child abuse

Boy was groomed on social media and then hired out for sex by Hawthorne

Dominic Gover Jun 06, 2014

The inmates were raped and ordered to perform sexual acts on each other.

Simi John May 29, 2014

Wendy Hopkins jailed for a year after being found guilty of perverting course of justice.

Samantha Payne May 28, 2014

A network of religious orders against human trafficking says the World Cup in Brazil will encourage an increase in child prostitution.

Fiona Keating May 24, 2014

A new research gives hope to identify paedophiles through brain scan.

Sanskrity Sinha May 22, 2014

Buenos Aires members of Santa Muerte cult beat, starved and locked up girl in squalid conditions

Ludovica Iaccino Apr 17, 2014

Beheaded toddler is believed to be a case of Muti murder.

Ludovica Iaccino Apr 07, 2014

Hardened police officers shocked by couple's maltreatment of children aged eight, five and three.

Mar 22, 2014

Al-Ghamdi was sentenced to eight years in prison for raping and killing five-year-old daughter Lama; he claims he 'doubted her virginity'.

Ludovica Iaccino Mar 10, 2014

Mayor of London calls for children at risk of 'crazy stuff' hate indoctrination to be taken into care

Ewan Palmer Mar 03, 2014

Russian parents or guardians who put their children in beauty contests could face fines.

Lydia Smith Feb 18, 2014

Former teacher who pleaded guilty to two underage sex assaults posed for photos at sporting event.

Ludovica Iaccino Feb 12, 2014

Undercover Daily Telegraph reporters told by unregulated counsellors abortion could increase chance of breast cancer.

Lydia Smith Feb 11, 2014

Peter Wright sentenced to eight years for historical sex crimes against children at Buckinghamshire prep school.

Lydia Smith Feb 06, 2014

In an open letter, Dylan Farrow renews claims that she was sexually molested by film director Woody Allen when she was seven years old.

Fiona Keating Feb 02, 2014

With one in three girls sexually harassed, Labour proposes amendment to Children and Families Bill.

Lydia Smith Jan 27, 2014

Over 959 teachers and staff accused of having a relationship with a pupil in the past five years.

Lydia Smith Jan 16, 2014

Recorded sex crimes against children under 11 in England and Wales went up by 16% last year.

Lydia Smith Jan 13, 2014

The Historical Institutional Abuse inquiry will start to investigate 434 claims of abuse in children's homes and juvenile justice centres.

Lydia Smith Jan 13, 2014

Alleged victim accuses senior politicians of sexual abuse during the 1980s.

Jan 12, 2014

London accountant allegedly used internet to direct months of abuse against mistress's child in Norway.

Tom Porter Jan 04, 2014

Zooming in on high-res photos of pupils could provide police with vital clues.

Tom Porter Dec 28, 2013

John Batholomew targeted autistic boy at Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington.

Dominic Gover Dec 04, 2013

Toddler from Terrasson in France may never have seen daylight locked in car boot.

Dominic Gover Oct 28, 2013

A report looking at current trends in production of child abuse material highlights live streaming as a particular problem.

David Gilbert Oct 16, 2013

A child was sexually attacked every 20 minutes in 2011 according to recent figures.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 04, 2012