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The BBC reports that Sussex Police is the latest force in England to introduce the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, often referred to as “Sarah’s Law”. The scheme is due to be rolled out to all forces across England and Wales by spring next year. The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme allows parents to ask police if [...]
The BBC reports that victims of child abuse by Catholic priests in Italy have gathered in Verona, and called for such abuse to be made a crime against humanity. Dozens of victims and their families went to the public meeting, the first of its kind in Italy. Organiser Salvatore Damolo, a former victim and an [...]
The BBC reports on court proceedings, during which it was heard that a two-year-old boy was dragged by his legs across a floor and had his trousers pulled down by two nursery nurses. The two are accused of mistreating the boy at a privately-run nursery in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Nurseries are heavily regulated by law, and [...]
The BBC reports that a 34-year-old Wrexham teacher has been jailed for 10 months after admitting downloading and possessing more than 8,000 indecent images of children. At Mold Crown Court, he was ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years and banned from working with children. The indecent pictures were not of pupils from the [...]
The BBC reports that following clerical errors made in the issuing of prevention orders against sex offenders, the justice minister, David Ford, has called for an urgent review to be undertaken of all such orders which could affect around 300 cases. There has been controversy over how two brothers, who abused children for 30 years were [...]
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