Stories By Tanya Fowles, Local Democracy Reporter
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News
/ 4 months agoConvicted paedophile wants permanent anonymity despite case concluding
Although a judge has ruled in favour of Press to remove a reporting restriction on a convicted paedophile, defence lawyers have...
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Dungannon
/ 5 months agoPredatory sex offender who exposed himself to young girls in play park jailed
A convicted and repeated sex-offender who admitted exposing himself to female children in a playpark, breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 months agoLegal challenge over Commissioner’s ‘failure to intervene’ on post-primary mask rules
Lawyers acting on behalf of a secondary school child have launched a legal challenge against Commissioner for Children and Young People...
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Dungannon
/ 5 months agoEmotions run high in court as man cleared of sexually assaulting teenage babysitter
A courtroom descended into chaos after a jury cleared a Co Tyrone man of sexually assaulting a teenager babysitting his children....
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 months agoOnline child sexual abuse crimes rose by 80% in the past three years
Statistics show that online child sexual abuse crimes, recorded by the PSNI, have jumped by over 80 per cent in the...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 months agoPolice urge caution over ‘Romance Scams’ after one victim loses £130,000
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is encouraging people to be on the lookout for scammers who want to take advantage...
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Dungannon
/ 5 months agoHorse trader awaiting sentence for child sex offence has bail relaxed to attend formal at Belfast hotel
A County Tyrone man awaiting sentencing for sexual activity with a child has successfully applied to have his strict bail conditions...
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Banbridge
/ 5 months agoBail refused in armed robbery cases after accused identified by distinctive tattoo
A Banbridge man suspected of two armed robberies who was identified by a distinctive tattoo has been refused bail. It further...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 months agoNew sentencing powers for domestic violence comes into force ‘and not before time’
New legislative powers in domestic violence cases which are due to come into force on February 21 have been welcomed by...
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Dungannon
/ 5 months agoJudge hits out at sentencing powers as perv handed probation for child sexual communication
A judge has reiterated his “distaste” for child sexual communication cases being heard in the lower courts. District Judge Michael Ranaghan...
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Armagh
/ 5 months agoArrest warrant after sex-offender who married child bride fails to surrender himself
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Romanian man who “married” a child more than half his age,...
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News
/ 6 months agoConvicted sex offender who married child bride half his age jailed
A Romanian national who “married” a child more than half his age and brought her to live in Northern Ireland has...
