The BBC reports that a former scout master from Oxfordshire who sexually abused boys in Buckinghamshire has been jailed for six years. The man pleaded guilty to 18 of 25 charges against him at Amersham Crown Court, Buckinghamshire. This is another cases that illustrates the way in which paedophiles put themselves into positions of responsibility, from where [...]
The BBC reports that a predatory paedophile who volunteered at churches and scout groups in order to groom boys whom he sexually abused has been jailed for six years. The man admitted abusing boys aged 8 to 14 between 1974 and 1993. He pleaded guilty to 10 counts of gross indecency and 15 counts of indecent assault. [...]
The BBC reports on an Irish politician who has stated that Catholics should not be asked to foot the bill from pay-outs to abuse victims. Apparently Dublin Catholics could be asked to pay a levy to prevent the financial collapse of the archdiocese, which has been hit by falling church collections and compensation bills for victims of clerical abuse. [...]
BBC Scotland reports on the case of a nurse who was caught with indecent images of children. The man has been jailed for four years and five months. The man was caught with 12,270 images of children and babies being sexually abused and raped, and involved in sex acts with animals. The criminal law has striven to keep [...]
The BBC reports that according to a report from the American Journal of Psychiatry, childhood abuse doubles the risk of developing multiple and long-lasting episodes of depression. The link between childhood abuse and mental illness is well known. Adolescents in the care system generally have poor outcomes, in terms of educational achievement and employment. In one study, [...]
