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Prescot cheerleader coach groomed and abused girls
A cheerleading coach who sexually abused girls and sent them child abuse images has been jailed for 15 years Tom Walsh, 37, of Prescot, admitted multiple counts of sexual abuse against three girls at Bolton Crown Court. Walsh, of Shaw Lane, also admitted possession...
Nicholas Brooks – Meoncross School teacher guilty of non-recent sexual offences against a school pupil
Paedophile Nicholas Brooks, now 71 and of Park Gate, was a teacher at Meoncross School in Stubbington at the time of the offences, which took place between 2008 and 2011. The allegations came to light after a woman approached police in 2020 to report abuse she...
Former social worker sexually abused boys he was paid to care for
Local Authority and Foster Parent
A former social worker from Weston-super-Mare has been jailed for sexually abusing two boys in the 1970s and 1980s. Raymond Poyner, 73, pleaded guilty to indecent assault, committed while he was working as a social worker, and was sentenced at North Somerset...
More dancers allege body-shaming and bullying at ballet schools
Dozens more ballet dancers have described body-shaming and bullying at schools across the UK, following a BBC investigation earlier this year. One ex-Elmhurst Ballet School student says she was shut in a room by staff while having a mental health crisis. Another...
Nigel Saddington – Ex-Portsmouth cadet leader Royal Navy chief petty officer due in court over sex offences against boys
Nigel Saddington, 68, of Bracknell Road in Bagshot, Surrey, but who used to live in Spenlow Close in Buckland, Portsmouth, has been issued a summons to appear in court in relation to seven counts of indecent assault, two counts of buggery, and one count of...
Scout abuse survivors call for improved safeguarding – Mandatory reporting is required
Survivors have told LBC that repeated calls on the group to improve safeguarding have fallen on deaf ears and now measures including mandatory reporting are needed to stop the abuse. The Scouts have paid out millions in court settlements to survivors over the last...
Maurice Lambell – Boarding school employee jailed for sexual abuse
A former staff member of a boarding school who sexually abused five boys there has been jailed for 25 years. Maurice Lambell was sentenced after failing to turn up to a 3 October hearing where his co-accused Keith Figes was jailed for 27 years. Lambell, an...
Dudley hospital admits errors prior to woman losing baby
Clinical Negligence, Medical Negligence
A hospital trust has admitted a series of procedural errors during the care of a pregnant woman who lost her baby. Bereaved Jessica Doman Lees said her "world crumbled" when baby Pippa died at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley in May. Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust...
Keith Figes jailed for 27 years for boarding school abuse
A predatory paedophile responsible for a "campaign of rape against children" has been jailed for 27 years for abusing boys at a boarding school. Keith Figes was a "housefather" at Berrow Wood School in Worcestershire and supposed to look after children with...
Alexander Ralls jailed for abusing Queen Ethelburga pupils
A FORMER staff member at a school near York who sexually abused pupils has been jailed for 16 years. Alexander Ralls, now 47, held child protection and safeguarding posts while working at Queen Ethelburga’s College, Bradford Crown Court heard. During a four...
When can Cerebral Palsy be caused by Medical Negligence?
To prove cerebral palsy and clinical negligence, you will need to show that: • The medical professional breached their duty of care. This means that they failed to provide the standard of care that a reasonable medical professional would have provided in the same...
Nottinghamshire scout leader jailed for sexually abusing children
A former Nottinghamshire scout leader has been jailed for sexually abusing two children. Nottinghamshire Police said Jonathan Withey abused a boy and a girl after meeting them at a scout camp in 1997. Withey, of Tindall Close, Chilwell, was jailed for 16 years at...
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