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
A scoutmaster who sexually abused children between 1987 and 2010 received a 15 year jail term from Friday 10th February for the abuse of four of his victims, with an extra six years on licence. The BBC has the story here. – CBG
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The trial involving the adoptive parents accused of murdering one twin and attempting to murder the other one year ago heard the recorded testimony from the surviving twin on Tuesday 7th Febrary in court in Florida. The murder followed just over seven years of abuse detailed by the Daily Mail in their report here and…
Overnight the Daily Mail updated its reporting on Josh Powell for Wednesday 8th February’s print edition. Powell murdered his sons with a hatchet before blowing up and burning down the entire house when the children were taken to the former family home for a supervised visit. There are now three separate enquiries into this murder-suicide in Washington which…
A Los Angeles School has replaced its entire teaching staff as they deal with the aftermath of multiple charges of sexual abuse against the children. As well as facilitating the police investigation, it also covers any future charges brought against staff found to have known but failed to act about the abuse. Two teachers have…
