Abuse

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 survivor abuse documentary dorset childprotection nspcc courage sexualabuse advocacy healing

Emily Victoria’s harrowing story of enduring sexual abuse by her father from the age of two until she was 17 is now shared boldly in the documentary A Paedophile In My Family: Surviving Dad, recently released on Netflix … Read More

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 weston-super-mare abuse childprotection sexualoffence psychologicalharm justice court victimsupport sentencing law

Rodney Bunzly, a 57-year-old man from Grasmere Drive, Weston-super-Mare, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for multiple historic sexual offences against a child. His actions inflicted serious and lasting psychological … Read More

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 assault conviction sentencing victim sexualoffense justice police abuse driving weston-super-mare

James Murray, a 45-year-old man from Weston-super-Mare, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple offenses including sexual assault and perverting the course of justice. The Bristol Crown … Read More

Thursday, October 16, 2025 paedophile abuse sentencing somerset bridgwater sexualabuse victim justice police trauma

Roderick Lukins, 76, of Bell Close, Bridgwater, has been sentenced at Taunton Crown Court for sexually abusing a child. Lukins was convicted of two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, along … Read More

Saturday, October 11, 2025 conviction abuse childprotection sexualoffence court swindon chippenham bishopauckland victims justice

Michael Barker, aged 71 and currently residing in Albert Hill, Durham, has been found guilty of nine child sex offences committed between 1974 and 1997. The offences took place at various locations including Swindon, … Read More

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 crime justice sentencing somerset sexualassault drugs roadsideviolence abuse policeofficer imprisonment

September 2025 has seen Somerset courts hand down significant sentences to a range of criminals responsible for appalling acts — from horrific sexual assaults to dangerous driving and violent abuse. Here is a summary of the … Read More