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Figures revealed by Lincolnshire Police show that 366 crimes were resolved using community resolutions last year of which 143 were for incidents involving violence without injury. The other 223 cases included the sexual assault of a young child alongside a religiously aggravated assault with numerous other violent incidents involving injury. These cases were dealt with […]

A man has appeared in Stafford Crown Court on rape charges relating to an offence carried out in 1989. The victim, who was 17-years-old at the time, caught a train from Shrewsbury intending to travel to Wellington. She missed her stop and got off at Telford. She had no money with her but a taxi […]

The Government has introduced a new Bill in Parliament that will make ‘upskirting’ a specific criminal offence. The practice typically involves offenders taking a picture under a person’s clothing without them knowing, with the intention of viewing their genitals or buttocks. The Bill would insert a new offence under Section 67 of the Sexual Offences […]

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published details of the findings of its recently conducted review into rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) cases. The review involved a reassessment of all cases in England and Wales in which someone had been charged with rape or serious sexual assault. It was carried out after concerns were raised […]

A long-running operation investigating allegations of historic abuse in the care system in North Wales has led to the arrest and conviction of a former Deputy Principal of a private children’s home. Bryan Davies, who is now 71, has been found guilty of 20 offences of buggery and indecent assault on eight boys aged between […]

 An investigation by the National Crime Agency, working together with the Kenyan Police Child Protection Unit, has resulted in the conviction of a pensioner for sexual abuse.  Over a period of around 20 years, the 72-year-old made friends with a number of families living in a remote Kenyan village. He financially sponsored several of the […]