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Former Hampshire police officer Gerard Hutchings charged with sexual offences

Gerard Hutchings, a former police officer who worked in Hampshire has been charged with 29 offences of sexual misconduct relating to 18 complainants. The alleged…

By Joseph Carr
One year after the final report published by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

It has been one year since the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published their final report in October 2022. What was the report?…

By Emma Barrow
Lancashire teacher Kerry Dale jailed for abusing pupil

Kerry Dale, a teacher at Glenburn Sports College in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, has been sent to prison for seven years after being convicted of abusing a…

By Joseph Carr
The routes to justice for abuse survivors: Is a criminal or civil case best for…

When someone has sadly been abused and makes the brave decision to seek justice, the first (and often, only) option they think of is to…

By Emma Barrow
Former Scout leader admits recent sexual offences after secretly filming children and adults

A former Scout leader has admitted sexual offences against children. Ian Butcher, 55, of Ipswich, admitted taking and possessing indecent images of children and voyeurism…

By Marek Marczynski
Staffordshire Teacher Michael Pedley prohibited from teaching for abusing pupils

Michael Pedley, a teacher at Needwood School for Partial Hearing in the 1980s, has been prevented from teaching indefinitely in England after a Teaching Regulation…

By Joseph Carr
Abuse at special schools for ‘maladjusted’ children: Keith Figes sentenced

A boarding school worker jailed for sexual offences from the 1960s shows it’s never too late for victims to seek justice. A predatory boarding school…

By Helen Bates
Sussex teacher James Stromfield convicted of abusing pupil

James Stromfield, a mathematics teacher at a Sussex secondary school, has been sent to prison for 12 years after being convicted of abusing a 15-year-old…

By Joseph Carr
Child Protection Officer Alexander Ralls convicted of sexual abuse of pupils at Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate

According to the BBC, Alexander Charles Ralls, now age 47, has been convicted of over 40 sexual offences. He has been found guilty at Bradford…

By Julia Jensen
Russell Brand accused of rape and sexual assault

According to a collaborative investigation launched by the Times, four women have come forward with serious allegations against comedian Russell Brand, accusing him of emotional…

By Thomas Beale
Nottinghamshire Scout leader, Jonathan Withey jailed for sexually abusing two children

Ex-Scout leader, Jonathan Withey has been jailed for abusing a boy and girl after meeting them at a scout camp in 1997. Withey was 16…

By Jessica Standley
Russell Tillson, sentenced for sexually abusing two pupils at Tonbridge School, Kent

Russell Tillson was convicted last month of sexually abusing two pupils at a prestigious boarding school, Tonbridge School in Kent. Tillson has now been sentenced…

By Jessica Standley
Witness appeal – abuse by John T. Hughes, teacher from Kent

I represent a client in respect of sexual and emotional abuse they suffered at the hands of Mr John T. Hughes in the early 1970s.…

By Marek Marczynski
Ex-football coach Anthony Pickering facing new sexual abuse charges

Ex-football coach, Anthony Pickering, appeared at Carlise Crown Court earlier this week over new sexual abuse charges. The charges relate to allegations of sexual assaults…

By Marek Marczynski
Police appeal to Wakefield scouts following allegations of childhood abuse in 1960s

West Yorkshire Police have appealed for members of scout groups in Wakefield in the 1960s to come forward with any information they may have in…

By Abbie Hickson
Man sentenced for sexually assaulting girl in Derby Primark

A man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a girl in a Primark store in Derby. Jaspal Garcha, 50, denied the assault but was convicted…

By Emma Ferguson-Law
Patrick Devaney evades sentencing at Bristol Crown Court for a third time

It was a sad and disappointing day at Bristol Crown Court today for our clients who were abused as children by Patrick Devaney at Eastwood…

By Emma Ferguson-Law
UK Police forces allow hundreds of sex offenders to go missing

Police forces across the UK have lost track of hundreds of paedophiles and rapists. A recent Freedom of Information request released data that 503 convicted sex offenders have slipped…

By Saphra Ross
The inquiry into honour-based abuse: a call for change

Honour-based abuse (HBA) is a crime committed by an individual to protect or defend the ‘honour’ of a family or community.  The abuse can take…

By Emma Barrow
Stuart May, Former Scout leader from Birmingham, sentenced

On 13 July 2023, Stuart May, a former Scout leader was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court to 8 years and 9 months in prison. May…

By Marek Marczynski
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