"Over many decades, the Church of England failed to protect children and young people from sexual abusers, instead facilitating a culture where perpetrators could hide and victims faced barriers to disclosure that many could not overcome."
The Westminster strand of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse said institutions turned ‘a blind eye’ to allegations over decades.
The inquiry found a disparity between the high number of registered sex offenders and the low number of such orders banning foreign travel being made.
A lawyer representing Rotherham child abuse victims said the PM had “juvenile thinking."
For me it beggars belief that the crime of child sexual abuse could be seen as anything other than serious in any interpretation of the law, yet it seems it is not considered serious when it comes to double jeopardy legislation.
Children must finally have the confidence that if they report abuse their disclosure will not be ignored.
MI5 files have revealed for the first time what many suspected. Margaret Thatcher was aware of alleged sexual offences by her Private Parliamentary Secretary Sir Peter Morrison yet chose to defend him. Testimony as well as documents MI5 have handed to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) suggest ...
The Westminster stage of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has heard shocking allegations of cover ups by political parties, police and the prosecution service. Today an investigation opened into “whether Westminster institutions have failed and whether indeed they are still failing to protect children from child sex abuse.” ...
Daniel Janner QC made the comments before the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse began hearing evidence from alleged victims of a paedophile sex ring.
“The Home Office published reports about corporal punishment in approved schools … they analysed with charts and graphs how useful lashing was to stop boys from running away. “Nobody asked why the boys were running away … This was state-approved and sanctioned child abuse and it was universally known of.”
The Archbishop of Westminster became the first cardinal in British history to testify under oath as he was questioned by the counsel for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) today at a hearing in central London. The investigation into how institutions in England and Wales handled their duty ...
England’s most senior Catholic clergyman, Cardinal Vincent Nichols is to face questions at the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) today. The Archbishop of Westminster was due to appear last month, but pulled out of the central London inquiry due to ill health. He will face questions from the ...
Over four decades after boys taught at a Home Office approved school taken over by Devon County Council were brutalised and abused in a horrific regime, the local authority that should have looked out for them as children has finally apologised. The apology was read out at the Independent Inquiry ...
“A civil justice system that allows local authorities and insurance companies to cover up sexual abuse of children, to protect reputations and save money, is neither civil nor is it just”
By Nigel O’Mara Nigel O’Mara is a veteran campaigner for child abuse survivors. He has waived his right to anonymity as a core participant in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. Please imagine the scene.... even though it's not nice... your child is abused in school by a teacher. ...
Father Bernard Green admitted indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy at one of the world's most famous Roman Catholic public boarding schools in 1995.
Abuse Inquiry shared our personal emails, but taking funds away from our inquiry is punishing us twice: Core participant hits out as Child Abuse Inquiry fined £200K for major data breach By Nigel O’Mara Nigel O’Mara is a veteran campaigner for child abuse survivors. He has waived his right to ...
Child abuse survivors who grew up in 'hellholes' run by the Home Office and other institutions have been 'ignored', their 'complaints and accounts sidelined', the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales (IICSA) heard today. The Home Office, local authorities, their insurance companies, police and social workers ...
“All too often institutions are prioritising the reputation of political leaders or the reputation of their staff, or avoiding legal liability, claims or insurance implications, over the welfare of children and tackling child sexual abuse,” the inquiry established to examine how institutions in England and Wales handled their duty to protect children from ...
Paul Sinclair shows me a small scar above his left ear. As a child in care, there is evidence that brain experiments were conducted on him and others with no consent. Paul’s history in care was marked by shocking abuse and violence from the staff entrusted with his childhood. ...
The experts revealed that there are surprisingly high numbers of female paedophiles who abuse kids online - who account for up to a third of all groomings.