Child protection
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Royal commission into Mangrove Mountain Ashram hears that its second-in-command had sex with young boy and later had child with him
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Woman known as Shishy cries as she tells royal commission how her abuse became more violent as the children in NSW compound grew older
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A magistrate has told the inquest into Luke Batty’s death, Greg Anderson’s behaviour alarmed her and indicated Luke was at risk
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Child born with lifelong damage after excessive drinking by mother is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation, court rules
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Woman tells abuse inquiry yoga guru Satyananda Saraswati subjected her to violent sexual acts but she didn’t speak up because she would have been branded a criminal
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Public interest of releasing children commission’s report outweighed by stronger public interest of protecting the integrity of its processes, Ian Gray decides
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Royal commission told how children were sent on patrols at Mangrove Mountain ashram to find people having sex
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After the Bristol case, a local head explains how widespread the issue is and how few resources there are to help affected pupils
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Satyananda Yoga Ashram apologises to victims at the royal commission eight months after threatening legal action over their online posts
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73-year-old to serve at least 11 years for offences against 18 boys and one girl at his care homes between 1968 and 1991
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Man who died after killing son Luke at cricket training is heard in recording disputing whether he harmed Luke’s mother and the validity of charges relating to child abuse images
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Legal aid cuts now mean it can be incredibly difficult for victims of domestic violence to get help and protection when threatened by an abusive partner – and lives are being lost as a result
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Children of Birmingham woman, who said she was off to Asda and put 14-year-old son in charge, are living with grandparents
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Court hears Cambridge paedophile Myles Bradbury escaped detection for four years because parents trusted him
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Story of victims – some in care – can be told after final group of seven men is convicted of systematic abuse of teenagers
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Police say the 30-year-old woman has admitted to putting the infant down the drain, knowing it may kill him
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Vahey drugged and abused boys while working at Southbank International, where he had been hired by Terry Hedger
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John Allen found guilty on 33 counts of sexually assaulting youngsters in north Wales from late sixties to early nineties
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One victim describes her flat being used as a drug-dealing base and says she had no control over who came there
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With second group of convictions, story can be told of the sexual abuse of teens – some in local authority care – often for money
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16-year-old victim – rehomed by social workers to a flat in Bristol – was sexually abused; her 14-year-old sister was also raped
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Several medical practitioners with question marks against their record have been employed in Australian immigration detention centres
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Local authorities in England were looking after 68,110 children in March 2013 – a 14% increase since 2008
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Edited extracts from exchanges between William Vahey and Terry Hedger, then Southbank International’s headmaster
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Eleanor Laws QC described the 73-year-old as a formidable presence who made children feel like there was no way out
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Report says a ‘clear pattern of intrinsically inappropriate conduct’ emerged that was enough for the school to have stopped Vahey
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Suspects aged between 16 and 47 are being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to commit sexual acts with a child
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Prominent Australians, including Bryan Brown and Ita Buttrose, highlight the plight of incarcerated children with song We’re Better Than This
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Five talking points from the College of Social Work’s regional conference in Bristol
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Domestic abuse: a public sector issue Domestic violence: how services come together to support high risk victims
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Guardian journalist Louise Tickle was given exclusive access to a multi-agency risk assessment conference
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Royal commission told when police returned to Hutchins school to arrest music teacher and headmaster, they had left Australia
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Children in care or members of gangs most at risk of exploitation according to in-depth investigation by city council
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The Paedophile Next Door depicts man admitting attraction, but never having committed a crime, to highlight issue of abuse
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Former principal blames newspaper’s coverage for his school’s failure to apologise over reports of sexual assault
Topics
- Children (Society)
- Social care
- Crime
- New South Wales
- Royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse
- Rape
- Bristol
- Schools
- Domestic violence
- London
- Victoria
- Wales
- Crime - Australia
- Sydney
- Secondary schools
- Religion
- Australian immigration and asylum
- Melbourne
- Christmas Island
- Children (Social Care Network)
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