice.

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3 d. ago Mother of grooming gang victim shares heartbreaking open letter in full

The mum of a grooming gangs victim has written to MSPs urging them to support a motion of no confidence today in SNP Justice Secretary Angela Constance.

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3 d. ago My daughter was raped for years by a grooming gang. Do MSPs now want to pretend this just didn't happen?

The people of Scotland must ask themselves, why wouldn't our government want to prevent children being gang-raped, drugged and in some cases tortured, driven to suicide and trafficked?

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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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6 d. ago Eastern European grooming gang jailed for a total of four decades for sexually exploiting vulnerable schoolgirls after plying them with cigarettes and alcohol

Codrin Dura, 27, Leonard Paun, 24, Stefan Ciuraru, 23, Bogdan Gugiuman, 44, and Klaudio Aleksiu, 28, were all convicted of committing serious sex offences against a total of six teenage girls.

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6 d. ago Gateshead grooming gang who forced girl to have sex with 3 men in one day are jailed

Codrin Dura, Leonard Paun, Bogdan Gugiuman, Klaudio Aleksiu and Stefan Ciuraru have been jailed after plying young girls with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting them

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6 d. ago Gateshead grooming gang who swapped drugs for sex with children learn fate

Codrin Dura, 26, Leonard Paun, 23, Bogdan Gugiuman, 44, Klaudio Aleksiu, 28 and Stefan Ciuraru, 22 were found guilty of sexually abusing six girls aged between 13 and 16 in Gateshead

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8 d. ago Fewer than 1 in 4 grooming gang suspects arrested in early stages of police probes last year

FEWER than one in four grooming gang suspects were arrested in the early stages of police investigations last year.  And the ethnicity of suspects was recorded only in a third of cases.  The damning statistics have been released today in a National Police Chiefs’ Council report.   It shows that 4,450 group-based child sexual exploitation...

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9 d. ago Met Police accused of ‘brushing under carpet’ claim officer ran grooming gang abusing girls in care

The Metropolitan Police is reviewing allegations a retired officer was involved in a London VIP paedophile ring

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9 d. ago What grooming gang chair announcement means for Oldham as town to be at centre of investigation

A national inquiry into grooming gangs finally seems to be making progress - but what does it mean for Oldham?

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2 w. ago Mum accused of 'letting partner rape daughter, 11, who then gave birth to his baby'

Cherie Walker, 33, was charged with enabling child sexual abuse after her daughter was allegedly forced to carry a baby to term and give birth at their Oklahoma home

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2 w. ago Sarah Everard’s mother ‘still full of rage’ over daughter’s rape and murder

Sue Everard speaks of ‘torment’ as a report finds women and girls are being failed

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2 w. ago Evil mum did nothing as daughter was raped and killed on her 10th birthday

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The shocking death of Victoria Martens sent shock waves around the local community when it was revealed that the little girl had been subjected to appalling abuse - watched by her own mother

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3 w. ago Scotland's police chief launches major review of grooming gang cases dating back more than a decade

Scotland's police chief has launched a major review of grooming gang cases dating back more than a decade.

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3 w. ago Grooming gang victim devastated to learn she was on police list of 46 girls at risk of sexual exploitation

Taylor, not her real name, was devastated to learn that authorities knew she was a potential victim but that no one spoke to her about it.

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3 w. ago Glasgow grooming gang victim to meet with John Swinney amid calls for inquiry

EXCLUSIVE: John Swinney will meet 'Taylor' after praising her courage in talking about the abuse she faced.

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3 w. ago The lack of a national review of grooming gangs in Scotland puts us out of step

Record View says there can and should be an inquiry into the grooming gang scandal in Scotland that gets answers for victims quickly.

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