A nursery worker who had already been reported by co-workers has been jailed for life with a 15-year minimum term for raping a toddler and filming the attack on a mobile phone. Other charges involved the online grooming of twenty-two girls aged 12 to 15. This story was reported in The Sun but their website…
Single Handed is an Anglo-Irish police drama featuring Owen McConnel as Sergeant Jack Driscoll, member of the Irish Garda police force who takes over his retired father’s patrol patch in the Connemara region of Ireland. The Lost Boys is the two-part series 4 opener for the UK showings of the drama, though ITV in the…
The Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), launched in 1994 by Scott Berkowitz in association with Tori Amos, 17 years ago as of the middle of the week. To see the events lined up to mark the anniversary the link is here but there’s a general campaign asking for a donation of USD 17….
The British free telephone service Childline will face cuts when 20% of the volunteer workforce will be withdrawn from the charity. 75 salaried positions will also be made redundant. We’ll comment on this story later, right now the Mail on Sunday has the main story here. – CBG
Another short e-book for your consideration. In Let’s Play House, Hannah introduces us to 6 survivors and/or childhood offenders in their own words. In one sense, this book could be a bit difficult to read. There are stories told by people who offended as children, taking advantage of younger children. I recognize that not every…
Following up on our story yesterday, News International has announced that The News of The World, first published in 1843, is to close this Sunday 10th July 2011. The final edition will have no ads following the mass withdrawal by companies and charities and all proceeds will go to a charity that is yet to…
