A former children’s home manager who oversaw decades of abuse at Skircoat Lodge in Halifax has avoided prison due to his ill health, while his former assistant has received a 25‑year custodial sentence for her role in the offences.

A Glasgow man has been jailed for 10 years after abducting and raping a 14‑year‑old girl he groomed online, in a case described by the sentencing judge as “totally and utterly unacceptable”.

Three women have made allegations against the men they were paired with on Channel 4’s Married at First Sight (MAFS) UK. Two of the women say that they were raped, whilst the other alleges sexual misconduct by her onscreen husband. All three women say that Channel 4 failed to protect them.

This week, a former private school teacher has been convicted of tens of historic child sexual abuse offences committed against pupils at a school in East Sussex. Sadly, this is one of many cases we see in the media where a teacher has abused their position.

Cases involving sexual assault being reported in the media this week has once again highlighted the devastating reality faced by many survivors of abuse across England and Wales.

Twenty people have been jailed for serious sexual offences committed in Kirklees decades ago.

A trial has started at Sheffield Crown Court against two men, Bawan Harwe, 28, and Sharam Muhamadi, 21, accused of grooming and sexually abusing seven girls in Doncaster. Prosector Claire Holmes said that all seven of the girls were given money and drugs and were intimidated into doing what the men wanted.

The recent ITV drama Believe Me has sparked important conversations across the UK about sexual assault, focusing on the psychological impact of survivors not being believed after reporting abuse.