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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
An ex-Scout Master has been jailed for historic sexual abuse against two young boys in the Eighties. Steven Chadwick left one of his victims so…
A former priest who was bound by a sexual harm prevention order has admitted to discussing having sex with children in online chat rooms. Timothy…
A senior teacher and safeguarding manager has been permanently banned from teaching after requesting explicit photos of a pupil. Michael Lee, a former assistant headteacher…
A science teacher has been banned from the teaching profession after having sex with a 16 year old pupil. Robert Hanna, 46, a science teacher…
Two former South Yorkshire Police officers have been arrested following allegations of historic sexual offences. The incidents, which include attempted rape and indecent assault, allegedly…
BBC News and BBC File on 4 has aired their investigation into the church’s cover-up and protection of David Tudor, the former vicar who sexually…
Over the past week, shocking footage has been revealed by the BBC of vulnerable pupils being abused at a school for pupils with special educational…
I represent a number of clients who have instructed me that they were subjected to sexual, physical and emotional abuse by their Scout Leader Stephen…
Former scout master Ian Charles Silvester has been found guilty of sexually abusing children as young as seven over three decades. The 60-year-old was convicted…
I represent a client who was subjected to sexual abuse by his Year 4 teacher Mr Joseph Birtles at Kensington Primary School, Manor Park, London,…
A former police officer has been sentenced to nine years for child sex offences. Dean Dempster, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault…
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned today over a report that found the Church of England covered up a barrister’s shocking abuse of boys…
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