2 h. ago Scots railway volunteer travelled 260 miles to Yorkshire to abuse two young boys

Alistair Langlands from Dundee has been jailed after a court heard the 'sexual predator' took advantage of his position to satisfy his appetite for young boys.

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12 h. ago Female prison officer, 34, who smuggled phones into jail for her inmate lover is locked up

Amie Turner's secret came to light in April 2016 when intelligence reports first raised concerns about her behaviour, Manchester Crown Court heard.

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16 h. ago Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

Authorities say the founder of a Texas megachurch has pleaded guilty to lewd and indecent acts with a child after he was accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the 1980s in Oklahoma while he was a traveling minister

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18 h. ago EFL assistant referee who 'preyed' on teenage girls using Snapchat before sexually abusing them is jailed for 13 years

English Football League assistant referee Gareth Viccars, 47, of Shackleton Place, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, previously pleaded guilty to 16 counts of child sex offences.

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21 h. ago Prince Harry's case against Daily Mail: legal researchers hatched a 'camouflage scheme' to 'mislead' High Court, hearing is told

Prince Harry and Baroness Lawrence's legal team 'hatched a scheme' to mislead the High Court in the high-profile trial they are bringing with others against the Mail, a hearing was told.

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21 h. ago English Football League assistant referee who ‘preyed’ on teenage girls jailed

Gareth Viccars, 47, previously admitted a string of child sex offences involving three 15-year-old girls.

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22 h. ago Airdrie dad on sex offenders' register after twice being caught in online grooming stings

The town's sheriff court heard that Scott Crossan, 43, sent naked photos to adults pretending to be children.

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22 h. ago Myleene Klass' alleged stalker sent letter 'signed in blood' to Nicola Sturgeon, court hears

Schizophrenic Peter Windsor, 61, 'pledged his soul to Satan' in the note to the former First Minister which was posted in 2020.

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25 h. ago Referee who admitted child sex offences called victim ‘little girl’, court hears

Gareth Viccars, from Milton Keynes, admitted a string of child sex offences involving three 15-year-old girls.

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27 h. ago Campaign against Museum of London demolition to be heard at High Court

Campaign against Museum of London demolition to be heard at High Court  Dezeen

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29 h. ago She was a good employee for years, before she suddenly decided to turn to crime

Danielle Longstaffe was spared prison because she was pregnant and has now been back in court for a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing

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37 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions, court told

Lawyers for Erin Patterson confirmed on Thursday that she would appeal her convictions, after she was sentenced to life imprisonment last monthMushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard.Patterson’s barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, court told

Lawyers for Erin Patterson confirmed on Thursday that she would appeal against her convictions, after she was sentenced to life imprisonment last monthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, the Victorian supreme court has heard.Patterson’s barrister, Richard Edney, confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tells judge he wants to address the court for the first time at his sentencing hearing

Prosecutors are asking the judge to put the rapper behind bars for more than 11 years

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44 h. ago Obsessed man 'breastfed' from woman, 60, to get back at his mother

Michael Jones, 32, contacted the woman even though he was banned from seeing her, a court heard

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46 h. ago Pensioner died 'after being pushed to the ground by his stepson in a dispute over cottage left to him by his late wife', court hears

Pensioner Peter Skilton, 87, died when he was allegedly pushed to the ground and 'knocked out cold' by his stepson in a dispute over a cottage left to him by his late wife, a court heard today.

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48 h. ago Rochdale gang members jailed for up to 35 years for rape and abuse of teenage girls

Court hears how vulnerable girls were supplied drugs and treated as ‘sex slaves’ between 2001 and 2006Seven men who groomed two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale and treated them as “sex slaves” have been jailed for between 12 and 35 years.The gang members raped and sexually abused the girls between 2001 and 2006 from when they were 13. The two girls had “deeply troubled home lives” and were given drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, places to stay and people to be with, a jury heard. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Ringleader of Rochdale grooming gang jailed for 35 years for rape and abuse

Six other men sentenced to terms of up to 29 years after two girls treated as ‘sex slaves’ from the age of 13 Seven men who groomed two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale and treated them as “sex slaves” have been jailed for between 12 and 35 years.The ringleader, Mohammed Zahid, 65, of Crumpsall, was given the longest sentence of 35 years. He was convicted of raping two girls, identified in court only as Girl A and Girl B, on multiple occasions. He was also found guilty of offences of indecency with a child and procuring a child to have sex. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago PPE company linked to Michelle Mone must repay nearly £122m to government

PPE Medpro, a company linked to Michelle Mone, must repay the government nearly £122million as they 'breached the contract', court hears, after providing PPE during the pandemic

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64 h. ago Ungrateful son, 39, bludgeoned mom, 65, to death with gardening tool because he was impatient for his inheritance, court hears

Derrick Alling, 39, allegedly killed his mother, 60-year-old Carolyn 'Alesia' Alling, at her home in Ozark, Missouri, on Thursday.

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