#sex-offenders

#sex-offenders

Weak legal regulation of paramedics is being blamed for a "horrifying" situation where criminals, including at least eight known convicted sex offenders, are free to work as paramedics. A confidential report seen by the Irish Independent confirms the Health Minister was informed of the issue in September 2025, but did not respond until a second "urgent" letter was delivered on December 10, 2025.

"I feel very suspicious of the area now," echoed Ramirez, 40, who has a 14-year-old daughter. "We know that many kids tell their moms, 'Mama, we want to go to the park now,' and then the kids go alone. What will happen if there's a predator? The kids don't know how to defend themselves. We thought it was safe, but I don't feel secure anymore."

According to US Department of Justice data, females accounted for only about 8 percent of arrests for sex offenses against minors, and the U.S. Sentencing Commission (2021) reports that 93 percent of offenders were men.

Peter Sugden deliberately conducted a sexualised exchange online with someone he thought to be a 13-year-old girl... we will take action against those who commit this type of offending.

Yvette Cooper announced that foreign nationals convicted of sex offences in the UK will now be banned from seeking asylum, aiming to mitigate pressure from competing parties.