Tag: child abuse images

Retired Metropolitan Police Officers Admit Possessing Child Abuse Images

Two retired officers with the Metropolitan Police officers have admitted possession of thousands of child abuse images after a “lengthy and complex” investigation which was linked to a third officer who apparently committed suicide rather than face charges. Jeremy Laxton, 63, who now lives in Lincolnshire, and Jack Addis, 63, from Perthshire in Scotland, admitted…


Twitter, TikTok, Google Face Questions Over Child Abuse Material

Twitter, TikTok, and Google have been issued legal notices from Australia’s eSafety commissioner requiring them to explain what they are doing to tackle online child sexual abuse. “The creation, dissemination and viewing of online child sexual abuse inflicts incalculable trauma and ruins lives. It is also illegal,” eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said. “It is…


Paedophiles in England and Wales Now Using Virtual Reality Technology, Says NSPCC

The use of virtual reality headsets by paedophiles in England and Wales has been documented for the first time, according to police data obtained by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). The NSPCC obtained data through the Freedom of Information Act from police forces in England and Wales, and said…