Paedophile news


Courts must be tough on child abuse

IN THE week since our front-page story revealed that the Court of Appeal had slashed a paedophile’s sentence there has been an understandably emotional reaction from a shocked community.


‘Go soft’ on paedophiles, top judge tells Guernsey

PAEDOPHILES convicted of taking, making or possessing indecent images of children will get shorter sentences in the future after a recent court judgement, an advocate has confirmed.


Hotel manager is jailed for fifteen months for 505 child porn images

AN INQUIRY into child pornography that began in Belarus in 2007 led investigators to a Guernsey resident’s door.


Paedophile who tried to blame wife is convicted

AN ACCOUNTANT who tried to blame his paedophilia on his estranged wife was yesterday found guilty of storing indecent images of children on his computer.


Paedophile who made schoolgirl victim give evidence is put away

A LYING paedophile who forced his young victim to give evidence against him has been jailed by the Royal Court.


Sex offences catch up with 61-year-old

A MAN who committed two sex offences against a 10-year-old boy has been sent to prison for nine months by the Royal Court.


A voice for the victims

THE harrowing tale of one of paedophile Eugene Hughes’s abuse victims in this newspaper today highlights the despicable ploy that many paedophiles exploit to their utmost advantage: the vulnerability of their chosen prey.


He nearly got away with it

EUGENE HUGHES’S vile crimes were finally brought to justice when he ogled one of his victims’ children by chance in Town.


‘He tore my family apart and took my life away from me’

A YOUNG mother has told of how her physical abuse by a paedophile tore her family apart.


Abuse from this man made me want to die

A VICTIM of paedophile Eugene Hughes spoke yesterday of how being abused by him led her to attempt suicide.

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Voice for Victims is a campaign aimed at promoting the rights of those affected by child sexual abuse.