For more information read our accessibility policy
The Age website reports that a female worker at a West Australian school has been charged with 10 child sex offences, accused of committing sexual acts with two 15-year-old boys at a park. Police say that the woman is not a teacher. Allegations of abuse perpetrated by women are less frequent than those levelled against men, [...]
The BBC reports that a care worker from Southport, was found guilty by a unanimous verdict of sexually assaulting a five-month-old girl and allowing pictures to be taken of the abuse. She is one of four women who was persuaded by a convicted paedophile to engage in child sex abuse. Sexual crimes against children are [...]
BBC Wiltshire reports on a victim of a paedophile, who says that ‘Sarah’s Law’ does not go far enough. The law allows parents and carers to ask police if someone with access to their child has been convicted of child abuse. However the Scheme will not see offenders named publicly, as it is thought that this [...]
The BBC reports on criticism by child rights activists in Sri Lanka have criticised a plan by the prime minister to ordain 2,600 boys as Buddhist monks by next May. The activists say the boys are too young to be ordained. There have also been reports of sexual abuse in the temples, strenuously denied by the [...]
The BBC reports that parents who admitted a neglect charge of their three young children in southern Scotland have had their sentence deferred. The couple admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the children, the oldest of whom was 10. They exposed them to poor hygiene and put their health at risk over a period of almost [...]
Print This Post
Malcolm Johnson & Co Solicitors is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. - Registered No. 364117