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Title Nine dads accused of child sex abuse given access to their alleged victims The new study, led by the University of Manchester, has called for an urgent inquiry and emergency measures against family courts in the UK following the finding Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Daily Mirror Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 6/09/24 Description Nine fathers accused of child sexual abuse have been given legal access to their alleged victims, according to a "disturbing" new study.
The shocking findings have prompted calls for an urgent inquiry and emergency measures against family courts. Some of these dads were either convicted child sex offenders or had admitted to child sexual abuse. But despite the "heinous" abuse some dads were even allowed unsupervised overnight stays by the family court, according to the University of Manchester researchers.
Lead author Dr Elizabeth Dalgarno said: "We found disturbing evidence that private family courts are letting down some mothers and their children who accuse the fathers of child sex abuse and or rape. I was just in complete shock. I knew the situation in family courts was bad but I didn't expect convicted child sex offenders to get access to their children.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nine-dads-accused-child-sex-33614740Producer/Author Lucy Thornton URL https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nine-dads-accused-child-sex-33614740 Persons Elizabeth Dalgarno, Arpana Verma, Donna Bramwell
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global inequalities
- Manchester Urban Institute
Keywords
- family court
- child sexual abuse
- domestic abuse
- gender based violence