In The Limelight: Does Celebrity Status Protect Abusers?
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
In October 2012, it was revealed in an ITV documentary that Jimmy Savile had sexually abused 4 women. What came next was an unprecedented landslide of claims of sexual abuse stretching a 60 year span and Jimmy Savile was far from being the only perpetrator. But what has been learned from the thousands of cases
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Simpson Millar solicitors secures compensation for client abused by Retired policeman Jeffrey Lake
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Child Abuse Solicitor Peter Garsden of national law firm Simpson Millar has secured £500,000 in compensation for his client, a 61 year old female who as a child endured many years of sexual and physical abuse. The case was heard against convicted child abuser Jeffrey Lake at Burnley Crown Court on 7th September 2017. The
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How Safe Is Your Child Online?
Wednesday, 06 September 2017
County Durham based paedophile, Paul Leighton, has been arrested and jailed for 16 years for child sex abuse charges. He had never met his abuse victims. This particular case demonstrates the need of the evolution of understanding in the law for online child sex abuse. Lead Abuse solicitor, Peter Garsden, explains the case and provides
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