12 h. ago Female prison governor 'given Mercedes by gang leader who she had relationship with behind bars' had 'hands on style of management'

'Petite, blonde and bubbly' Kerri Pegg, 42, (left) was allegedly in a relationship with Anthony Saunderson (right) when he was serving a prison sentence for drug offences at HMP Kirkham in Lancashire.

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36 h. ago Revolting grooming gang leader admits 19 rape and sexual offences against underage girls

Ashley Darbyshire, 28, of Bolton Road, Westhoughton, was due to take the stand at Liverpool Crown Court this morning but changed his plea and admitted the acts.

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5 d. ago Prison governor had relationship with ‘Breaking Bad’ gang leader, jury told

Kerri Pegg allegedly accepted a car from Anthony Saunderson, who went by the name Jesse Pinkman.

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5 d. ago Female RAF police officer 'tried to impress her married lover by looking up details of sex assault claim made against his former boss'

It is alleged in May last year Corporal Rebecca Ashurst used her laptop to access case files, which revealed the sergeant's friend and former boss was being investigated for two sexual offences.

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6 d. ago Crime gang leader who made £3m from transporting cocaine to pay back £125,000

Craig Anthony headed up the OCG and the onward sale of the drugs he transported was valued at between £5m and £6.6m

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7 d. ago Laurence Fox faces criminal charge over 'upskirt X post of TV presenter Narinder Kaur'

Laurence Fox called the criminal charge ‘untrue, ridiculous, vexatious and malicious nonsense’

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7 d. ago Laurence Fox charged with allegedly sharing upskirting image of TV star

Laurence Fox has been charged with a sexual offence for allegedly sharing the image last year, following a police investigation.

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7 d. ago Laurence Fox charged with sexual offence for allegedly sharing upskirt photo of GMB star

Narinder Kaur reported Laurence Fox to the Metropolitan Police in 2024 after he allegedly shared an ujpskirting photo of her online, and the former actor has now been charged with his court date set for next month

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7 d. ago OnlyFans model, 20, weeps as she appears in court over child porn charges after filming X

An OnlyFans model who created and distributed pornographic content with an underage teenage girl dissolved into tears as the gravity of her offence was brought home in court.

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1 week ago Longtime LA gang leader suspected of murder and human trafficking declares his innocence in video

An alleged leader of a Los Angeles street gang who’s accused of murder, kidnapping and extortion was expected to appear in court, a day after he posted a video declaring his innocence before surrendering to federal authorities

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1 week ago Notorious rapist and paedophile who ran sex cult set for move to open prison

Colin Batley was jailed in 2011 after being found guilty of a catalogue of sexual offences including 11 counts of rape

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1 week ago Federal authorities search for longtime LA gang leader suspected of murder and human trafficking

Authorities are searching for a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a “mafia-like” criminal enterprise that included murder, human trafficking and extortion while he also worked as an entertainment entrepreneur

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2 w. ago Depraved paedophile caged after cops join forces to snare beast

Steven Pepper, 46, has been jailed for two years and six months for horrendous sexual offences against children.

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2 w. ago ‘The Polynesians loved him’: the astonishing revelations that cast Paul Gauguin in a new light

He has been tarred as a French colonialist who spread syphilis to underage girls in the South Seas. But, writes the author of an acclaimed new book, fresh discoveries challenge this view of the artist – and even show him as a heroIn 2019, the National Gallery held an exhibition of Paul Gauguin’s portraits that provoked uproar. Was Gauguin not a French colonialist who spread syphilis to underage girls throughout the islands of the South Seas? The London show was caught in the crosshairs of cancel culture and there were calls for his paintings to be burned.I have always loved Gauguin’s pictures. Having just written I Am Dynamite!, a biography of controversial philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, and feeling a strong sympathy with #MeToo, I couldn’t live in the dishonest and hypocritical position of loving the paintings and hating the man. I embarked on research. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Your blood runs cold’: the anguish parents feel after a daycare worker commits a sexual offence against a child

With nearly 2,000 investigations into incidents at NSW childcare centres since 2020 and one provider’s response under investigation, parents are grappling with lingering questionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery time Anna drops her two-year-old at daycare and her child cries as she leaves, she feels a pang.Anna’s concerns go beyond the normal wrench most parents feel when leaving a distressed child at care or school.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Teacher 'abused' pupil and sent sexual photos during school holidays

Judith Evans was jailed for two years for a series of sexual offences against a schoolboy

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2 w. ago Man jailed for five years for string of historic sexual offences against children

Edward Riley, now 56, has been sentenced to jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing children in the 1980s

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2 w. ago 'Groomers made my life hell', alleged victim tells Rochdale abuse trial

Seven men are on trial accused of a series of sexual offences

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2 w. ago Man, 43, admits having sex with a Shetland pony after trespassing into stables in Wiltshire

Damion Ogeare, 43, pleaded guilty to penetrating a living animal and trespassing with intent to commit a sexual offence.

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2 w. ago Perv who lied about his age to lure in young girls and get them drunk is jailed

Ajaz Ahmed was found guilty of a swathe of sexual offences including rape, sexual assault of children and ABH against his victims, who he groomed and abused in Rochdale

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