Campaign to end child sexual abuse
Finally, victims of child sexual abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour etc…. will be able to challenge sentences given. It has been a long fight to get this, but at last …. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/paedophiles-prison-sentence-unduly-lenient-scheme-stalking-a9107871.html
The first 52 mins of this radio show asks “Can Asians open up to their families about sexual abuse” – various people call in with their experiences and advice. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008h8d
This audio link from the Asian Network Reports programme on the BBC is encouraging people from the BAME community to talk to the Truth Project. Listen from 50 seconds to 5 min 20 seconds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0006q7j
Faith organisations are being looked into as part of the inquiry. All the main ones have covered up abuse that has taken place under their watch. This all needs to come out. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/02/child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-to-be-held-religious-organisations
Caryn Walker has written about her ordeal, and how she has lived to see her abusive father jailed for his crimes. Caryn has found that speaking out, is the first step in healing. Survivors need help to “find their voice”. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6351175/Mother-raped-father-shares-harrowing-details-abuse-new-book.html?ito=email_share_article-drawer
Not only are children abused, they are then punished for it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-45992408
They were found guilty, and as many of us have said, this is the tip of the iceberg. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-45980210
Jayne Senior has finally had an apology for how she was treated by the council for reporting the abuse of the girls in Rotherham. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-43836840
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has begun hearing evidence about how the Anglican Church dealt with complaints over many years. We must remember although the abuse discussed is often historical, it is still happening today, even with Safeguarding rules. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43289254
Are we starting to see the big technology platforms take online child abuse images more seriously now? Apple has stopped selling an app that was being used for child porn images. It took a while, but at last, they reacted. Its secret chat function allowed messages to self-destruct after they were sent. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42959845
