Child sexual abuse
A former Sinn Fein press officer, Michael McMonagle, has appeared in court again after admitting to breaching a condition of his Sex Offences Prevention Order (SOPO). McMonagle, 44, was previously jailed for 18 months in November 2022 for 14 child sex abuse offences. He was released in August 2023, but
Child sexual abuse
The 88-year-old former teacher, who is currently serving a four-year term for the sexual abuse of eight boys in the 1970s, has pleaded guilty to another indecent assault on a boy at Westland Row CBS in Dublin 2. The assault took place between July 1, 1972, and June 13, 1973,
Murder
Two prisoners, Samuel Dodsworth, 43, and PA Rashid Gedel, 25, are charged with murder over the alleged attack on Saturday morning that resulted in the death of disgraced rock star Ian Watkins at a prison in West Yorkshire. Watkins, 48, was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses when
Murder
The attack and subsequent death of pedophile rock star Ian Watkins in HMP Wakefield, West Yorkshire, has raised concerns about the dynamics between prisoners serving time for child sex offenses and the rest of the prison population. Watkins, serving a 29-year sentence, was stabbed to death at the prison on
Murder
Ian Watkins, the former frontman of rock band Lostprophets, was pronounced dead at a West Yorkshire prison after an alleged attack on October 11. Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses. Two men, Rashid Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth, have been charged with murder in separate incidents. Key
Murder
Paedophile rock star Ian Watkins died after being assaulted at HMP Wakefield on Saturday morning, October 11. Watkins was serving a 29-year prison sentence for child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby. The incident led to the imprisonment of two fellow inmates, Rashid Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth,
Murder
As the news of Ian Watkins' death in prison spread, I was reminded of the haunting words spoken by Lostprophets guitarist Mike Lewis, "Stay away from him, he's succumbed to darkness." Watkins, the troubled singer of the Welsh rock band, had been serving a 29-year
Police departments
A 63-year-old man from Southeast Washington has been sentenced to life in prison for producing child pornography, enticing a minor, and other child exploitation offenses, following a trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The defendant's abuse of his 12- and 13-year-old stepdaughter
Police departments
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed systemic organisational failure at South Yorkshire Police over the handling of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. Despite this, the IOPC concluded that no senior officer committed a criminal offense or behaved in a manner that would justify disciplinary proceedings. Solicitor David
Police departments
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed that there was "systemic organisational failure" at the South Yorkshire force over the handling of reports into non-recent child sexual abuse and exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. A solicitor representing survivors of the abuse has accused the
Police departments
A 17-year-old boy remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of rape in Sunny Hill Park, Hendon, following a serious sexual assault that was reported to police on Monday, September 15. The incident happened at around 8:30 pm, and the park was subsequently closed off as a crime
Police officers
A trans police officer has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting two minors, including one who was just 12 years old when the abuse began. James Bubb, who now identifies as Gwyn Samuels, used dating websites and apps to target his victims, including a Christian festival where he
