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‘Dangerous’ ex-headteacher jailed for 22 years after sexually abusing children as young as three

An 84-year-old former headteacher has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the sexual abuse of two children. David John Hampshire, Pickering, North Yorkshire,…

By Martyna Lewczuk
Grammar school teacher captured on CCTV kissing pupil banned from teaching

A grammar school teacher has been banned for life from the classroom after he was seen kissing a pupil on CCTV. Lee Fountain, 46, blamed…

By Dinya Rasool
Solihull teaching assistant could be one of UK’s most prolific sex offenders, police say

A teaching assistant has been jailed for sexual offences against several children with special educational needs and disabilities – with police believing he could have…

By Joseph Carr
Safeguarding Concerns over Foster Carer with Past Abuse Allegations

Officials in Herefordshire are facing growing criticism over the decision to place children with a foster carer who had previously been accused of multiple historic…

By Martyna Lewczuk
Justice after 27 years: ‘You have ruined countless lives’, judge tells Richard Burrows

Serial paedophile Richard Burrows has finally been brought to justice after more than 27 years on the run. I am an abuse lawyer and I…

By Elise Carnot
Forest Hill teacher Geoffrey Dolamore admits decades of abuse against boys

A teacher and children’s charity director has finally admitted sexually abusing young boys in sickening assaults that date back as far as the seventies and…

By Joseph Carr
Why the UK needs clearer rules on teacher relationships with ex pupils

The case of Daniel Roberts, a former head of music teacher banned from the profession for his relationship with a past pupil, has highlighted a…

By Joseph Carr
Medical licence revoked for anaesthetist convicted of child abuse

A former anaesthetist who sexually assaulted a young girl during her hospital stay and took intimate images of patients has been permanently removed from the…

By Elise Carnot
Deeds not words needed to tackle historical child abuse

A bid to call a public inquiry with full statutory powers into historical child abuse in Oldham has failed for a second time. Councillors in…

By Joseph Carr
Northamptonshire teacher, Robert Gould, guilty of sexual abuse against schoolchildren

A former teacher has been convicted of grooming and abusing boys in his class more than 50 years after he began preying on children. Robert…

By Abbie Hickson
Concerning delay in teaching ban after pupil relationship

The news that it took 17 years for a teacher who had admitted a sexual relationship with a pupil to be banned rings alarm bells.…

By Joseph Carr
Former Surrey art teacher Terrence Waters jailed for 14 years for child abuse

A former art teacher who “stole” the childhood innocence of his pupils by waging a decade-long campaign of sexual abuse has been jailed. Terry Waters,…

By Elise Carnot
Witness appeal –Tooting and Balham Sea Cadets

I represent a client who has instructed me that they were subjected to sexual and emotional abuse by one of the leaders of Tooting and…

By Marek Marczynski
Former Scouts leader Richard Burrows finally convicted after evading capture for 27 years

A former Scout leader and boarding school housemaster who fled police by stealing an unwell man’s identity has been convicted of nearly 100 offences, including…

By Elise Carnot
An analysis: The Football Governance Bill and Child Protection in English Football

The Football Governance Bill (“the Bill”) is currently going through parliament. At the time of writing, it is due to go to the House of Lords for the Report…

By Julia Jensen
Outrage as Church of England rejects full independent safeguarding

Campaigners have hit out at the Church of England’s decision to block fully independent safeguarding measures to protect against abuse. The Church of England’s governing…

By Emma Barrow
Former Christian camp leader David Fletcher accused of abuse and cover-up linked to John Smyth

A respected Christian camp leader who covered up paedophile John Smyth’s serial abuse has been accused of sexually abusing girls. David Fletcher led the Iwerne…

By Abbie Hickson
French court hears another sexual violence case: Surgeon accused of abusing anaesthetised children

A major child abuse trial is set to begin in Vannes, north-west France, as former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec faces allegations of sexually assaulting or…

By Elise Carnot
New laws to target AI-generated child sex abuse

The UK is set to become the first country to make AI–generated child sexual abuse images illegal. Four new laws will specifically target the use…

By Joseph Carr
Witness appeal- Abuse by Richard “Doc” Collin, former teacher at Cranleigh School, Surrey

Bolt Burdon Kemp is appealing for information about Richard Collin, a former teacher at Cranleigh School in Surrey. Pupils may have known him by the…

By Julia Jensen
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