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Spain footballer Jenni Hermoso’s powerful testimony that abuse is abuse, even in sport

As I have been reading about the investigation and Spanish court proceedings into the conduct by former football federation president, Luis Rubiales, I have been…

By Julia Jensen
Steven McNally, former Scout leader and housemaster sentenced to 26 years for abusing children

Steven McNally was a housemaster at Nazareth House in Nottingham, which was run by the Sisters of Nazareth Catholic order. He was also a Scout…

By Marek Marczynski
Wolverhampton teacher Edward Philips-Smith jailed for abusing pupils

Edward Philips-Smith, who was known as ‘Father Eddie’ and was a chaplain at St Peter’s Collegiate School (now Academy) in Wolverhampton, has been sent to…

By Joseph Carr
Prestigious music conductor charged with child sexual offences

World-renowned classical music conductor Jan Latham-Koenig has been charged with child sexual offences. Latham-Koenig, 70, who has conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was awarded…

By Emma Barrow
Headteacher charged with allegations of child sexual abuse

Neil Foden, who has been suspended from his role as a Head Teacher, has now appeared at Mold Crown Court charged with a total of…

By Joseph Carr
Ex- Army Cadet Leader, Stephen Finnigan, sentenced to 29.5 years

Stephen Finnigan, age 63, has today been sentenced to 29 years and 6 months’ imprisonment at Liverpool Crown Court for 29 sexual offences against boys…

By Julia Jensen
BBK secures six-figure award for sexual abuse survivor at High Court

A woman who was abused by her grandfather has been awarded more than £300,000 in compensation after Bolt Burdon Kemp took the case to the…

By David McClenaghan
Former Eastbourne teacher and football referee jailed for indecently assaulting young boy

A former teacher and football referee has been jailed after multiple counts of indecent assault on a young boy. Peter Turner, 65, was described as…

By Olivia Ward
Care home worker, William James, sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse of residents

Support worker, William James, who has previously been known as Stephen Umney, has been sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse of vulnerable residents…

By Julia Jensen
Scout Association overhauls safeguarding procedures after years of sexual abuse claims

The Scout Association is strengthening its safeguarding measures after a campaign by abuse survivors. My experience acting for scout abuse survivors proves how important these…

By Abbie Hickson
Teacher at Eton College charged with sexual offences against pupil

News broke yesterday that Jacob Leland, a former teacher at Eton College, has been charged with 14 counts of sexual offences against a teenage boy…

By Joseph Carr
Witness appeal – abuse by Reverend Roy Wynne-Green, clergyman from Torquay

I represent a client who has instructed me that they were subjected to sexual and emotional abuse by Reverend Roy Wynne-Green between 1972 and 1976…

By Joseph Carr
Doctor found guilty of sexual assault at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe General Hospital

Salman Qureshi has been found guilty of two counts of historic sexual assault against women at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe General Hospital. Qureshi pleaded…

By Abbie Hickson
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
City Watchdog must do more to stamp down on sexual harassment in firms, MPs told

This year, a record number of sexual misconduct allegations have emerged from women working in financial services, as misogynistic attitudes have spread through various industries…

By Thomas Beale
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
Labour minister pledges to double employment claim time limit and end 'motherhood penalty'

Labour minister Anneliese Dodds pledged to double the time limit to bring claims to an employment tribunal in a move I believe would benefit both…

By Thomas Beale
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
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