All news on the topic: Sexual offences

A grooming gang leader who thought he was ‘almost untouchable’ while raping two white schoolgirls in Rochdale has been jailed for 35 years.

A former teacher at a Bromley school has been struck off the teaching register after being convicted of making and distributing indecent images of children.

The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has refused to be interviewed by the Metropolitan Police ahead of his pending release from prison, the force has said.

Three men found guilty of drugging and raping a young girl and “using her for their own horrendous gratification” have been jailed.

A U.S. senator unveiled legislation today intended to force the Treasury Department to release financial documents containing names of women and girls potentially trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender

The Guardian has learned that a second woman has presented her case to an inquiry regarding sexual abuse allegations against Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Ministers have pledged to deliver "the justice they deserve" to victims of sexual violence as statistics indicate that a growing number of sentences for these crimes in England and Wales are being returned to judges for being excessively lenient.

A current Met officer has been charged with several sexual offences, including rape and sexual assault.

9,544 offences were recorded last year by children aged nine or younger, but police could not take action - crimes included rapes, arson, making death threats and drug and racially motivated offences

Russell Brand has denied the allegations against him and has said his relationships were "always consensual".

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been charged with eight sexual offences against two women.

Sentencing Foden to 17 years in prison, Judge Rowlands described him as "a man looked up to by many" who had "managed to hide a dreadful secret".

Sexual offender monster Josef Fritzl will be placed under legal guardianship as a result of his dementia - but his legal team are battling against the decision.

Legal professionals also accuse the government of "a systemic failure to deliver on a core duty" - namely the protection of its citizens - as delays in justice leave people on bail "at risk of reoffending for extended periods".