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Former verger jailed for teenager sexual assaults in Hampshire and Southwark
A former cathedral verger has been jailed for sexually assaulting two teenage boys. Clive McCleester, 77, was sentenced to 16 years on Thursday after pleading guilty to 10 counts of sexual abuse. The first victim was assaulted between 1969 and 1970, when McCleester...
Yours In Scouting – Abuse Campaign
Yours In Scouting is run by those with lived experience of child abuse in The Scout Association, supported by The Good Law Project. Yours In Scouting believe that The Scout Association is not doing as much as it could to protect children, based on evidence in The...
Former gymnastics teacher from Worthing jailed on 11 counts of sexual assault against children
Norman Hogbin, 66, of Brougham Road, Worthing, was sentenced at Chichester Crown Court on Wednesday, December 21 after being found guilty of 11 counts of sexual assault against four children by a jury following a 12-day trial at Reading Crown Court, Sussex Police have...
Piers Le Cheminant convicted of 11 counts of child abuse
School and Teacher Abuse, Scouts and Charities
A retired teacher is facing jail after being convicted of sexually abusing boys at two boarding schools. Piers Le Cheminant, 77, taught at Oakwood School in Chichester and Salisbury Cathedral School between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Complaints about his...
Church of England to set up £150m fund for Redress Scheme
A £150 million fund is being set up for victims of church-related abuse, the Church of England has announced. The Church said it is “truly sorry for its past failings relating to safeguarding” as proposed details for its national redress scheme for survivors were...
Scouts: Millions paid out over UK abuse in last 10 years
Millions of pounds have been paid out in the last ten years to people who were abused in the Scouts, lawyers say. BBC File on 4 contacted 13 law firms who specialise in child abuse claims, and data from the eight that responded revealed more than £6m had been paid out...
Government announce plans to set up abuse redress scheme
And 'plans' they are...Where is the timeline? The proposed structure? The initial draft? IICA spent 7 years and spoke to over 7000 survivors of abuse in order to enable the Government to put in place a clear and concise approach affording survivors justice and...
Remedy Law instructed to investigate gestational diabetes error – Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
A hospital trust has apologised to pregnant patients over possible errors during gestational diabetes testing. The trust, which includes Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, has written to patients with gestational diabetes regarding a possible error in the amount of...
Remedy Law secure maximum award for Scotland Redress Applicant
Remedy Law are delighted to have secured a maximum award of £100,000 for a survivor of abuse who sought assistance for their Scotland Redress application. Additionally, the individual received 100% of their compensation with no deductions. Scotland’s Redress Scheme is...
Ex-Royal Ballet star is jailed for five more years after sexually abusing girl pupils
A former Royal Ballet star who was jailed in 2019 for sexually abused his child dance pupils has had his sentence extended after a fourth victim came forward. Disgraced dancer Stephen Beagley, 65, who danced with Freddie Mercury, Joan Collins and Wayne...
A FORMER scoutmaster has been jailed for 16 years for sexually abusing boys in his care
Andrew Gibson, 84, of Weston-super-Mare, used his position of trust, first as a scoutmaster and later as a warden on Lundy Island, to abuse his victims. He was sentenced yesterday (Tuesday, June 7) at Bristol Crown Court for offences against five different victims,...
Man jailed for 11 years for non-recent child sex offences – Remedy Law Instructed
Local Authority and Foster Parent
Following an investigation by the Thames Valley Police Child Abuse Investigation Unit, a man has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment after he was convicted of a string of non-recent sex offences against children. Gerald Raffell, aged 74, of West View Road in...
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