26/11/2009 – 16:07:58 An abuse-victims support group is calling for a criminal investigation into all those who “colluded and conspired to protect the Catholic Church” from sex-abuse allegations in the Dublin Archdiocese. One in Four has said the actions of the Gardaí and health boards as detailed in the Murphy report into clerical sex abuse, … Continue reading »

Parents across Scotland could be given new rights to know if a sex offender has access to their children, following the exposure of the country’s largest paedophile network. Ministers are considering rolling out a pilot programme in Tayside, under which the public can request background checks on those who have close contact with their children. … Continue reading »

  A former Roman Catholic priest who was extradited from America to face sexual abuse allegations today denied the charges against him. James Robinson, 72, is alleged to have committed a string of offences against young boys between 1959 and 1983 in the West Midlands and Wales. He faces a total of 22 charges, including … Continue reading »

    A SENTENCING date for a trio of child abusers – including a Nottingham woman – was fixed by a judge yesterday.  Angela Allen, 39, from Bulwell, will be sentenced along with Vanessa George, 39, from Plymouth, and Colin Blanchard, 38, of Smallbridge, Greater Manchester, after they all pleaded guilty last month to assault … Continue reading »

ISPreview By: MarkJ – (3 November, 2009 (12:00 AM)   New Zealand-based internet filtering experts at Watchdog International, which has just opened its first office in the Northern Hemisphere, claims that 88% of “UK broadband suppliers” still do not block access to images of child sexual abuse. They found that 45 ISPs in the UK … Continue reading »

The Daily Express   A SENIOR BBC producer has been charged following a police investigation into child sex abuse. He was named last night as Martyn Smith, 44, who has been charged with 14 counts of making indecent images of children.  Smith, of south-west London, appeared before magistrates in central London last month and was bailed.  … Continue reading »

Times Online Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent A Roman Catholic diocese could be forced to pay up to £8 million in compensation after a judge ruled that it was liable for running a home at the centre of a child abuse scandal. The case could last at least one more year, however, because the diocese was … Continue reading »