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Derry Crown Court: Man (44) jailed for a further 34 months after pleading to eleven charges of child sex abuse

A forty-four years old man who was jailed for twenty-eight months last March when he admitted voyeurism involved his ten years old niece, has been jailed for a further thirty-four months at the Crown Court in Derry after he pleaded to eleven charges ...

13 Sept 2023 at 13:33

Independent safeguarding ‘only way to restore trust’ in Church of England

An independent safeguarding body is the “only way to restore trust and confidence” in the Church of England following the recent abuse scandal, the chair of a public inquiry has said. Professor Alexis Jay was made a CBE by the Princess Royal at ...

28 Nov 2024 at 20:24

Northern Ireland

Victim of paedophile priest Malachy Finnegan receives £400,000 settlement

A 51-year-old Co Down man who was abused by the notorious paedophile priest Malachy Finnegan has received a settlement of £400,000, lawyers have said. Finnegan is alleged to have sexually abused children in the Catholic diocese of Dromore ...

22 Aug 2023 at 13:15

MBE ‘validation’ for health worker who exposed Rochdale child sex abuse ring

A former health worker who exposed a child sex abuse ring in Rochdale has said her MBE is “validation” that she “did the right thing”. Sara Rowbotham, who was depicted in the TV drama Three Girls, was presented with the honour for ...

15 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Whistleblower says Starmer ‘guilty as anyone’ over grooming gang failures

A former detective who uncovered police failings in investigating grooming gangs has said Sir Keir Starmer is “perhaps as guilty as anyone” over the failure to bring about change. Whistleblower Maggie Oliver, who resigned from ...

04 Jan 2025 at 00:04

Musk ‘knows absolutely nothing’ about grooming gangs, Jess Phillips says

Elon Musk “knows absolutely nothing” about the subject of grooming gangs, Jess Phillips has said, after the billionaire attacked her on social media. The Home Office minister suggested her life had been turned upside down and ...

07 Jan 2025 at 19:01

Reform UK would launch grooming gangs inquiry if elected, chairman says

Reform UK would launch an independent inquiry into grooming gangs if elected into power, its chairman has said. It comes after Elon Musk attacked the UK Government over the issue, saying Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ...

04 Jan 2025 at 15:29

Cooper defends Phillips as ‘fearless’ advocate after Musk criticism

The Home Secretary has defended Jess Phillips as a “fearless and formidable” advocate for sexual abuse victims after Elon Musk criticised the safeguarding minister. The billionaire X owner suggested Ms Phillips ...

05 Jan 2025 at 04:39

Former child abuse inquiry chairwoman urges Government to act over 2022 report

The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has warned against “politicising” the issue, as she urged the Government to act on the “full implementation” of reforms set out in her 2022 report. ...

06 Jan 2025 at 09:40

Starmer hits back at critics of his record on grooming gangs amid Musk row

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his record of prosecuting child grooming gangs and said those “spreading misinformation are not interested in the victims”, as he remains locked in a row with billionaire Elon ...

07 Jan 2025 at 04:56

Sir Keir Starmer hits back at Elon Musk and ‘poison of the far-right’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the online debate about child sexual exploitation was based on lies, with politicians “jumping on the bandwagon”. Responding to questions about a slew of social ...

06 Jan 2025 at 13:16

Alexis Jay: No need for new grooming gangs inquiry – ‘just get on’ with reforms

The head of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has said “the time has passed” for another lengthy examination of grooming gangs and that the row is “distracting from the issues”. ...

07 Jan 2025 at 16:35

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