All news on the topic: Child Sexual Abuse

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"Potential serial killer" jailed again after release despite chilling rape and murder plot
A ’potential serial killer’ who was freed from prison despite plotting the murders of women and children has now been jailed again for sickening new crimes.
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The government is in discussions with Pakistan concerning the case of the grooming gang ringleader
Shabir Ahmed, 73, who has been stripped of his British citizenship leaving him with only Pakistani nationality, cannot be deported due to a 1971 law that forbids the removal of a small group of Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK more than 50 years ago.
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Gary Glitter charged with historic child sex offences dating back to 1978
The disgraced pop star, real name Paul Gadd, 82, is accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 and three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14.
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Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed released from prison as deportation battle intensifies
The ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang – who has served 14 years in jail for multiple rapes and sexually abuse against young girls – has been released from prison as a row over his deportation deepens.
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Convicted child sex abuser Jeffrey Donaldson claimed £277,000 in MP expenses after rape charges
Child sex abuser Jeffrey Donaldson claimed more than a quarter of a million pounds in MP expenses after he had been charged with rape and other historical sex offences.
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Man, 31, charged with the murder and rape of a two-year-old girl is identified as her father
A man charged with murder and rape after a two-year-old girl was found dead has been confirmed as the toddler’s dad.
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Rochdale child rapist cannot be deported despite citizenship being revoked
A grooming gang ringleader convicted of 30 child rapes reportedly can’t be deported from the UK despite having his citizenship removed.
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Donaldson found guilty of rape and 18 child sex offences as ex-DUP leader faces jail
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of raping a woman when she was a child.
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Teacher handed whole life order for murder and sexual abuse of adopted baby son
A teacher will die in jail for the murder and sexual abuse of his adopted baby son. Teacher Jamie Varley, 37, has been sentenced to a whole life order for the murder and sexual abuse of his adopted baby, Preston Davey.
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Operation Beaconport reopens eight closed grooming gang cases after missed inquiry fears
The first eight closed grooming gang cases have been referred back to police forces for reinvestigation as part of a mammoth national review of hundreds of files where lines of inquiry may have been missed.
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Preston Davey case exposes tragic chain from killer birth mother to abusive adopters
The mum of a tragic baby sexually abused and murdered by his adopted dad is a killer schoolgirl who tortured an OAP to death.
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UK school targeted in AI child abuse blackmail scheme after pupils photos are scraped online
An all-girls school in the north of England has been targeted by criminals who used AI to turn photos featuring dozens of pupils posted online into child sexual abuse material, LBC has been told.
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Former private school teacher jailed for sexually abusing 14 pupils
A former private school teacher will spend the rest of his life in jail after he sexually assaulted 14 of his former students.
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UK launches £100m crackdown on grooming gangs as ministers vow to track down rapists and reopen hundreds of abandoned cases
Shabana Mahmood pledged to “track down the vile rapists” behind the grooming gang scandal as she announced £100m in funding for police investigations.
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Prosecutors allege D4vd’s phone contained large volume of child sexual abuse material in murder case of 14-year-old girl
Prosecutors have alleged that D4vd’s phone was full of images of child sexual abuse.
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Digital marketplace for abuse: how Meta became a battleground over child exploitation
It began with a tip-off. While reporting on the trafficking and exploitation of migrant workers in the Gulf, I was contacted by a source I had known for over a decade.
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Child abuse cases soar in UK: tech-driven offenses rise, 1,200 children protected each month
Child sexual abuse in the UK is increasing rapidly, police have reported, with 1,000 paedophile suspects being arrested each month and the number of children being rescued from harm rising by 50% in the last five years.
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“The actions of Grok and X are disgusting,” says Keir Starmer as Ofcom investigates Elon Musk’s platform
The Prime Minister has described X’s artificial intelligence, named Grok, as ’disgusting’ after it emerged the tool was being used to digitally undress people.
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Former doctor charged with 45 counts of sexual assault against 38 patients
A former doctor has been charged with committing sexual assaults against 38 individuals who were patients under his care.
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UN General Assembly demands Russia immediately return deported Ukrainian children
The move underscores years of forced transfers amid growing international concern over Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
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Russian plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan: 35 rape allegations and zero convictions
A graduate of Kuban State Medical University, who moved to Moscow, eventually became a figure in criminal chronicles, yet his criminal case has been stalled for several years in endless investigative bodies.
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Twenty-four rescuers face up to 20 years in prison for saving migrants at sea
More than 20 humanitarian workers are set to stand trial in Greece on migrant-smuggling and money-laundering charges, seven years after authorities arrested them for their work rescuing migrants and refugees at sea. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison.
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UK court hears how Jon Ruben drugged children with sedatives during summer camp “sweet game”
Summer camp leader Jon Ruben, 76, will be sentenced next year for drugging and abusing boys.
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Nursery worker UK’s Vincent Chan pleads guilty to 26 offences of sexual abuse and child indecent image charges
A nursery worker who recorded himself sexually abusing four children has pleaded guilty to 26 offenses. Vincent Chan, 45, from North London, admitted his "calculated and predatory pattern of abuse" in court on Wednesday.
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CCTV image issued as police search for man linked to harassment report
Police have issued CCTV footage after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly harassed by a stranger at Sainsbury’s. The teenager was shopping on Greens Lane in Kimberley, Nottingham, on Sunday, November 9, when she says an unknown man was staring at her.
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