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People at mass gatherings this summer are urged not to let themselves be “taken advantage of” by potential sexual offenders. Nurses from the Sexual Assault Response Team are reminding people to be responsible if they are drinking and to be aware of t...

People are being urged to reconsider how they view those who have experienced sexual assaults amid concerns victims are often blamed for the crimes against themselves. Survivors are also being urged to speak about their experiences this month to help...

A 21-year-old Pembroke man has denied the luring and sexual assault of a child. Communication “for the purpose of committing exploitation” allegedly took place between the defendant and the accuser, neither of whom can be named for legal reasons, bet...

A 38-year-old Devonshire man has admitted sexually assaulting a woman. Kevin Rubaine pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to committing the offence, which he had denied at a previous appearance, in Devonshire in December last year. Pros...

A Sandys teenager has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a fellow student. Magistrates’ Court heard this morning that the incident allegedly took place in Sandys on Thursday. Neither the defendant nor the victim can be named for legal reasons...

Principals, deputy principals and administrative staff from government schools have taken part in child sex abuse prevention and awareness training. The Department of Education sent 36 members to attend the programme facilitated by Saving Children an...

Sex offenders are increasingly using social media to initiate contact and then groom their child victims, according to senior magistrate Juan Wolffe. Mr Wolffe says he has noticed a “worrying rise” in the number of Supreme and Magistrate cases involv...

A man convicted of unlawful carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old has lost an appeal in which he claimed he should have been charged with sexual assault. Aaron O’Connor, who was 20 at the time of the offence, argued before the Court of Appeal that had he...

The Sexual Assault Response Team is dealing with an increasing number of cases — and most of the victims are adolescents. Nineteen incidents were reported to them last year, compared with 13 in 2013 and 16 in 2012. Five victims were under the age of ...

The Coalition for the Protection of Children has been a strong advocate of the establishment of a sex offender registry for many years. While we can appreciate the need to protect the identities of victims, we also recognise the concern to avoid furt...

Nurses providing care to men, women and children who have experienced violence or trauma were this week recognised for their work. The Sexual Assault Response Team and the Department of Health have been observing Forensic Nurses Week. “It’s a spe...

A high-risk sex offender will be supervised in the community for three years when he is released from prison after a landmark Court of Appeal ruling. Merrick Seaman, now 30, was jailed for eight years for subjecting a five-year-old girl to a serious ...