Get Surrey reports that three people, a man and two women have been accused of various offences related to the running of an alleged brothel in Woking and money laundering.
Brothel keeping is covered by a number of statutes. Section 3 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 makes it an offence to allow a child under sixteen [...]
The BBC reports on allegations made by a doctor who worked at the north London clinic where Baby Peter was seen days before his death. The doctor alleges that managers failed to heed his concerns. Apparently the doctor was one of the four consultants at the clinic who complained in writing to Great Ormond Street Hospital and their [...]
Get Surrey reports on an ongoing trial in Guildford Crown Court, where a doctor has denied a series of sexual assaults against patients. The doctor is accused of subjecting female patients to assaults under the guise of medical examinations.
The offences were all said to have taken place at the Old Cottage Hospital Surgery, Epsom, or the Fountain Medical Centre [...]
The BBC reports that the mother of a seven-year-old girl who was starved to death at her home in Birmingham has lodged an appeal to reduce her jail sentence. The mother pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Khyra Ishaq on the grounds of diminished responsibility and was sentenced to 15 years in March.
The seven-year-old weighed [...]
The BBC reports that a man suspected of child abuse in Australia and New Zealand has been traced from CCTV images in Sussex. The 72 year old is charged with sex offences in Australia and New Zealand but failed to answer bail and returned to England in November. His motorhome was seen on CCTV in Brighton, before [...]