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Devon football coach charged with sex abuse A man from Devon, Tony Mitchell, is facing charges of sexually abusing children. The youth football coach, now in his 70s, has been bailed. On 11th February 2014 he will appear before the

Over recent years the Catholic Church has become embroiled in a series of allegations of serious sexual abuse, causing the institution itself to suffer enormous damage to its credibility and threatening its very survival. Our abuse compensation team alone has

John Bidmead, a 65 year old paedophile from Devon, who was caught with what police estimate to be over one million indecent images and movies of children has pleaded guilty to child abuse. The sheer magnitude of this horrific case

We look at the liability of Local Authorities for ‘failure to remove’ abuse victims. There have been a number cases reported in the media over recent years criticising Social Services for a lack of intervention where neglect or abuse is

Operation Pallial: One year on Operation Pallial was launched in November 2012 with the task of investigating historical allegations of abuse involving a number of children’s homes in North Wales. The investigations centred around the former Bryn Estyn children’s home

Ex-BBC presenter Michael Souter Sent to Prison for 26 Sexual Offences Further Victims Expected to Come Forward to Claim Compensation Michael Souter has been sentenced to 22 years for 26 sexual offences including indecent assault, indecency with a child, serious

Child abuse specialist, Rachel Thain, welcomes the publication of new guidelines for prosecutors in child abuse cases The Director of Public Prosecutions has published new guidelines for prosecutors. The guidelines are intended to help prosecutors minimise the trauma suffered by

Trainee Legal Executive, Jasmine Butler, looks at the compensation available to victims of abuse Abuse is unfortunately a stark reality for many people in Britain. Victims can be left feeling ashamed, vulnerable and too scared to confide in anyone. They

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Child abuse in schools: The victim’s perspective In the light of Mervyn Rush’s conviction in Norfolk we look at child abuse in schools from the point of view of the victim and ask whether any good is likely to come