Paedophile loses human rights court challenge
The courts found that the interests of the child has a priority over the interests of a paedophile – which can only be the right judgement. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53416056
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Online grooming during lockdown
With children spending more time on their devices during lockdown, this has provided increased opportunities for online grooming – our children need to be protected from this. Talk to your children. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-52999552/coronavirus-fears-over-online-grooming-of-children-in-lockdown
As a society, we find it difficult to talk about sexual abuse of children within the family environment. This makes it hard to protect them. This report covers this. https://www.csacentre.org.uk/resources/blog/learning-lessons-on-intra-familial-child-sexual-abuse/
Can you believe they are only now trying to introduce a law that prohibits abusers from questioning their victims in family court! Progress is so slow, but it is moving forward. How can it be sped up?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53173266
Coronavirus: Increased risk of online child sexual abuse
It is not only online child sexual abuse that will increase, the actual rape and abuse of children is able to be carried out unchecked, with the children not going into school each day. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-52962266
Speaking openly about how I was abused made me feel less alone
We should not underestimate the power of talking. Paul Stewart said if there was open dialogue in society about this type of abuse, it would make it easier for children to speak out when something happens to them.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/18/speaking-openly-about-how-i-was-abused-made-me-feel-less-alone
Perpetrators of CSA use sport as cover, inquiry finds
We already knew this, but let’s hope the Truth Project will show how these perpetrators work, so children can be protected, and told what is normal vs NOT NORMAL behaviour. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/18/perpetrators-of-child-sexual-abuse-use-sport-as-cover-inquiry-finds
‘My search for the boy in a child abuse video’
Eye opening look at the reality of trying to find the children that are being raped in the online videos, as well as the abusers. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-51680410
How the net closed on Oxford’s grooming gang
As we have said before, this is happening in every city, and most towns. We need to resource the police to investigate and charge these organised abusers who have ruined the lives of thousands of girls and boys. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-51467518
Tech giants should screen all content for child abuse, says inquiry
There is technology available to do this, but the tech companies think the public will not accept it. If people knew there are nearly 14 million images on the internet of children being raped and abused, I think the public would accept this needs to be done. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/12/tech-giants-should-screen-content-child-abuse-says-inquiry/
