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Historic Abuse: Gary Glitter ordered to pay £508k to sexual abuse victim

Gary Glitter, 80, has been ordered to pay £508,800 to a victim he abused when she was just 12 years old.   The shamed singer was jailed in 2015 for historic sexual abuse charges against three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. Although he was released last year, he was recalled back to jail less than…

Historic Abuse: Seven men found guilty of sexually abusing Rotherham girls in care

Seven men have been found guilty of a string of sex offences against young girls in care in the early 2000s.   This week, Sheffield Crown Court heard how two teenage girls, who were aged between 11 and 16 at the time, were often picked up from their children’s home in Rotherham, plied with cannabis…

Catholic priest jailed for decade of historic sex abuse against young boys 

A Catholic priest has been jailed for a second time, after abusing young boys for more than a decade.   Father James Finbar Murphy, who held posts at Sydenham, New Addington, South Croydon and Streatham abused at least 11 boys in his care, aged from just five between 1975 and 1988.     He was initially jailed in 2000…

Child Abuse Awareness Month

Every year, April is recognised as Child Abuse Awareness Month to highlight how important it is to prevent violence against children and educate families, carers and adults on spotting the signs of abuse.   Child abuse can affect a person for life and can be initiated by both strangers and adults that the child knows and trusts.…

Eastenders historic abuse storyline advised by End Violence Against Women

Eastenders aired an hour-long special episode last night (18th of April 2024), featuring a storyline where a female character was sexually abused by her church pastor.   Many people will have tuned into Eastenders hour long episode last night, which saw one of the characters, Yolanda Trueman, sexually assaulted by Pastor Clayton. For those who…

Caldey Island: Review into alleged historic child sex abuse by monks on Welsh island announced

An historic abbey on a remote Welsh island is at the heart of a major child abuse scandal after claims that more than 50 children were sexually abused by Catholic Monks in the 1970s and 80s.   The allegations relate back to incidents that reportedly occurred on Caldey Island, Wales which is renowned for its …