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BBC File on 4 investigates the failings of the Church of England in relation to…

BBC News and BBC File on 4 has aired their investigation into the church’s cover-up and protection of David Tudor, the former vicar who sexually…

By Emma Barrow
CCTV footage captures shocking abuse of autistic children at Walthamstow school

Over the past week, shocking footage has been revealed by the BBC of vulnerable pupils being abused at a school for pupils with special educational…

By Joseph Carr
Witness appeal - abuse by the late Stephen Alan Livesey, Maidstone District Scout Leader

I represent a number of clients who have instructed me that they were subjected to sexual, physical and emotional abuse by their Scout Leader Stephen…

By Joseph Carr
Scout leader Ian Charles Silvester guilty of 79 child abuse offences

Former scout master Ian Charles Silvester has been found guilty of sexually abusing children as young as seven over three decades. The 60-year-old was convicted…

By Siobhán Crawford
Witness appeal – abuse by primary school teacher Mr Joseph Birtles

I represent a client who was subjected to sexual abuse by his Year 4 teacher Mr Joseph Birtles at Kensington Primary School, Manor Park, London,…

By Emma Barrow
Former PC, Dean Dempster sentenced for sexually assaulting six-year-old girl.

A former police officer has been sentenced to nine years for child sex offences. Dean Dempster, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault…

By Racheal Alake
Welby’s resignation - a pivotal moment for the Church of England after failures to protect…

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned today over a report that found the Church of England covered up a barrister’s shocking abuse of boys…

By Joseph Carr
Brentwood School teacher and St Laurence Church choirmaster, David Pickthall, sentenced to 18 years for…

David Pickthall was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Chelmsford Crown Court on 11 November 2024. The Court heard how Pickthall would abuse his…

By Siobhán Crawford
Former teacher and choirmaster David Pickthall admits abusing children

A choirmaster and teacher who was awarded an MBE has admitted sexually abusing children. David Pickthall pleaded guilty to nearly 40 offences perpetrated upon many…

By Siobhán Crawford
Teacher at private schools admits sexual abuse and exploitation of children

A private school teacher has been branded “a predator of the worst kind” after admitting the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Sam Phillips, a…

By Joseph Carr
Hugh Nelson’s AI child abuse conviction shows we must urgently update our tech laws

The UK’s first conviction for using artificial intelligence to create explicit images of children shows an urgent need to tighten laws around misusing technology. Hugh…

By Abbie Hickson
Church of England vicar accused of child sexual abuse is prohibited from ministry for life

BBK is appealing for witnesses after the Revd David Tudor was barred for life from the ministry over allegations of child sexual abuse. The Church…

By Emma Barrow
Ex-Lancing College teacher sentenced over child sex offences

A former private school teacher who shared images of his students with paedophiles has been sentenced. Nick Baldock, 46, of West Sussex, pleaded guilty to…

By Elise Carnot
Catfish child abuser first to be sentenced in UK for manslaughter of victim in a…

*Warning descriptions of child abuse and suicide below* A prolific paedophile who caused a 12-year-old girl to take her own life has been jailed for…

By Joseph Carr
Former Scouts leader, Ian Silvester, accused of 83 counts of sexual abuse

A former Scouts leader has been accused of 83 counts of sexual abuse against boys and young men. Ian Silvester, 60, is alleged to have…

By Racheal Alake
Former headteacher jailed for indecent images of children admits new charges

A former headteacher who was jailed for child sex offences six years ago has admitted making indecent images of children. Timothy Moule, 53, of Telford,…

By Martyna Lewczuk
Witness appeal: Abuse by House Father Ronald Cooper at Leeways children’s home

Bolt Burdon Kemp is appealing for information about Ronald Cooper, the House Father at Leeways children’s home in south London, who was convicted of child…

By Julia Jensen
Man who used AI to create child sexual abuse images convicted in ‘landmark’ case

A man who used AI to turn photographs of real children into child sexual abuse images before selling them to paedophiles has been convicted in…

By Hayley Chapman-Todd
Growing demand for AI-generated abuse revealed – with offenders wrongly thinking it’s victimless

A new study has revealed an increasing trend among paedophiles to create and share child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using artificial intelligence. Anglia Ruskin University…

By Martyna Lewczuk
Former Lancing College teacher Nick Baldock charged with sexual assault

A former private school teacher has been charged with child sexual offences. Nick Baldock, 46, is accused of offences against six pupils of Lancing College…

By Joseph Carr
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