Sentences with word «paedophile»

Pope Francis has apologised for insisting victims of paedophile priests show «proof», saying he realises now it was a «slap in the face» to victims that he never intended.

«I'm not sure whether he thought it was someone connected to the group [the alleged paedophile ring in Westminster] or the intelligence services,» he continued.

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In a related story, I read that a British convicted paedophile who was found guilty of sexually assaulting an eight year old girl a few years ago, was then only sentenced to «community order.»

Parents and teachers will be able to access information about paedophiles in their area as part of a pilot scheme to be announced by John Reid, the Home Secretary.

«Toothless» monitoring of convicted paedophile priests meant they were able to continue leading Anglican Church services even after being banned from doing so, an inquiry heard.

I refer, first, to the media obloquy heaped on the head of the Irish primate Cardinal Sean Brady for not reporting a Catholic priest for paedophile offences 40 years ago even though it was not his responsibility to do so; and, secondly, to the sentencing to varying terms of imprisonment of nine Muslims for the gross sexual exploitation of a group of wretched, helpless, underage girls.

Fewer than 5 % of abusive priests could be classed as paedophiles because most of their victims were between ages 11 and 14.»

On 28 July, The Guardian reported that the News of the World hacked into the voicemail of media campaigner Sara Payne, whose eight - year - old daughter, Sarah Payne, was murdered in West Sussex by paedophile Roy Whiting, in July 2000.

Clarifying his comments on the Jeremy Vine Show, Mr Fury said that he did not equate two consenting adults having sex with paedophiles.

Pope Francis has accused victims of Chile's most notorious paedophile of slander - an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal...

His Liberal Democrat counterpart added: «Of course every measure should be taken to protect children from paedophiles, but this should never topple into vigilantism.»

The News of the World has been campaigning for a new right for parents to know about paedophiles in their neighbourhood since the murder of eight - year - old Sarah Payne six years ago.

But there is one recurrent story from which, if I am honest, I have repeatedly averted my gaze when considering what to write about in these columns: the seemingly never - ending story of the world - wide pandemic of paedophile scandals among the Catholic clergy, and the apparently universal practice of episcopal cover - up, involving as it did (I use the past tense hopefully) a - to put it mildly - less than adequate concern with the sufferings of the victims.

«The arrest of 660 suspected paedophiles by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the safeguarding of hundreds of vulnerable children is welcome news».

Lord Brittan has defended his handling of a dossier alleging paedophile activity in Westminster when he was home secretary in the 1980s.

This is not simply because his presence has become a reminder of the cover - up of paedophile abuse by priests, but also because it illustrates a continuing problem: that, after all this time, Cardinal Brady just doesn't get it.

The aggressive paedophile movement of the 1970s, which sought to sanitise and decriminalise paedophilia, began within and was fostered by the movements for homosexual equality.

The Daily Mail reported: «A legal watchdog is investigating a crown court judge after he was accused of behaving as though «influenced by alcohol» during a trial in which an alleged paedophile was freed.

The independent report, published today, blames a a culture of complacency at the authority, which allowed paedophile rings to prey on vulnerable children in the area.

It seems incredible to think of it now, but in this country, quite respectable people (some of whom later became senior politicians) campaigned for «paedophile rights».

Paedophile Action for Liberation grew out of PIE.

February 20 — Former coach Barry Bennell, the serial paedophile whose sickening treatment of aspiring youngsters mainly in the 1980s rocked British football, was sentenced to 31 years in jail on Monday for 50 counts of child sexual abuse.

A spokesperson for the Mail said: «For ten weeks now the Mail has repeatedly asked three leading Labour figures to answer questions about the involvement of the NCCL, a body in which they played leading roles, with a vile paedophile group.

Parents are to be told how many paedophiles are living in their local area, under new trials to introduce a version of «Megan's Law» in the UK.

It is the latest example of how paedophile priests appear to have been facilitated by the Catholic Church authorities in continuing their criminal behaviour.

Without knowing precisely what is planned, its supporters loyally give media interviews promising to catch paedophiles and terrorists.

Gary Speed stayed over at paedophile football coach Barry Bennell's home but was «too clever» to be a victim of abuse, his dad has suggested.

Geoffrey Dickens warned other campaigners against child sex abuse they could be targeted by «powerful people», years after he handed in information about an alleged Westminster paedophile ring.

She said the list of convicted paedophiles published in the campaign was a bit harsh, as they'd got the criteria wrong, but says the overall «mechanic» was «the right thing to do».

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Neighbours of disgraced paedophile Rolf Harris are selling up their multimillion pound riverside homes in disgust after he returned from prison

A 1980s dossier claiming paedophile activity at Westminster may have mysteriously gone missing but the questions still remain.

Gary Speed stayed paedophile coach Barry Bennell home but was too clever be victim abuse, his dad has suggested ex-wales.

Its director had done his research about the best way to break paedophile rings, but Peter still really, really hated this one.

Cardinal Pell has admitted to Australia's national inquiry into child abuse that the Catholic Church has made «enormous mistakes» in the way it handled paedophile priests and accusations from children.

There was considerable coverage of horrors such as the Catholic paedophile scandals and the misbehaviour of prominent evangelicals like Ted Haggard.

He journeys compassionately with his heartbroken parishioners; even suspected paedophile Joe Miller, who everyone else refuses to visit in prison.

But this, clearly, is going to be a most profitable line of attack, just as Pope Benedict's alleged failure to confront paedophile scandals continued to be the main line of attack during his pontificate.

While church leaders have long blasted the media for exposing paedophiles in their ranks, Francis thanked news organisations for respecting the confidentiality of those victims who came forward to testify, while «respecting the right of citizens to information».

She questioned the former Bishop of Lewes at the public hearing in London on Monday over paedophile priests Roy Cotton, his friend Colin Pritchard, Gordon Rideout, Jonathan Graves and Robert Coles - who all operated in the Diocese.

If correct the figure would mean around 8,000 priests are paedophiles worldwide out of a total number of 414,000.

By «get it» I mean that he still seems to believe that he personally behaved appropriately in the circumstances by which the late Father Brendan Smyth, a rapacious paedophile of almost unimaginable moral corruption, was tacitly permitted by the Church to continue brutally abusingchildren for 40 years, long after the ecclesiastical authorities knew what he was up to.»