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Karen Matthews Guilty of Shannon Kidnap
The mother of Shannon Matthews has been found guilty of charges relating to her daughter's disappearance.
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Father Stephen Pickering 'made' child porn photos
A Father-of-four who hoarded hundreds of images of child pornography on his computer has avoided a jail sentence.
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Primary school headmaster Andrew Melville was part of child porn ring
Andrew Melville, 47, a married father-of-three, was exposed when police seized his computers after a tip-off.
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Former Police Officer Colin Ralph Murray downloaded child porn
A FORMER police officer had downloaded more than 500 vile, pornographic images of children, some as young as three, from the internet.
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Spalding rapist Russell Andrew fails to get jail term reduced
A man who raped and assaulted young children and was caught with more than 150,000 child porn images has failed in an appeal against his 17-year jail term.
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Ex-headmaster Andrew Melville admits child porn
A former primary school headmaster from East Lothian has admitted charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.
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Paedophile Rachata Burasite caught after grooming 13-year-old within Gaia Online
A British paedophile who groomed a 13-year-old girl for sex in ?virtual world? has been caught after he attempted to meet her in person.
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Christopher Stubbings, Paedophile network chief, is jailed
A paedophile who amassed more than 200,000 computer images and thousands of videos of children being sexually abused was sent to jail indefinitely yesterday.
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Wheelchair pervert David Bennie jailed for decade of child abuse
A wheelchair-bound paedophile has been jailed for four years for a decade of sex attacks.
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Internet ban for Mark Rolland Seel overturned
A Norwich man banned from the internet after he was jailed for downloading child porn onto his mobile phone had the order overturned by top judges.
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Sex predator Kevin King 'groomed' 14-year-old girl
A Sex predator is facing a jail term for grooming a young girl after he met her on an internet website designed for vulnerable people.
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Former town Mayor Stewart Brown appears in court
A former mayor of Hebden Royd appeared in court today in relation to child porn offences.
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Rapist and Incenst Father given Life Sentence
A man who fathered nine children by raping his two daughters over many years has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 19-and-a half years.
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Chester man Robert Brown possessed almost 16,000 indecent images of children
A Crown Court judge has jailed a Chester man for having more than 15,900 indecent images and videos of children on his computer.
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Watchdog group cites video games for sex and violence
Gang members slitting the throats of their rivals and beating up strippers. Combatants hacking away with chain saw-equipped assault rifles. Football players taking steroids and celebrating game victories with hookers. Those images flicker across the screen in some of the 10 video games that a media watchdog group warns should be avoided by kids and teens under 17.
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'Swirl Face' Christopher Paul Neil Gets Six More Years in Thai Court
A Canadian paedophile who was tracked down after 'swirled' images of him were unscrambled has been convicted of abusing a second child.
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John Atkinson Jailed for 16 Years on Child Sex Charges
A County Down man who raped a girl and also sexually abused her sister has been jailed for 16 years at Belfast Crown court.
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Children speak out against sexual exploitation
Children from around the world are speaking out against sexual exploitation and internet and video pornography, and are calling on authorities to better protect them and future generations from abuse on Universal Children's Day today.
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Fire Chief Frank Sheehan had laptop stolen days before allegations surfaced
The West Midlands chief fire officer who resigned after he was arrested on child porn allegations had his laptop stolen days before the arrest, it has been claimed.
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Shannon Accused Michael Donovan 'felt threatened'
The man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews told police her mother paid him to look after the nine-year-old and then threatened him, a court heard.
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Paedophile Nigel Tummon 'should hang'
The dad of a seven-year-old Tilehurst girl targeted by this paedophile said ?he should hang for his crimes?.
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Frank Sheehan, chief fire officer of West Midlands Fire Service, Quits after Child Porn Arrest
The chief fire officer of West Midlands Fire Service has quit his job after being arrested on suspicion of making indecent images of children.
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Eight years for Andrew Bond who groomed boy, 14, before rape and abuse
An amateur weather forecaster from Exeter who groomed a teenager on the internet and then twice raped him has been jailed for eight and a half years.
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Paedophile Terence Bower caught by webcam jailed indefinitely
A PAEDOPHILE caught sexually assaulting the two-year-old daughter of family friends on a webcam has been jailed indefinitely.
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Leeds paedophile Terence Bower gave two-year-old girl sexually transmitted disease
A paedophile caught on camera sexually abusing a two-year-old girl has been jailed indefinitely.
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Boy collapses after playing World of Warcraft for 24 hours straight
A schoolboy collapsed and went into convulsions after playing a new version of the World of Warcraft computer game for 24 hours straight.
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Social workers suspended in computer porn probe
Four senior social workers responsible for child protection are at the centre of a computer porn investigation.
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Radio DJ Barry Bethell "put hand in my knickers", claims 12-year-old girl
A 12-YEAR-old girl has told a court how a former radio DJ gave her a cuddle and put his hand in her knickers.
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Ballet dancer Zanythe Harrison grooms girl, 14, for sex acts on webcam
A ballet dancer has admitted grooming a 14-year-old schoolgirl to perform webcam sex shows for paedophiles all over the world, the Sunday Mail can reveal.
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Websites increase 'cyber bullying'
Sites such as Facebook and YouTube are increasing the chances of cyber bullying of young people on the web, it has been claimed.
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Shannon Matthews' accused Michael Donovan 'is a bit creepy'
The niece of the man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews said her uncle was a fantasist and a "bit creepy", Leeds Crown Court has heard.
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Probation for Police Office William Neil McGonigle Caught Taking Photos of Children
A policeman who downloaded indecent images of children has been given three years probation.
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Paedophile Paul Woodward offered boys drugs
A music teacher from a school in Sevenoaks who offered young boys cash, drugs and alcohol to perform sex acts has been given an indefinite jail sentence.
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Paedophile Scout leader Stuart Harris Jailed after Fleeing to New York
A scout leader who fled to New York after he was arrested for sex offences has been jailed indefinitely after admitting he sexually assaulted boys.
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Sex assault social worker Kevin Mence jailed
A social worker in Cambridgeshire has been jailed for 16 months for a sex assault on a 12-year-old girl.
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Jailed Paedophile David Cullen 'must never be freed'
A convicted paedophile who raped a 10-year-old boy while out on bail should spend the rest of his life in jail, a children's charity has said.
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Gary Glitter hit 'recommended for GCSE project'
A number one chart hit by convicted paedophile Gary Glitter appeared on a GCSE music assignment as suggested listening for students, it was reported today.
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Missing Shannon Matthews 'drugged' in flat
Missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews had been drugged and subdued in the flat where she was found, a court has heard.
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Baby porn man Raymond Anthony Evans faces prison term
A Port Talbot man has been jailed for serious offences of child pornography ? some involving babies.
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Web paedophile David Murdoch had 1,000-plus indecent images
A web paedophile caught with more than 1,000 indecent images of children, including an "instructional video" on how to abuse babies, has been jailed for 16 months.
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Cambridge University academic Dr Nicholas Hammond caught with child porn is allowed to KEEP his job!
Cambridge University is allowing an academic to keep his job despite a conviction for possessing sickening pornographic images of children.
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Hypnotherapist Peter Knight 'kept photos of abuse victims', court hears
A woman allegedly abused as a child by a hypnotherapist in Birmingham was encouraged to carry on with ?spiritual massages? after he showed her photos of other women he claimed had help from him.
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New computer to help police tackle child pornography
POLICE in the North who have to spend dozens of hours each week sifting through graphic images of child pornography will be helped in their work by a new computer.
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Underwear fetishist Steven Atkinson sentenced for disturbing behaviour
A workman who rifled through his female customers' drawers and stole their underwear was given a suspended jail sentence today.
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Child porn shame don Dr Nicholas Hammond keeps job
A CHILD protection charity has slammed Cambridge University for allowing an academic convicted of possessing sexual images of two-dayold babies to return to work.
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Child porn shame actor Chris Langham on stage again 11 months after jail release
Disgraced actor Chris Langham has made his first stage appearance nearly 11 months year after being released from jail, it emerged today.
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Anger Over the Judge who Freed Paedophile David Cullen
Child protection groups were in uproar last night after a controversial judge freed a convicted paedophile - who then raped a 10-year-old boy.
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'Crusader' Anthony Donaldson had 2,900 child porn images
A man who claimed he was on a crusade to expose child abusers has been warned he faces prison after being found with 2,900 images of child pornography on his computer.
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Paedophile David Cullen raped boy after being given bail
A convicted paedophile raped a 10-year-old boy after he was granted bail while facing a string of child sex offences.
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Village support for child porn offender Aston Dalzell Piper
Prominent Kintbury villagers label man convicted of downloading child porn "a pillar of the community"
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Child porn offender Ivor Gilfillan could be free within weeks
A SENIOR radiographer at Altnagelvin, sentenced to 18 months for downloading pornographic images of children, may walk free from prison within a matter of weeks.
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Kids bypass school internet security controls
A security vendor survey has revealed widespread access to inappropriate web content at school, highlighting a need to do more to protect pupils online.
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The Depraved World of Jihadi Child Porn
Besides their well-known penchant for anti-Semitism, misogyny and nihilistic violence, Muslim extremists are also gaining a disturbing reputation among British security agencies as collectors of child pornography.
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Youngsters 'want adult supervision on internet' says Ofsted
Almost half of all children want adults to supervise them when they use the internet, a report by Ofsted, the school inspectors, indicates.
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Jail for child porn radiographer Ivor Gilfillan
A radiographer at Altnagelvin hospital in Londonderry who downloaded 26,000 indecent images of children has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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