The ringleader of a gang of men who groomed teenagers in the Bolton area pleaded guilty on 31st March 2025 to a string of sexual offences against teenage girls. 

Six women have now come forward to report sexual abuse as part of an ongoing investigation into abuse by former officers of South Yorkshire Police and a third former officer has now been arrested on suspicion of raping a teenage girl in 2004.

Two men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in the sexual exploitation of children in Rotherham.

Three more men have been convicted of sexual offences against children in Rotherham.

A 92 year old pensioner is one of two people to have appeared at Bradford Crown Court on 19 February. Both Malcolm Philips and Linda Brunning, 65, have been charged with various offences relating to the alleged sexual abuse of children at Skircoat Lodge, Halifax, between the 1970’s and 1990’s.

Three men have now been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into non-recent child abuse in Rotherham. These charges follow a lengthy police inquiry into serious allegations dating back many years. The trial is currently listed for November 2026 at Sheffield Crown Court. It is hoped that date will be brought forward.

Sally Smith of Switalskis’ Child Abuse Department recently acted for a client who recovered £100,000 in damages from a family member who had sexually abused them as a child over a prolonged period of time. 

Survivors of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the Bradford district have endured unimaginable suffering.