All news on the topic: Child abuse
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Transgender sex offender Barbie Kardashian was removed from a women’s prison after admitting threats to rape child killer Tegan McGhee and a female prison officer
Kardashian was moved from the women’s prison in Limerick and placed in isolation in an area of the male prison following the self-confessed threats to McGhee as well as a female prison officer
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Former Met Police officer convicted of sexually abusing 12-year-old girl
The former police officer David Carrick, who exhibited predatory behavior, has been found guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner.
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Schoolgirl Sara Sharif was failed by officials who went to the wrong home days before her murder
Murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif was "failed by the safeguarding system" in multiple ways throughout her short life, according to a review which said her father’s domestic abuse had been overlooked and underestimated.
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Afghan TikToker jailed in UK for threatening Nigel Farage after fleeing Sweden
An Afghan TikToker who threatened to murder Nigel Farage was on the run from police in Sweden over a litany of crimes when he arrived in the UK on a small boat, the Daily Mail can reveal.
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Former Dorset teacher behind The Penguin Lessons film accused of historic child sexual abuse
The investigation reveals that Thompson, who taught at the Old Malthouse School in Dorset in the early 1970s, faces allegations from multiple former pupils of serious sexual abuse.
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AI deepfakes drive surge in online child abuse
Online child exploitation is escalating worldwide, with experts warning of a sharp increase in AI-generated sexual abuse material — including deepfakes that digitally insert children’s faces into explicit photos and videos.
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‘Boss Man’ Mohammed Zahid sentenced to 35 years for abuse of two girls in Rochdale
A grooming gang leader who thought he was ‘almost untouchable’ while raping two white schoolgirls in Rochdale has been jailed for 35 years.
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Nursery worker jailed for eight years over “sadistic” abuse of 21 babies
A 22-year-old nursery worker has been sentenced to eight years in jail after being convicted of the “sadistic” abuse of 21 babies, including pinching and pushing children and kicking one little boy in the face.
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Snapchat predator jailed for 14 years in major child abuse case
An “abhorrent” Snapchat predator has been jailed for 14 years for raping a 12-year-old girl and exploiting dozens of others in one of the UK’s biggest online child sexual abuse investigations.
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Hundreds raped, zero accountability: how South Yorkshire Police ignored and covered up child sexual abuse for years
Survivors of sexual exploitation in Rotherham have "no faith" in a police force investigating allegations its own officers took part in abuse in the town, according to solicitors.
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London nursery worker sentenced for assaulting and neglecting 24 children across two childcare centers
Former nursery worker Roksana Lecka has been convicted of abusing children as young as ten months who were left in her care.
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Starmer reverses stance on grooming gangs: Prime Minister mandates statutory inquiry following Casey report
Sir Keir Starmer will launch a statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal after resisting calls for months to implement a full national probe.
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UK may review hundreds of closed child sex abuse cases — police identify 287 potential incidents
Hundreds of historic child sex abuse cases could be re-opened after police forces carried out reviews ordered by the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to tackle grooming gangs.
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42-year-old man in Scotland sentenced for creating child pornography using AI
The 42-year-old, who is originally from Finland, used a legitimate artificial intelligence app to make indecent images of young girls being abused.
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"Living in paradise" after 54 crimes: pedophile Richard Barrow sentenced to 46 years in prison
A paedophile former scout leader who boasted about ‘living in paradise’ while spending nearly three decades on the run using a dying man’s identity has been jailed for 46 years.
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Paedophile caught after texting image of abuse instead of selfie
A paedophile who accidentally sent a child abuse image to a fishing club he wanted to join has narrowly avoided prison.
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Snooker champion Graeme Dott faces child sex abuse charges in Scotland
The allegations span between 1993 to 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region.
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Foster mum accused of trading child for monkey to expand exotic animal collection
Brenda Deutsch, allegedly a collector of exotic animals, is said to have traded an adopted daughter to someone in Texas, US, for a monkey and mistreated other children in her care.
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British charity working with children in Ukraine hired convicted paedophile
Siobhan’s Trust accused of failing to carry out proper background checks on ‘dangerous’ volunteer
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Sexual crimes, child abduction, rape: Labour MP Daniel Norris suspected of multiple offenses
A Labour MP has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences and misconduct in public office.
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‘Depraved’ mum who raped and abused children found dead in prison
A woman who sexually assaulted and abused children with a partner she met online has been discovered dead in her prison cell.
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Serial pedophile surgeon with 300 child victims kept a disturbing diary bragging about his heinous crimes
Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, was previously imprisoned for the rape and sexual assault of four victims, but he faces another trial next week after the police discovered diaries detailing hundreds of abuses.
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Shouting across the pond: Elon Musk rekindles a decade-old grooming gangs scandal in an attempt to sway British politics
As Elon Musk tries to expand his influence in the European political arena, Tesla sales throughout the continent have significantly decreased.
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Scout leader jailed was ’paedophile hiding in plain sight’ after abusing boys as young as 7
Paedophile former scout leader Ian Silvester has been jailed for 16 years after he was found to have abused boys as young as seven over the course of three decades.
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France prepares for the trial of a surgeon accused of abusing anesthetized children
A former surgeon who is accused of abusing hundreds of young patients, often while they were under anaesthetic, is set to go on trial this month in the largest child abuse trial in French history.
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