Urging Respect for Retail Workers on Boxing Day Thursday, December 26, 2024 boxing day retail respect shop workers local business abuse assault security grant scheme mp Local MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, Dan Norris, is urging the public to be respectful to retail workers on Boxing Day. Concerned about potential tensions during the busy sales period, Norris emphasized the need for … Read More
Man Jailed for Grooming and Exploiting a Vulnerable Child Saturday, December 21, 2024 exploitation grooming sentencing abuse justice victim vulnerable sexual police support Craig Coney, 37, from Devizes, has been handed a nine-year prison sentence for sexually exploiting a vulnerable 15-year-old girl in Wiltshire. He was found guilty of treating the victim as if they were in a relationship for … Read More
Survivor finds closure as abuser is brought to justice Saturday, September 21, 2024 abuse victim justice assault survivor trauma prison impact closure bravery A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of non-recent indecent assaults against a child. Edmund Hennessy, aged 72, was convicted of one count of indecent assault against a child under the … Read More
Confession of Former Teacher Leads to Lifetime Ban from Teaching Wednesday, August 14, 2024 teacher confession ban abuse images sentencing remorse prohibition lifetime A former teacher, Paul Welch, confessed to downloading hundreds of child abuse images and was found with indecent photos, including the most serious abuse Category A. He also had a video of a pupil’s body part on his work … Read More