29 h. ago Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act

Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024Online child sexual abuse in England and Wales has surged by a quarter within a year, figures show, prompting police to call for social media platforms to do more to protect young people.Becky Riggs, the acting chief constable of Staffordshire police, called for tech companies to use AI tools to automatically prevent indecent pictures from being uploaded and shared on their sites. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Shock rise in online child sexual abuse revealed with half of offenders under 18

Online messaging app Snapchat was used in more than half of all cases recorded by police with six children being targeted every hour in the digital world by offenders often under the age of 18

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29 h. ago Police chief warns they will never be able to record 100% of offenders' ethnicities

Police say they will not be able to record the ethnicity of every offender despite calls for the move. It comes as new reports suggest there were more than a million child sexual abuses cases in 2024.

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68 h. ago Paedo 'Santa for hire' arrested after 'active engagement with young children'

64-year-old Mark Paulino, from Hamilton Township, was taken into custody and charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials

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3 d. ago Tories accused of 'shameful' failure after Kemi Badenoch dismisses grooming gangs record

Labour accused the former Conservative government of having “shamefully failed to implement a single recommendation” from Alexis Jay’s Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

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6 d. ago Sick paedo jailed for 135 years after using AI to make lewd videos of pupils

The man was arrested in June after police received a tip about a Discord user sharing child sexual abuse material and traced the activity back to the teacher

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7 d. ago Undertaker with hundreds of child abuse and necrophilia images avoids prison

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Gary Williams, 45, was found to have hundreds of child abuse images and some showing 'sexual interference with corpses'

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7 d. ago Mum accused of 'letting partner rape daughter, 11, who then gave birth to his baby'

Cherie Walker, 33, was charged with enabling child sexual abuse after her daughter was allegedly forced to carry a baby to term and give birth at their Oklahoma home

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1 week ago ICE erupts after New York releases 7,000 criminal migrants without warning

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday revealed these dangerous offenders - including rapists and killers - were granted bail or released back into the community.

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1 week ago Sydney men charged with spreading child sexual abuse videos tied to international ring

Police have charged four men in Sydney with criminal offenses over their alleged involvement in the distribution of child sexual abuse material linked to an international child sex abuse ring

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1 week ago Sydney police charge four men over alleged ‘international satanic child sex abuse material ring’

Detectives claim to have uncovered Sydney-based network involving online distribution of child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic or satanic themesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW police say they have uncovered an “international satanic child sex abuse material ring” and charged four Australians for their alleged involvement.Detectives from the sex crimes squad said that as part of Strike Force Constantine, an investigation into the online distribution of child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic or satanic themes, they disrupted a Sydney-based network. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Football coach who went missing before undefeated team's playoff game is wanted on criminal charges

Virginia State Police say a high school football coach who disappeared days ago before his undefeated team’s playoff game is being sought on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and using a computer to solicit a minor

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3 w. ago Trump signs bill to compel release of more Epstein documents

President attacks Democrats in post on Truth Social after US lawmakers swiftly move bill through CongressUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has signed a bill to compel the justice department to release more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased child sexual abuser.“Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged by the Trump Justice Department in 2019 (Not the Democrats!), was a lifelong Democrat, donated Thousands of Dollars to Democrat Politicians, and was deeply associated with many well-known Democrat figures, such as Bill Clinton (who traveled on his plane 26 times), Larry Summers (who just resigned from many Boards, including Harvard), Sleazebag Political Activist Reid Hoffman, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (who asked Epstein to donate to his Campaign AFTER Epstein was charged), Democrat Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, and many more. Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE...

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3 w. ago Three people in their 80s arrested in child sexual abuse probe

The accusations date back to the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s

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3 w. ago BREAKING: Three pensioners arrested in huge UK probe into historic child sexual abuse

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3 w. ago Three pensioners arrested in huge UK probe into historic child sexual abuse

Two men and a woman in their 80s have been arrested following reports of historic child sexual abuse made by eight victims who were housed in children's homes in Bradford

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3 w. ago Trump to sign bill to compel release of more files related to Jeffrey Epstein

Trump had fought against releasing the files but reversed course after it was clear the House would pass legislationUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is expected to sign a bill to compel the justice department to release more files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased child sexual abuser.Trump had fought against releasing the Epstein files, calling the issue a “hoax” and railing against those who wanted to make the documents public, despite promising their release on the campaign trail. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Senate agrees to automatically pass bill to release Epstein files as Trump claims to not care – US politics live

President says ‘I don’t care when the Senate passes the House Bill’ after it agrees to unanimous consent request to pass act as soon as legislation arrives from HouseHouse passes bill to release Epstein files with near-unanimous supportHow did your representative vote on releasing the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago House votes overwhelmingly to release Epstein files after Trump and Republican allies drop resistance – US politics live

Near-unanimous vote passes on bill to force release of all files related to investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey EpsteinThe Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago House begins debate on release of Epstein files; Mike Johnson says he’ll back release – US politics live

Move comes after Donald Trump dropped his opposition to a vote on releasing files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinFull report: House set to vote on release of Epstein documentsExplainer: What to know about the US House voteExplainer: What are the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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