Blackpool Couple and Ex-Wife On Trial For Child Sexual Abuse
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
A Blackpool couple are currently on trial for multiple accusations of historical child abuse against a number of children. The alleged abuse is said to span decades, consisting of several different types of physical and sexual abuse towards children. The ex-wife of the husband to the accused couple is also on trial. Peter Garsden, Head of
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Allegations of child abuse are ‘inaccurate’ says Janner’s daughter
Tuesday, 02 August 2016
Marion Janner, daughter of the late Greville Janner, has said in a television interview that she has “never” questioned her father’s innocence and is “absolutely” convinced his name will be cleared. Child abuse allegations Allegations of child abuse by the late Lord Janner of Braunstone, QC, first emerged publicly in 1991; however, it was deemed
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Lord Janner Appears in Court Over Child Sex Abuse Charges
Friday, 14 August 2015
Lord Janner has appeared in court for the first time over historical child sex abuse charges. The BBC reported that 87 year old Janner, who has dementia, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for less than a minute. Lord Janner faces 22 charges spanning the 1960s to the 1980s and was told his case would be
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What Will the Historic Child Abuse Inquiry Opening Achieve?
Thursday, 09 July 2015
Almost a year to the day on Thursday this week, the wide ranging Historical Child Abuse Inquiry will finally open its doors, ironically, some 5 days after Independence Day in the United States. I say ironically because complaints about the independence of 2 proposed Chairs – Baroness Butler-Sloss, and Fiona Woolf have resulted in their
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Jimmy Savile child abuse – what will the ‘final lessons learnt’ be?
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
The woman tasked to oversee investigations into Jimmy Savile child abuse within the NHS is expected to publish her final report sometime this week. Kate Lampard, a former practising barrister and former Deputy Chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service, was appointed by the Secretary of State in October 2012 to provide independent oversight of three
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Rotherham child abuse scandal – the true horror exposed
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Following an investigation into the Rotherham child abuse scandal, Council leader Roger Stone has announced that he is to step down with immediate effect. He said: “I think it is only right that I, as leader, take responsibility on behalf of the council for the historic failings that are so clearly described in the report.”
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