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Victims’ commissioner among those to welcome inquiry but ex-chief crown prosecutor says ‘only criminal investigations can bring real accountability’The national inquiry into grooming gangs “must be fearless in confronting uncomfortable truths” after to…
Public inquiry will examine repeated failures that prevented abuse against children being properly investigatedCasey report forces Starmer’s hand on issue that has haunted Labour for decadesA culture of “blindness, ignorance and prejudice” led to repea…
Yvette Cooper tells parliament that Louise Casey audit found some cases were downgraded from rape to lesser charges ‘because 13- to 15-year-old is perceived to have consented’Starmer launches new grooming gangs investigationIn his interview on the Sky …
PM forced to cave in to clamour for statutory inquiry despite earlier dismissing them as amplifying far right demandsThe news emerged in a notably low-key way: a speculative question to Keir Starmer during his Q&A with reporters on the way to the G…
Jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts for 50 offences committed by the men between 2001 and 2006Seven men who groomed and treated as “sex slaves” two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale have been found guilty of multiple sex offences.A long running …
Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggestsMen who engage in the online “manosphere” and the content of Andrew Tate are often able to express a “strong comm…
Olorato Mongale, allegedly killed by man she went on date with, is latest victim of violence against womenA wave of anger and frustration has gripped South Africa after the murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, allegedly by a man she went on a date wi…
Family of woman raped and killed in London park welcome overruling of decision not to hold misconduct hearingTwo Metropolitan police officers are facing misconduct proceedings over an alleged failure to safeguard a woman raped and killed in a park, aft…
Higgins decries pushback against ‘the very idea that sexual violence deserves to be taken seriously’ in first speech since returning to public lifeAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBr…
Exclusive: Trial giving right to request review of evidence by different prosecutor could be extended to all of England and WalesVictims of rape and serious sexual assault who face their cases being dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service will be give…