55 h. ago Paedophile who groomed and raped boys as young as 12 by offering cash for explicit Snapchat videos is jailed

Barthimaus Ehiemere, 25, of Chart Street, Hackney, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday to 18 years' imprisonment for 47 offences against seven known victims.

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67 h. ago ‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal

At a youth detention centre in north-east England, the paedophile Neville Husband raped and assaulted countless boys. Why was his reign of terror allowed to go on – and why hasn’t there been a public inquiry?When I met Kevin Young in 2012 he was in his early 50s, handsome, charismatic, smart – and utterly broken. The moment he started talking about Medomsley detention centre he was in tears.Young was born in Newcastle, in 1959. At two, he was taken into care, and his parents were convicted of wilful neglect. At eight, at a school in Devon, he was sexually abused by the gardener. At 14, at St Camillus, a Catholic residential school in Yorkshire, he was sexually assaulted by the headteacher, James Bernard Littlewood. But none of this compared with his experience at Medomsley, a youth detention centre in north-east England. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jake Paul appears to issue major Anthony Joshua fight update

The 'Problem Child' has once again teased fans after it was announced last week that he has agreed to face the two-time heavyweight champion next month

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1 week ago Unmasked, the most prolific sex offender in British history who raped HUNDREDS of boys in paedophile ring 'involving a magistrate and police officer'

Catering officer Neville Husband led a reign of terror where he, systematically raped and abused hundreds of young men and boys at Medomsley Detention Centre in County Durham.

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1 week ago Unmasked, the most prolific sex offender in British history who raped HUNDREDS of boys in paedophile ring involving magistrate and police

Catering officer Neville Husband led a reign of terror where he, systematically raped and abused hundreds of young men and boys at Medomsley Detention Centre in County Durham.

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1 week ago America's first trans lawmaker convicted of child sex crime asked accomplice partner if they'd still go to heaven

Disgraced New Hampshire Rep. Stacie-Marie Loughton, who was born Barry Loughton, 41, pleaded guilty to child sex crimes in federal court last week.

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2 w. ago Girl, 6, raped by evil paedophile who imprisoned her in dirt pit with sister's body

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. After brutally murdering her mother and sister, sick predator Daniel Callihan kept a six-year-old girl as a 'sex slave' in a filthy pit with the remains of her younger sibling, giving a vile excuse as to why he committed his crimes

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2 w. ago My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world

In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?I am an eight-year-old girl, standing near-naked in a room full of strangers.As the room spins and zooms upon me and people glide around me, I clock my features. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Persistent and relentless paedophile' raped child every week for years leaving them suicidal

'You have no capacity of understanding or even wanting to understand or try to come to terms with the enormity of your offending. You are a persistent and relentless paedophile' - Judge

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3 w. ago Experts say this is how to keep your kids safe during Halloween

The Independent spoke with child experts on preparing for next week’s Halloween festivities

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