February, 2018
Syria war: Scores of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes
February 22, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed at least 100 people including 20 children in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, rescue teams and monitors say. This would make Monday one of the deadliest days for the district since it came under siege in 2013. The Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White […]
Read More...‘We are no longer afraid of you’: Barry Bennell’s victims speak out
February 22, 2018 · By Guardian staff for www.theguardian.com
Men abused by former football coach say he preyed on them as ‘little boys with a dream’ Three of Barry Bennell’s victims have made emotional statements outside Liverpool crown court after the former football coach was convicted of a total of 50 offences against boys. Micky Fallon, who said Bennell had preyed on “little boys […]
Read More...Matthew Falder: How global taskforce caught Birmingham paedophile
February 21, 2018 · By Jessica Labhart for www.bbc.com
A university lecturer who blackmailed people he met online into sending him degrading photos including acts of paedophilia has been jailed for 32 years. Dr Matthew Falder’s conviction is thought to be the first UK prosecution related to sadistic “hurtcore” material located on the dark web. It follows a four-year, worldwide investigation involving security services […]
Read More...Florida students to march on Washington in call for gun reform
February 21, 2018 · By www.msn.com
Students who survived a mass shooting at their Florida school on Sunday announced plans to march on Washington in a bid to “shame” lawmakers into reforming laws that make powerful firearms readily available. The “March for our Lives” will take place on March 24, with sister marches planned across the country, a group of students […]
Read More...Pakistani Catholics mourn iconic activist’s death
February 21, 2018 · By Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore for www.ucanews.com
Asma Jahangir was a fearless campaigner for human rights, particularly those of women and minority groups The Catholic Church in Pakistan has joined the nation in mourning the death of Asma Jahangir, an iconic rights activist. Known for fearlessly supporting women and minority groups, she criticized draconian anti-blasphemy laws as well as the politicization of […]
Read More...Paul O’Neill jailed after directing child abuse in the Philippines
February 20, 2018 ·
A former teacher who paid men to abuse children as young as four in the Philippines while he watched online has been jailed for life. Paul O’Neill, 57, from Nottinghamshire, ordered the abuse in advance, giving specific instructions on what he wanted to see, Nottingham Crown Court heard. He admitted three counts of rape and […]
Read More...Children as young as two rescued from Philippine cybersex abuse dens
February 20, 2018 ·
Bangkok: A mother has been arrested in the Philippines after she allegedly spent five years sending sexually explicit images of her two daughters to an Australian paedophile in the country’s booming cybersex industry. The youngest daughter was only 10 when Stephen James Sheriff, 46, of Cairns, started sending money to her mother in Mandaue City […]
Read More...Child pimp and molester sentenced to life in prison
February 19, 2018 · By Lian Buan for www.rappler.com
Policemen call Jerrie Arraz a ‘demon’ and details of what he did to his victims convince a Quezon City judge that he is one MANILA, Philippines – Jerrie Arraz pimped young girls to foreign clients, forced them to pose naked for the webcam, fed them to perverts, had sex with them while clients looked on. […]
Read More...Judges can’t be trusted on sex crimes sentencing – Sinn Féin
February 19, 2018 · By Marie O'Halloran for www.irishtimes.com
The public does not trust judges to deliver appropriate punishments for sexual crimes, Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald has claimed in the Dáil. The Dublin Central TD said that a “recent high profile case has brought the Judiciary into disrepute”. Ms McDonald called for the introduction of a sentencing council to include representatives […]
Read More...Online grooming: Fund gardaí to hunt paedophiles – One in Four
February 19, 2018 ·
Citizen justice by vigilantes is tackling problems unsolved by authorities, argue some Vigilante action against paedophiles has dominated international headlines in recent days, but police worry about the implications of citizen justice, and not just in Ireland. “I don’t know where to start with what’s wrong with this behaviour. My biggest concern is they get […]
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