Overnight, London’s Evening Standard broke the story for UK readers that Syracuse University in New York fired assistant Basketball coach Bernie Fine. Fine was already suspended when the very first allegation was disclosed. The sacking happened when a second and third allegation was made in the present day. The Daily Mail filed a follow-up today…
The Mail on Sunday reported how the Catholic Monk on the run, accused of abusing children at St Benedict’s in Ealing, West London, visited Rome at least once whilst remaining at large. The story can be read here. – CBG
Seven weeks after the 100th episode, Criminal Minds looked like it had peaked with its realistic depictions of the effects of child abuse. The 16th episode of the season, “Mosley Lane”, is the one that topped second season classic “P911” whilst retaining part of the earlier episode’s format; of stolen children helping each other, with…
Police and neighbours rescued a 10-year-old boy who was kidnapped last Sunday morning and held in an housing association property in a block used by ex-offenders. The Mail has the story here and the BBC here. – CBG
Following on from the Daily Mail story last weekend, whilst the Vatican began their own investigation into child abuse at St Benedict’s in Ealing, West London, secular and independent inquiry reporting came to an end regarding the long-running case and that report was published today, with official responses from the school’s authorities. View the stories…
The BBC’s Panorama recently examined police failings, in one case where four forces failed to track a sex offender before he abducted and murdered a child. The show has had its second repeat, so you have until Sunday 13th November to watch it on BBC iPlayer at the address below: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016n2s0/Panorama_Cops_Behaving_Badly/ …
