31 h. ago Cop who claimed she couldn’t find ‘paedophile hunter’ blackmailer was actually the culprit

A police officer who posed as a 'paedophile hunter' to blackmail an arrested suspect in order to pay off gambling debts, has been jailed for more than three years

Politics

49 h. ago Police officer who supported Claudia Lawrence's father when she disappeared pleads guilty to child sex offences

Paul Beckwith, 53, admitted three counts of having indecent images of children and five counts of voyeurism at York Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

Events

50 h. ago Claudia Lawrence police officer pleads guilty to child sex offences

Paul Beckwith, 53, admitted three counts of having indecent images of children and five counts of voyeurism at York Magistrates’ Court. The disgraced officer was suspended from duty after being arrested last November after 33 years with North Yorkshire force.

Society

2 d. ago Police officer said she couldn't find 'paedophile hunter' who blackmailed a suspect

Pc Marie Thompson posed as a 'paedophile hunter' to blackmail an indecent images suspect in order to fund her gambling addiction

Events

3 d. ago Pc who posed as paedophile hunter to blackmail indecent images suspect jailed

Marie Thompson used a fake email address to demand £3,500 from the man she had arrested

Events

8 d. ago Paedophile told girl to strip as victim 'carved his name into her skin'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT Kai Edmundson, 18, contacted the girl on social media and sent her indecent images of children his crimes only came to light when she was visited by police after they were alerted by an adult

Events

8 d. ago 'Disgusting paedophile' told girl to self harm and carve his name into her skin

Over a four month period from September last year, Kai Edmundson openly referred to himself as a paedophile and sent indecent images to the schoolgirl.

Politics

9 d. ago Bristol suitcase murderer admits possessing indecent images of children ahead of sentencing

Yostin Mosquera has pleaded guilty to three new charges

Events

1 week ago Paedophile who posed as schoolboy's three feeble words as he sobs in court

Lucifer Hunter, from Folkestone, catfished his victims by pretending to a Year 11 schoolboy, seeking them out on popular gaming and social media platforms and pressuring them for explicit images

Events

1 week ago MSP Colin Smyth appears in court accused of possessing indecent images and voyeurism

Smyth appeared in court on Wednesday and was granted bail.

Events

1 week ago Former Labour MSP Colin Smyth makes no plea on alleged indecent child images charge

Smyth appeared in court on Wednesday and was granted bail.

Politics

1 week ago MSP Colin Smyth in court accused of voyeurism and possession of indecent images

No pleas were entered as the South Scotland MSP appeared in private at Dumfries Sheriff Court to face two charges.

Events

1 week ago Three people are wrongly accused of child sex offences after BT engineer accidentally crosses internet wires

Dyfed-Powys Police, which serves south-west Wales, had been investigating instances of indecent images of children being downloaded and shared. Pictured: File photo

Politics

2 w. ago Teen referee believes disgraced David Coote may have 'tried to groom him'

It comes after Coote pleaded guilty this week of making a 'category A' indecent image of a child, for which he could face 10 years behind bars.

Politics

2 w. ago Teacher banned from profession after receiving lewd messages from pupil, 15

A teacher has been banned after failing to report indecent images sent to her by a 15-year-old boy who she had entered into an "inappropriate" relationship with

Events

2 w. ago Disgraced ref David Coote previously cleared by police over indecent image allegation in 2017

David Coote admitted to making an indecent image of a child back in 2020, but unearthed documents have found that he was cleared of an incident by police three years earlier

Events

2 w. ago Judge demands paedophile 'be honest with yourself' over stash of sick images

Martin Ryder, 56, initiated sexual conversations with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl on a messaging app - and was found with 46 indecent images of children

Events

2 w. ago Convicted paedophile exposed and filmed himself in the street while intoxicated

Aaron Stenning, 37, had previously been given a suspended sentence for possessing indecent images of children and extreme pornography

Events

2 w. ago Former Premier League referee David Coote pleads guilty to making indecent image of a child

The former referee was granted conditional bail and told he must appear in court again on 11 December

Politics

2 w. ago Former Premier League referee David Coote pleads guilty to making an indecent image of a child

The 43-year-old was charged in August following an investigation by Nottinghamshire Police

Politics