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The BBC reports that two social workers involved in the Baby Peter case are to be charged with misconduct. Baby Peter died of abuse in 2008, despite being seen by social services on a number of occasions. His mother and her partner have been sentenced to minimum jail terms of five and 12 years over the death. The [...]
The BBC reports that Cardinal Sean Brady has said that he will stay in his job in the face of calls for him to resign. Cardinal Brady is accused of failing to act, after it was brought to his attention that a Roman Catholic priest was an abuser of children. The same accusations have been levelled at [...]
The BBC reports on the indefinite sentencing of a father, for attacking his baby daughter and leaving her with brain damage. A woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to two years in prison for child cruelty. The court was told that she ignored a social services order not to leave the man alone with the [...]
This is Gloucester reports on the conviction of a primary school teacher for indecently assaulting a child and possession of images of child abuse. The former teacher was initially arrested in November 2009 following intelligence provided from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre. After local media reported the initial prosecution in respect of ‘indecent images [...]
The BBC reports an abuse investigation in the Highlands, involving “multiple victims”. The investigation is taking place in Muir of Ord area and involved allegations going back to the 1990′s. Child abuse investigations typically begin in this way, with perhaps one or two disclosures by victims, which then leads the police down a trail of [...]
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