U.K. to Collect Ethnicity Data on All Suspects in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
A review of Britain’s so-called grooming gangs scandal had recommended the move, saying that an information “vacuum” had allowed people to “sow and spread hatred.”
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Britain Agrees to Open New Inquiry Into Child Sex Abuse
The prime minister has reversed his position on the need for a national investigation into the abuse scandal, after criticism by Elon Musk.
15 Police Officers Injured in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, After Riot Over Alleged Sexual Assault
The police said that attacks on houses and businesses in the town of Ballymena were being investigated as racially motivated, and that 15 officers had been injured.
Protest Over Sexual Assault Case in Northern Ireland Turns Violent
Officials said they were investigating the attacks on businesses and houses in Ballymena as racially motivated.
Interpol Arrests 20 Over Network That Distributed Child Sex Abuse Material
The international sweep included arrests in 12 countries across Europe and the Americas. The agency said there were also dozens of other suspects.
Police Renew Searches in Madeleine McCann Investigation in Portugal
Portuguese police are combing an area near the resort where the British girl disappeared in 2007, as German authorities continue to investigate a suspect, Christian Brückner.
UK Authorizes Rape and Human Trafficking Charges Against Andrew and Tristan Tate
The charges include allegations of human trafficking and assault, and come after a separate criminal inquiry in Romania.
French Doctor Who Sexually Abused Children Gets Maximum Sentence
Joël Le Scouarnec, a former surgeon, confessed to abusing at least 299 people, mostly children, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Some of the abuse victims expressed disappointment, saying they had hoped that Mr. Le Scouarnec would receive an ex…
Joël Le Scouarnec, French Doctor Who Molested Hundreds of Children, Is Sentenced
A former surgeon had confessed to abusing at least 299 people, mostly children, in what is considered the largest case of its kind in French history.
Could the French Pedophile Doctor Joël Le Scouarnec Have Been Stopped Earlier?
Years before Joël Le Scouarnec was charged with abusing 299 former patients, he was convicted of downloading child sexual abuse imagery.