2 h. ago Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds

Neville Husband committed hundreds of offences while working at facility in County Durham from 1969 to 1985A man who worked as a prison officer and caterer in a youth detention centre was able to rape and torture boys for three decades while the abuse was “ignored and dismissed”, according to a report labelling him as possibly Britain’s worst ever sex offender.Neville Husband carried out at least 368 sexual offences against young men and boys between 1969 and 1985 while working at Medomsley detention centre in County Durham, but is believed have committed hundreds more crimes, taking the total past the 450 committed by Jimmy Savile. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘I saw inmates eat glass and nails to try to get out’: The brutal reality of life inside Medomsley Detention Centre

From being greeted with a punch to having bones broken by the very people who were supposed to be keeping them safe, survivors have laid bare the reality of life inside Medomsley

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7 h. ago Seven men charged in Bristol child sexual exploitation investigation

Men appear in court accused of more than 40 offences against teenage girlsSeven men have been charged with alleged offences against 11 teenage girls as part of an investigation into what police have called “group-based child sexual exploitation” in Bristol.The men are accused of more than 40 offences between 2022 and 2025. The investigation began in November 2023 after concerns were raised about the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl.Mohamed Arafe, 19, of Speedwell in Bristol. He has been charged with five counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, one of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child, one of sexual assault, one of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and a further count of being concerned in the supply of ecstasy.Sina Omari, 20, of Fishponds in Bristol. He has been charged with two counts of rape, four counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, one of causing or inciting the sexual exploitatio...

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7 h. ago Cops charge 7 men with over 40 offences of child sexual exploitation

Police said the men have been re-arrested in a targeted operation. The charges relate to 11 teenagers.

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7 h. ago Police charge 7 men with over 40 offences of child sexual exploitation

Police said the men have been re-arrested in a targeted operation. The charges relate to 11 teenagers.

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7 h. ago Seven men charged with 40 offences against 11 teen victims in major UK city

Police have re-arrested seven men and charged them with more than 40 offences against 11 teenagers following a major investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation

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7 h. ago Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prisonMore than 252 Venezuelans expelled to El Salvador under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy suffered systematic and prolonged torture and abuse, including sexual assault, during their detention, according to a report published on Wednesday.The report, compiled jointly by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Cristosal – a group investigating violations in Central America – says conditions at El Salvador’s sprawling “terrorist continent center” (Cecot) breached the UN’s standard minimal rules for the treatment of prisoners. It cites “inhumane prison conditions, including prolonged incommunicado detention, inadequate food” and other shortcomings. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Seven men charged in child sexual exploitation investigation

Avon and Somerset Police said the offences date from between 2022 and 2025.

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17 h. ago New crackdown on AI images of child sexual abuse as reports double in a year

The Internet Watch Foundation said there has been a surge in AI-generated abuse content depicting infants

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17 h. ago Tech companies and UK child safety agencies to test AI tools’ ability to create abuse images

New law will allow technology to be examined and ensure tools have safeguards to stop creation of materialTech companies and child protection agencies will be given the power to test whether artificial intelligence tools can produce child abuse images under a new UK law.The announcement was made as a safety watchdog revealed that reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse material [CSAM] have more than doubled in the past year from 199 in 2024 to 426 in 2025. Continue reading...

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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 Now the Poppy 'risks being cancelled': Fears for its future as RBL volunteers are 'abused and threatened' while reporting falling donations in divided Britain

Organisers told the Daily Mail how years of abuse and ageing volunteers have created a perfect storm which left them scrambling for help ahead of this year's Remembrance Day.

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4 d. ago Sexual predator who committed vile abuse against girl attacked second victim even after being reported to police

Charles Liburd has been sentenced to 20 years in prison

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5 d. ago Former Canada coach convicted of sexual assault not included on public sanctions lists

Bob Birarda, jailed in 2022 for assaulting players, is not listed by Canada Soccer or BC Soccer. The country’s new Safe Sport director says the omission exposes a major gap — and is calling for a global registry of banned coaches.Two years after receiving an 18-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting players under his care, a former Canada women’s national team coach is yet to appear on any public sanctions list published by Canada Soccer or BC Soccer, the regional governing body for soccer in British Columbia, where the crimes took place.The revelation has prompted the executive director of the Canadian organization newly appointed to manage reports of abuse and misconduct to call for an international registry of offenders to track individuals who have been banned from sports for misconduct. Continue reading...

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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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7 d. ago Hundreds of previously closed reports of child abuse cases being reviewed in 'unprecedented' police operation

Around 1,300 previously closed cases of group-based child sexual abuse have already been referred to the National Crime Agency's Operation Beaconport, it has been announced today.

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8 d. ago Report on how paedophile headteacher was able to abuse girls set to be released

A major review into child safeguarding was launched after the head was jailed last year

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9 d. ago My sister was a force of nature, but kept a secret that ended up killing her

Clare Burns was murdered by her partner after previously reporting him for abuse

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1 week ago Missing Louisiana girl, 13, rescued from box in Pennsylvania basement

Police say Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, met girl through Snapchat, and charged him with human trafficking and sexual assaultA 13-year-old Louisiana girl who went missing after meeting a man online was found alive in a box at his home several states away in Pennsylvania – along with evidence that she had been sexually assaulted, according to authorities.Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, faces charges of human trafficking, sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of a child after police in Pittsburgh said they arrested him on Thursday. He is one of at least three men who had been arrested as of Saturday amid an investigation involving law enforcement agencies in multiple states. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nigel Farage urged to apologise to five survivors of grooming gangs for 'ignorance and untrue statements'

Reform UK leader suggested the women invited on to the child sexual exploitation inquiry panel were victims of other types of child sexual abuse

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