A man who groomed and abused a vulnerable teenager in care has had his prison sentence increased from 18 to 23 years by the Court of Appeal. The survivor, who was just 15 when she was coerced into a so-called marriage with Raja Zulqurnean, lived in a Bradford children’s home at the time.

On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, six men were charged with serious non-recent sexual offences against girls in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. The alleged offences are reported to have taken place between 1994 and 1998. All six individuals are due to appear before Kirklees Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 2 October.

The recent convictions of Mohammed Zahid and six other men for the rape and grooming of two girls in Rochdale, have once again exposed deep and disturbing failures by police and social services.

A man who groomed and raped two children in Rotherham between 2003 and 2004 has been jailed. Operation Stovewood praise victims that came forward, leading to his arrest.

A survivor of historical child abuse has been awarded £750,000 in compensation after seeking the advice of Switalskis' nationally recognised child abuse compensation team.

Switalskis Solicitors has welcomed the decision by South Yorkshire Police (SYP) to transfer its investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse, corruption, and the facilitation of abuse by former officers to the National Crime Agency (NCA).

Switalskis child abuse compensation team has been working with survivors of the Rotherham grooming scandal for over a decade. During that time, our solicitors have repeatedly heard allegations not only of abuse by local gangs but also by South Yorkshire Police officers.

On 15 July 2025, David Greenwood, Director of the Child Abuse department at Switalskis, attended a powerful and emotional meeting of survivors connected to the Rape Gang Inquiry (RGA).