2 w. 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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2 w. ago 'One of most prolific sex offenders ever' among south Londoners jailed this month

'One of most prolific sex offenders ever' among south Londoners jailed this month  Wimbledon Guardian

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3 w. ago Serial rapist branded 'one of the most prolific sex offenders of all time' jailed for life

Chao Xu filmed himself attacking the victims after drugging them

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3 w. ago Chinese rapist dubbed one of UK's most prolific sex offenders who drugged women and recorded abuse through camera hidden in air freshener is jailed for 14 years

Chao Xu, pictured fixing a hidden camera in his bathroom, has been jailed for a series of sexual offences including rapes at his home in London - but police believe there could be many more victims.

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3 w. ago Rapist thought to be among ‘most prolific sex offenders of all time’ is jailed

The Metropolitan Police said Chao Xu filmed himself ‘raping and sexually assaulting women who appear to be unconscious or heavily incapacitated’.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Detention centre officer uncovered as 'most prolific sex offender in British history'

Neville Husband attacked hundreds of trainees at Medomsley detention centre in Consett, Co Durham, according to Prison and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Adrian Usher

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3 w. ago 'UK's most prolific sex offender' abused 2,000 inmates in 'covered up' paedo ring

Neville Husband, who has been dubbed 'Britain's most prolific sex offender', unleashed a sick reign of sexual abuse on boys and young men at a youth detention centre between 1961 and 1987

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3 w. 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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