Guardian article featuring raped police officer
The Guardian ran an article yesterday regarding an anonymous police officer who was raped and his reaction to colleagues and the system in general. You can read it here.
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Following CBG’s post about a priest convicted of covering up sexual abuse, I received an email informing me of a blog post written by Alan Collins, a UK solicitor who specializes in abuse claims. In it, he provides a recap of the case, and what it means going forward. Granted, as a solicitor part of…
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The British Government has announced UKP 1.2million for a fund aimed at helping the teenage girl victims of street gangs who are routinely raped and abused upon joining. BBC London has the story here on its site with input from a survivor that founded her own charity to tackle the problem. – CBG
Last Thursday the independent island of Jersey (among the Channel Islands next to, but not part of, the UK) announced that historical victims of abuse in its children’s care homes or other state-run institutions would be able to apply for compensation of up to UKP 60,000 (USD 96,100 approx) The BBC’s original story is here…
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