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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history': the inside story of the Medomsley scandal

Young was born in Newcastle, in 1959. At two, he was taken into care, and his parents were convicted of wilful neglect. At eight, at a school in Devon, he was sexually abused by the gardener. At 14, at St Camillus, a Catholic residential school in Yorkshire, he was sexually assaulted by the headteacher, James Bernard Littlewood. But none of this compared with his experience at Medomsley.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Lost Boys of Mercury review heartbreaking film on the enduring wounds of church-school abuse

Three former wards of Belle Etoile recount severe physical and sexual abuse by Abbot Garin and seek restitution amid hesitant church responses.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

300 people tell BBC of police misogyny and racism

More than 300 people have contacted the BBC with allegations of racism, corruption and bullying of victims by police after a Panorama undercover investigation. The secret filming over seven months revealed evidence of racism, misogyny and officers revelling in the use of force at one of London's busiest police stations. One of the main themes among the hundreds of people getting in touch was misogyny when they reported domestic abuse and sexual violence - with some saying reporting their rape to police "was like being raped again".
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fromIndependent
1 month ago

Former Ireland international Jackie McCarthy O'Brien: 'When he tried it, there were two things in my head at that moment. 'If I kick him in the balls, that's me gone. If I allow him to kiss me, how far would that go?''

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fromItsnicethat
6 months ago

Emi O'Connell retraces her grandmother's escape from a mother and baby home in Ireland

Emi's project re-enacts her grandmother's escape, using self-portraiture to explore themes of loss and resilience among women affected by institutional abuse.
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