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Child abuse material found on VR headsets, police data shows
March 17, 2023 · By Angus Crawford, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Child abuse material found on VR headsets, police data shows Paedophiles are using VR headsets to view and store child abuse imagery, crime figures show for the first time. The NSPCC obtained the data after a Freedom of Information request to all 45 forces in the UK about numbers of child abuse image offences. It […]
Read More...Gary Glitter: Paedophile former pop star recalled to prison
March 15, 2023 · By Charley Adams, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Gary Glitter: Paedophile former pop star recalled to prison Disgraced former pop star Gary Glitter has been recalled to prison after breaching his licence conditions, the Probation Service has said. The singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was freed in February after serving half his 16-year jail term for sexually abusing three schoolgirls. His […]
Read More...German couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles on dark net
March 15, 2023 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
German couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles on dark net A woman who sold her son to paedophiles on the dark net has been jailed for 12 years and six months by a court in southern Germany. The Freiburg court also jailed her partner, the boy’s stepfather, for 12 years. The boy was nine […]
Read More...The haters and conspiracy theorists back on Twitter
March 15, 2023 · By Disinformation team, BBC Monitoring for www.bbc.com
The haters and conspiracy theorists back on Twitter Hundreds of accounts that were recently allowed back on Twitter have been spreading abuse or misinformation, a BBC investigation has found. In exclusive research, BBC Monitoring analysed over 1,100 previously banned Twitter accounts that were reinstated under new owner Elon Musk. We found evidence of problematic content […]
Read More...Nurse jailed for rape of wife, sexual abuse of daughter
March 15, 2023 · By Orla O'Donnell, Legal Affairs Correspondent for www.rte.ie
Nurse jailed for rape of wife, sexual abuse of daughter A psychiatric nurse has been jailed for 12-and-a-half years for raping his wife three times and what the judge described as a systematic pattern of repeatedly sexually assaulting his daughter, resulting in damage that could not be quantified. The sentencing judge at the Central Criminal […]
Read More...Netflix confirms three-part Gary Glitter documentary series is in production despite backlash as paedophile is released from jail after serving half 16-year term for sexually abusing three schoolgirls
March 13, 2023 · By ELLY BLAKE for www.dailymail.co.uk
Netflix confirms three-part Gary Glitter documentary series is in production despite backlash as paedophile is released from jail after serving half 16-year term for sexually abusing three schoolgirls Disgraced 1970s popstar Gary Glitter is to be the subject of a new Netflix documentary series following his release from prison after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing […]
Read More...Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks
March 13, 2023 · By Esme Stallard, Climate and Science Reporter, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty aims to help place 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, to safeguard and recuperate marine nature. The agreement was reached on Saturday evening, […]
Read More...Half of world on track to be overweight by 2035
March 10, 2023 · By Alys Davies, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Half of world on track to be overweight by 2035 More than half the world’s population will be classed as obese or overweight by 2035 if action is not taken, the World Obesity Federation warns. More than four billion people will be affected, with rates rising fastest among children, its report says. Low or middle-income […]
Read More...Democrat Maryland Mayor Arrested on 56 Child Porn-Related Charges
March 10, 2023 · By NICK GILBERTSON for www.breitbart.com
Democrat Maryland Mayor Arrested on 56 Child Porn-Related Charges The mayor of College Park, Maryland, Patrick Wojahn, was arrested Thursday on 56 child pornography possession and distribution charges. The 47-year gay Democrat faces 40 counts of possession of exploitative child material and 16 counts of distribution of exploitative child material, a press release from the […]
Read More...Shamed priest placed on sex offenders register
March 8, 2023 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Shamed priest placed on sex offenders register A priest who was convicted of sexually abusing four girls has been sentenced to 250 hours of unpaid work and put under supervision for three years. Father Neil McGarrity, 58, targeted his victims at two churches in Glasgow as well as his parish home in the city. The […]
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