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Hundreds Of Children Repeatedly Raped For Decades In Uk Scandal.
HUNDREDS of children were repeatedly raped and sexually abused for decades while in care in Nottinghamshire, a shocking report has shown.Around 350 people alleged they were abused while in residential or foster care in the county from the 1960s onwards. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said the abuse was "tolerated or overlooked" and the true scale was likely to be higher. The inquiry heard about the notorious Beechwood Care Home, of which both male and female former residents described being routinely sexually abused by members of staff and being too afraid to report it. The report said abuse also took place in a number of other children's residential units, including Hazelwood, Skegby Hall, Edwinstowe, Sandown Road, Wollaton House, Hillcrest, Risley Hall, Greencroft, Beckhampton Road, Woodnook, Amberdale and Three Roofs. 'PREDATORY' CARERS The panel, presenting its report today 15 days of evidence from public hearings in October, said it was the largest number of specific allegations of sexual abuse in a single investigation that the inquiry has considered to date. Widespread abuse including repeated rapes, sexual assaults and voyeurism took place during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s in many of Nottinghamshire County Council's and Nottingham City Council's homes as well as in foster care, the report concluded. As well as this, "harmful sexual behaviour" also occurred between children in both settings, it said. In a damning assessment of the councils' failures, the report said: "For more than five decades, the councils failed in their statutory duty to protect children in their care from sexual abuse. The Sun for more. Posted by: Dron66046 2019-07-31 |
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