VOICE for Victims campaigner Zibby Yates will hit the streets today to drum up island support in favour of positive changes for those affected by child sex abuse.

One in five children will have experienced sexual abuse by the time they reach adulthood. Zibby Yates was one of them and carried the secret for almost two decades. Now she is spearheading a new campaign aimed at building on Guernsey’s determination to tackle such abuse – and give victims a voice. Nicci Martel reports.

AN OPEN sex offenders’ register could spur on vigilantes and drive criminals underground, the Home minister has claimed.

A SEX offenders register would be operated on a ‘need to know’ basis, under proposals by the Home Department.

BRAVERY comes in many forms and today we see an example of a very personal kind of courage on our centre pages.

AN ACCOUNTANT convicted of child pornography offences was yesterday jailed for three years and nine months by the Royal Court.

A SEX offenders’ register is paramount and has the backing of the police, say deputies campaigning for it.

THE Royal Court yesterday found a man guilty of indecently assaulting an 11-year-oldgirl.

POLICE must work closely with Law Officers in the future to ensure more child abuse cases reach the courts, campaigners have said.

VICTIMS of child abuse are being further damaged because it is taking an average of 12 months to conclude cases, it has been claimed.