Posted in October 2009 …

New arrests after child sex probe

Published Date: 30 October 2009 By ALAN McEWEN TWO more men have been charged by police investigating Scotland’s worst-ever paedophile ring, it emerged today. A former headteacher at a Fife school and a Lothians man have both been accused of possession of child abuse images. And four other men from the Lothians have also been … Continue reading »

Two ringleaders of child abuse network jailed for life

Men led largest paedophile ring in Scotland, responsible for 125,000 images and videos and abuse of friends’ children Severin Carrell, Scotland correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 29 October 2009 13.43 GMT  Lothian and Borders police handout photos of James Rennie (left) and Neil Strachan, the two ringleaders of Scotland’s biggest paedophile gang, who were jailed for life … Continue reading »

Diocese to pay $4M for abuse

  Settlement with alleged victim is second-largest individual sum in Catholic priest scandal Posted: October 29, 2009 – 12:16am   By Dana Clark Felty The Catholic Diocese of Savannah has agreed to pay more than $4 million to the alleged victim of an abusive former priest in order to avoid going to trial. The Diocese released … Continue reading »

The Faces of Child Abuse

  New national report highlights child deaths Reese Coleman lived just 4 months before he was shaken to death by his father in Mandan, N.D., in February 2006. By: Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald   Reese Coleman lived just 4 months before he was shaken to death by his father in Mandan, N.D., in February … Continue reading »

Wales warned about child protection meaures

   by Madeleine Brindley,   DISTURBING gaps in the services meant to protect children from abuse have been identified across Wales. Three major reports compiled in the wake of the Baby Peter tragedy have raised concerns about the ability of all statutory services to properly safeguard children in the long-term. The reports, by the Care … Continue reading »