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Catfish killer Alexander McCartney jailed for minimum of 20 years

October 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

It was a phone call from a 13-year-old girl in Scotland in 2019 that eventually led to the capture of a social media predator described as one of the world’s most prolific child sex abusers. […]

Convicted paedophiles could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration in Louisiana

June 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

Paedophiles found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration in addition to prison time. Politicians in the US state gave final approval to a […]

Paedophile Mark Sutherland loses human rights court challenge

July 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

A convicted paedophile has lost a Supreme Court challenge over using evidence in court gathered covertly by so-called paedophile hunters. Judges unanimously dismissed an appeal which argued that evidence from vigilante groups breached a person’s right […]

Carl Beech: ‘VIP abuse’ accuser jailed for 18 years

July 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who made false allegations of murder and child sexual abuse against public figures has been jailed for 18 years. Carl Beech, 51, from Gloucester, was sentenced for 12 counts of perverting the course […]

Chemical castration: Alabama enacts new paedophile law

June 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

Alabama has signed into law a bill that requires some convicted paedophiles to undergo chemical castration. Under the law, those found guilty of a sex offence against a minor under the age of 13 will […]

German couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles on dark net

August 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman who sold her son to paedophiles on the dark net has been jailed for 12 years and six months by a court in southern Germany. The Freiburg court also jailed her partner, the […]

Do not jail all paedophiles, says police chief

February 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

Paedophiles who view indecent images but go no further should not be jailed but rehabilitated, a leading child protection police officer has said. Police forces “cannot cope” with the “huge” rise in reports, Chief Constable […]

Judge Denies Racism And Misconduct Claims

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Dame Lowell Goddard, who resigned as the head of the inquiry into child sex abuse, has strongly denied newspaper allegations of racism and misconduct as “false” and “malicious”. Dame Lowell Goddard resigned as chairwoman of […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]