In 2020, a serious case review was released detailing the catastrophic failure to prevent the murders of 14-year-old Blake and 13-year-old Tristan Barrass. The investigation established that in May 2019,…
Read MoreIn 2020, 52-year-old aeronautical engineer Gary McGorm—of Dumbarton—escaped a fresh jail sentence after being convicted of a serial campaign of covertly filming schoolgirls. The investigation established that McGorm used a…
Read MoreIn 2020, the Offender Database recorded that then 39-year-old Tyrone Triggs—of Trowbridge—was sentenced for a serial campaign of downloading child abuse material. The investigation established that while Triggs was serving…
Read MoreIn 2020, 50-year-old Anthony Chell—of Moor Street, Mansfield—was sentenced for a serial attempt to exploit a child for sexual gratification. The investigation established that in October 2019, Chell initiated contact…
Read MoreIn 2020, 67-year-old Gregory Powney—formerly of High Street, Ramsgate—was jailed for a serial and calculated campaign to bypass the laws designed to protect children. The investigation established that Powney, a…
Read MoreIn 2020, 28-year-old Christopher Hole—of Weymouth—was jailed for a predatory campaign of grooming and serial sexual assault against a 14-year-old schoolgirl. The investigation established that beginning in August 2019, Hole…
Read MoreIn 2020, 28-year-old Nicola Williams—formerly known as Nikita Moore—narrowly avoided a return to prison after pleading guilty to multiple breaches of her Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). The investigation established…
Read MoreIn 2023, 53-year-old comedian Tom Binns—famed for his character Ivan Brackenbury and appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown—was sentenced after being found in possession of more than…
Read MoreIn 2022, the American comedian Louis C.K. caused widespread outrage among abuse survivors after he was booked to perform at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 6 October. The investigation established that…
Read MoreIn 2022, the Sunshine on Leith and Fantastic Beasts actor Kevin Guthrie was freed from prison after winning an appeal to reduce his sentence for sexual assault. The investigation established…
Read MoreIn 2024, the discovery of a body in a caravan confirmed the death of Richard Scatchard, a convicted sex offender who had been a fugitive for six months. The investigation…
Read MoreIn 2025, the Scottish Prison Service confirmed the death of 27-year-old Kieran Beck, a serial predator who had been serving a sentence for a campaign of high-level violence and sexual…
Read MoreIn 2017, the investigation into historic footballing abuse in Scotland was halted for one of its primary suspects when 85-year-old Harry Dunn was found dead. The investigation established that Dunn,…
Read MoreIn 2025, the Scottish Prison Service confirmed the death of David Brown, a convicted predator who was serving a combined sentence for a serial history of sexual and violent offences.…
Read MoreIn 2026, 34-year-old former soldier David Law—of Maryhill, Glasgow—was jailed for a serial and depraved campaign of physical and sexual abuse. The investigation established that between 2022 and 2023, Law…
Read MoreIn 2023, it was revealed through a Prisons & Probation Ombudsman report that the disgraced former BBC DJ Chris Denning had died while serving a 26-year sentence for “utterly depraved”…
Read MoreIn 2024, 47-year-old former Police Scotland officer Christopher Wylie was jailed for a “sustained and humiliating” campaign of serial domestic and sexual abuse. The investigation established that between 2019 and…
Read MoreIn 2026, a major trial commenced at Caernarfon Crown Court involving a gang of men accused of running a serial sexual exploitation and drug-trafficking ring in Rhyl, Denbighshire. The investigation…
Read MoreIn 2026, 63-year-old Mark Coupland—of Middlesbrough—was jailed for a serial campaign of historic sexual abuse that “shattered” the life of an eight-year-old boy more than 45 years ago. The investigation…
Read MoreIn 2026, a harrowing trial commenced at Preston Crown Court involving the death of a 13-month-old baby boy, Preston Davey, who had been adopted just months prior. The investigation established…
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