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ROTHERHAM MP Sarah Champion praised the courage of those who came forward to secure Monday’s convictions and called for a national support system for survivors of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Ms Champion called for the introduction of a statutory … Continue reading
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ALL victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have access to a support service which is independent of the National Crime Agency and South Yorkshire Police. Tanya Wills and her team at the Independent Sexual Violence Advisory have supported victims … Continue reading
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Andrew Norfolk More than 420 suspected offenders are under investigation in a £100 million criminal inquiry triggered by the Rotherham sex grooming scandal, it has been revealed. The figure was released by the National Crime Agency (NCA) as seven men … Continue reading
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SEVEN men have been found guilty of child sexual exploitation (CSE) offences against five girls — and an eighth man has been cleared of all charges. Six men from Rotherham, and one from Sheffield, were found guilty of 24 offences … Continue reading
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A JURY has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of eight men accused of child sexual exploitation offences against five girls. Seven men from Rotherham, and one from Sheffield, are on trial at Sheffield Crown Court accused of … Continue reading
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A JUDGE is summing up in the trial of eight men accused of child sexual exploitation offences against five girls. The men are standing trial at Sheffield Crown Court accused of 27 counts of child sexual exploitation offences committed between … Continue reading
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By Laura Perrins October 22, 2018 Sixteen men have been jailed over the grooming and sexual abuse of Huddersfield children, it can now be reported. The abuse of the vulnerable, isolated and underage girls – the youngest of whom were … Continue reading
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A MAN accused of abducting a girl and sexually abusing her in a country park 16 years ago has told a jury the complainant “was lying then and is lying now”. The defendant — who cannot be named for legal … Continue reading
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A Rotherham MP has described new figures revealing that 3,234 offenders were jailed for child sex offences last year as ‘truly staggering’. But Sarah Champion said the Home Office figures for 2017 ‘only tell part of the story’. Of the offenders jailed, 20 … Continue reading
A MAN accused of abducting a girl and sexually abusing her in a country park 16 years ago has told a jury the complainant “was lying then and is lying now”. The defendant – who cannot be named for legal … Continue reading
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