Stories – A Child Is Crying

Calls to online child sexual abuse watchdog up 45% in September

Dianah Walker — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:18:03 +0000

If you see child abuse material online, you can anonymously report it to iwf.org.uk. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/oct/30/calls-to-online-child-sexual-abuse-watchdog-up-45-in-september

Cardinal Vincent Nichols criticised over leadership, and shows no remorse.

Dianah Walker — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:50:59 +0000

The pope said Child Sexual Abuse has to be dealt with, yet keeps people that have covered it up and ignored it, in their job – ACTIONS NOT WORDS are needed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54889033

Lockdown child sexual abuse ‘hidden by under-reporting’

Dianah Walker — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:54:41 +0000

It doesn’t bear thinking about, what abused children will have suffered during this lockdown – but think about it we must – someone must … https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54169197

St Andrews abuse survivors: ‘The mood isn’t just senseless outrage’

Dianah Walker — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:54:19 +0000

Students set up an instagram account to allow people to share their stories of assault, and it is changing how it is dealt with by the University …. more of this please. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/17/st-andrews-survivors-the-mood-isnt-just-senseless-outrage

Paedophile loses human rights court challenge

Dianah Walker — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:14:18 +0000

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

Online grooming during lockdown

Dianah Walker — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:53:31 +0000

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

Dianah Walker — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:19:37 +0000

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

Dianah Walker — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:09:08 +0000

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

Dianah Walker — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:44:56 +0000

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

Dianah Walker — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:34:12 +0000

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