Patel: Questions remain over Operation Midland
There are “outstanding questions” over the Metropolitan Police’s botched VIP child sex abuse probe, the Home Secretary has said.
Child Abuse
Charity sees 30% rise in referrals of children living with domestic abuse
Referrals of children living in homes affected by domestic abuse have increased more than 30% since the start of the pandemic, a charity has said.
Child abuse alerts from helpline up more than 50%
Referrals from a helpline about child abuse have risen more than 50% in Scotland since the coronavirus lockdown in March, new figures indicate.
Advice for adults when a child discloses abuse and how to report to NSPCC helpline
It can be very difficult for a young person to open up and speak about any abuse or neglect they are experiencing.
Former north-east football coach admits abusing another two boys
A former north-east football coach who is serving a jail sentence for child abuse has admitted sex crimes against a further two boys.
Former teacher at childcare home denies sexual abuse allegation
A former teacher at a residential childcare institution has dismissed an allegation that he sexually abused a boy at the home.
Nazareth House Child Abuse: Victims praised for courage in coming forward
Victims of child abuse at an Aberdeen orphanage have been praised for their courage in coming forward to tell an inquiry of their ordeals.
Nazareth House Child Abuse: Bathed in disinfectant
Nuns in Aberdeen used high-level cleaning solution in bathwater when new residents arrived.
Nazareth House Child Abuse: Forced to kiss dead nuns
Children were regularly humiliated and abused emotionally by nuns at Aberdeen.
Nazareth House Child Abuse: Bishop backed nuns after victims broke their silence
The former Bishop of Aberdeen publicly supported the nuns of Nazareth House after the Evening Express reported the horrific scale of the abuse.
Child abuse images circulated on encrypted apps, report claims
Images of child sexual abuse and stolen credit card data are being traded on encrypted apps such as Telegram, an investigation by the BBC claims.
Scientists aim to use database of hand photos to catch child abusers
Scientists are appealing to the public to submit photographs of their hands in the hope of developing powerful new tools to track down and convict child abusers.
Victims hit out as Aberdeen child abuser avoids jail term
A woman who remembers being hit until her hands were red raw said justice “had not been served” after her abuser was spared jail.
Aberdeen woman guilty of six historic child abuse charges
An Aberdeen woman today told how she was left “traumatised” after being assaulted as a child by a former nursery owner.
Man tells child abuse inquiry ‘I was stripped and beaten at Aberdeen children’s home’
A man stripped and beat a boy “black and blue” in an assault at a former children’s home in Aberdeen, an inquiry has heard.
Child abuse inquiry hears Nazareth House nun told Aberdeen boy he was ‘garbage’
A nun told a schoolboy “your family doesn’t want you, your country doesn’t want you” as she informed him he was to be sent from Aberdeen to Australia, an inquiry has heard.
Woman tells abuse investigation of kids being beaten by nuns at Aberdeen children’s home
A former resident of an Aberdeen children’s home has told how nuns would nip her skin and beat the children.
Aberdeen City Council sets aside more than £200,000 to assist with child abuse inquiry
Aberdeen City Council has set aside more than £200,000 to assist in the nation-wide Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI).