Yesterday seven men were jailed for operating a paedophile ring abusing girls, some of whom had attempted to report to police or social services but were turned away. The BBC has the general report here . The Guardian followed up with its own take here plus one of their Comment Is Free columns has been…
Over the weekend video of the police breaking in to rescuse the three abductees Cleveland was released. Following the kidnapper’s charging and the reaction of his family, the women have since appealed for privacy, showing the media has learned zero from Jaycee Lee Dugard’s rescue and return in how to treat victims of this specific…
How Do We Stop Child Abuse? tags: CA For Cleveland Victims, Trust and Comfort May Be First Steps in Healing tags: CA Children and PTSD tags: CA Bullying in the Culture of Sport Coaching, Part II tags: CA Sports Video on sex abuse: Animated short helps kids with tough topic tags: CA Posted from Diigo….
Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck, who at the height of his fame appeared more often on Independent Television (ITV) in the UK than the BBC, was the latest person to be interviewed by the police in their enquiry. The BBC has the story here but the risk is that the parallel enquiry to that of Jimmy Savile may end up in…
The Head of the US Air Force’s Taskforce designed to try to reduce sexual assault in its ranks was arrested and charged with groping a woman. Since the Air Force has removed him from his post whilst the charges take their course, it’s not as much of a PR disaster as the media thinks. These are…
Normally you read “Like X for Charity Y” all the time on Facebook, or you have encouragement to change your profile picture. I’ve always thought this gesture did nothing to help anyone in a practical sense. Now Unicef agrees, launching its “Likes Don’t Save Lives” campaign. It’s not about child abuse directly and Unicef might leave…
