Ontario man facing 70 charges including sexual assault and making child porn
by: Blair Adams
A Waterloo man is facing additional charges in connection with a lengthy child exploitation investigation.
The 70 new charges, announced Thursday afternoon, include sexual assault, sexual interference, making child pornography and voyeurism.
Two additional victims were recently located, leading to the additional charges.
Waterloo Regional Police also say the accused was known to the victims and all of the offences occurred in Kitchener and Oxford County.
The man, 29, was originally arrested in October 2018. No name has been released by police.
When he was first arrested, he was charged with three counts each of sexual assault, sexual interference and making child pornography.
In October, Waterloo Regional Police and other police forces in the province arrested ten people in connection to an ongoing investigation into the illegal distribution and possession of child exploitation material.
12 search warrants were executed at residences and vehicles throughout the region, including Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, New Hamburg, Elmira and St. Jacobs.
Waterloo Regional Police were assisted in their investigation by Ontario Provincial Police, Guelph Police Service, Durham Regional Police Service, Hamilton Police Service, Woodstock Police Service, London Police Service, Windsor Police Service, Brantford Police Service and Peel Regional Police Service.
Vice Squad inspector tells child sex abuse inquiry 'undercover op gathered enough evidence to arrest Cyril Smith but senior officer said drop it'
By Damon Wilkinson
Manchester Evening News
A Vice Squad inspector attempted to obtain an arrest warrant for Cyril Smith, but was told to drop the case by a senior officer because of fears of 'political upheaval'.
Robert Glen, a retired Met Police superintendent, told a child sex abuse inquiry an undercover surveillance operation he led in the late 70s gathered enough evidence to arrest Smith on suspicion of being 'involved in some form of obscenities with young boys'.
But when Mr Glen, then an inspector with the Vice Squad in London's West End, tried to obtain an arrest warrant, the late Chief Supt Neil Diver told him to drop the case because 'it would cause political upheaval'.
Mr Glen, who retired from the police force in 1994, told the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse that undercover officers carried out surveillance on Smith, Liberal MP for Rochdale from 1972 to 1992, for at least a month in early 1978.
The operation gathered 'sufficient evidence that Smith was involved with underage boys, aged around 13/14, to apply for a warrant'.
Mr Glen told the inquiry that 'bearing in mind the sensitive nature of this particular arrest', he consulted his Chief Supt. But Mr Glen said Chief Supt Diver was 'bitterly opposed' to the arrest and 'incredibly annoyed' at the request.
Mr Glen said: "He was angry, because he turned around and said to me that we should never have got involved in it, and it was of a far too political nature, it would cause political upheaval if we went ahead with the arrest of Cyril Smith, and we were told to stop."
Mr Glen said he was 'very, very annoyed' by the decision because a 'tremendous amount of police time' had gone into the operation and there was 'good evidence' to obtain a warrant. "If it was anybody else we would have gone and obtained a warrant, but because he's an MP there seemed to be this great reluctance to go any further", he added.
Mr Glen said he then went over the Chief Supt's head and took the case to the Assistant Chief Constable, but he declined to get involved.
Records, which included photographs of Smith, who died in 2010 aged 82, taken during the undercover operation, would have been retained for 'five or six years' in line with police policy at the time, before being destroyed, Mr Glen told the inquiry.
The Hilton Park Lane, London (Image: manchester evening news)
At the same time as the Smith operation the Vice Squad was also conducting undercover surveillance on the manager at the rooftop bar at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, who was suspected of 'providing high-class escorts or prostitutes' for clients and guests.
Supt Diver also ordered this investigation to be shut down, but Mr Glen said he ignored his superior officer and continued the operation for 'another two or three days'.
During that time an undercover officer observed Chief Supt Diver 'in a lengthy conversation' with the bar manager.
In July 1979 Mr Glen said he was told by 'Inspector Les Jones from Vine Street Station' that Chief Supt Diver found by police at the Regent Palace Hotel in Piccadilly Circus in the company of a boy thought to have come from the 'Meat Rack', a nearby red light district frequented by underage male prostitutes.
Hotel security staff detained Chief Supt Diver and called police after he tried to book a double room using a false cheque, Mr Glen said.
'Literally overnight' Chief Supt Diver was 'transferred to Battersea', the inquiry was told.
Earlier this week the IICSA, which is examining allegations of abuse linked to Westminster, heard how a police investigation into Mr Glen's allegations found a 'clear conflict' between the evidence provided by him and 'other officers who worked with or alongside him'.
The investigation dubbed Operation Beech, found that 'not one other officer recalls an investigation involving Cyril Smith'.
Claims that Smith, who died in 2010 aged 82, abused boys, including at institutions across Rochdale, such as the notorious Knowl View residential school, dogged him throughout his career.
But despite a number of police investigations, he was never prosecuted.
Elderly vicar found guilty of child sex abuse
after Church of England cover-up
after Church of England cover-up
The Independent
Former vicar and child abuser Charles Gordon Dickenson leaves Chester Crown Court after pleading guilty to eight counts of sexual assault ( Chester Standard/SWNS )
A retired vicar is facing prison after he admitted to sexually abusing a young boy, as it emerged that the Church of England twice covered up his crimes and promoted him.
Charles Gordon Dickenson, 89, admitted to eight counts of sexual assault against his victim in the 1970s. He assaulted his victim in the church hall, vicarage and invited him to his home when his wife was away.
The victim, who attended Christ Church in Latchford, Cheshire had felt unable to speak about the abuse for over four decades.
Chester Crown Court heard the Church of England were twice alerted to Dickenson’s behaviour but failed to act on the information.
He was eventually caught when officers interviewed the victim in 2017 while investigating sexual abuse allegations of former Bishop of Chester Victor Whitsey.
He told police it was the first time he had spoken about the abuse after “burying it away”, calling it a “dirty secret”.
Dickenson, of Crewe, ordered his victim not to tell anyone about the abuse, the jury was told.
“The first incident occurred on a Saturday evening when the church would host dances in the hall, Dickenson told the victim there was a problem with the boiler and lured him into the basement," Prosecutor Myles Wilson said. “Dickenson, aged 45 at the time, sexually assaulted the boy and afterwards told him he ‘hoped he enjoyed it but not to tell anyone about it’.
“A few weeks later, while the church was preparing for Warrington Walking Day, the boy visited the vicarage to drop off decorations. As he went to leave, Dickenson took him into a side room and locked the door.”
The victim told police he was “full of dread” and was sexually assaulted again. The assault only stopped when Dickenson’s wife shouted out his name. Dickenson then told the boy: “I miss seeing you around, I hope you are not avoiding me.”
The third incident took place in the private sacristy after Dickenson lured the boy into the back entrance of the church, telling him others were inside. He locked the back door and the doors to the sacristy behind him before abusing the boy.
On another occasion, he approached the boy outside the toilets before assaulting him.
After the final incident, Dickenson told the victim his wife was going away and that he wanted the boy to visit him at the vicarage.
The court heard he was moved to another parish and given a promotion after a female organist told her parents she had seen him “embrace” the boy. When confronted by the church warden, Dickenson admitted: “I interfered and succumbed to temptation.”
He was appointed as a bishop’s chaplain and worked for another 20 years until retiring in 1994 although he was still allowed to officiate services until 2014.
A letter uncovered by police from Dickenson to the church, sent in 2009 as part of a vetting procedure, acknowledged the accusation of indecently assaulting a young boy. It stated that Bishop Whitsey made him “promise never to do it again”.
When interviewed last June, Dickenson told police he “couldn’t remember interfering with the boy but could remembering being accused of it”. However, when the archdeacon visited him last year to offer pastoral care, Dickenson admitted his crimes.
In a personal statement, the victim said: “These crimes made me question myself. Why was it me? Was I a homosexual? The shame made me not tell anyone, the first time I spoke about it was in December 2017 to the police. The shame came out in alcohol abuse and the way I treated girls, until I met my wife.”
Judge Steven Everett said: “He was regarded as a man of God and was wholly trusted. He was put in a position where he could get away with what he wanted – he certainly has never said sorry to the victim.”
Dickenson will be sentenced later this month at Liverpool Crown Court.
20 arrested in Wakefield, UK child sex exploitation inquiry
Twenty people have been arrested over allegations of child sex abuse in Wakefield.
The 19 men and one woman have been held as part of an inquiry into child sexual exploitation, which was reported by two girls in 2016, police said.
Detectives said the alleged offences were committed between 2014 and 2016, while the girls were aged between 14 and 15.
All 20 people have been released on bail, West Yorkshire Police said.
Det Ch Insp Fran Naughton described the arrests as being part of a "large scale enquiry" and ongoing operation.
"We continue to urge all victims of sexual abuse, whether recent or historic, to report it to the police.
"We realise the trauma victims suffer as a result of these dreadful offences and can promise those who came forwards will be listened to and supported by trained, dedicated professionals who want to deliver justice for them."
I wonder if any of them are named Mohammed? Asking for a friend.
Former headteacher from UK jailed for
child sex abuse
Devon LiveA former headteacher from Devon has been jailed for vile historic sex offences against children.
He used to work at several primary schools in Kent and would commit his depraved acts when his pupils would visit his home address in the town of Ditton for private tutoring sessions.
One 11-year-old girl was targeted repeatedly over a year-and-a-half period, where Mellor would show her pornographic images and force her to copy what was shown in those images, reports Kent Live.
He then assaulted a second girl during another tutoring lesson at his house, this time attempting to engage her in sexual activity and committing an indecent act in front of her.
It was not until January of last year that Mellor was arrested and charged with five counts of indecent assault on a child and a charge of inciting a child to commit an act of gross indecency.
Upon arrest, he was also charged with making indecent images of a child after 20 illegal images were discovered when officers seized his computer.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges and put his brave victims through the ordeal of a trial at Maidstone Crown Court.
However, on Thursday (March 7), Mellor was convicted of all counts and and was sentenced to six years in prison.
He was also made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order and was put on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.
Detective Sergeant Rob Grieve said: "Robin Mellor grossly abused his position of trust as a teacher and tutor, in order to sexually abuse children.
"Today’s sentence will not take away the emotional and physical trauma his victims were made to endure as children, but it will hopefully bring some closure.
"Mellor was a teacher at several primary schools in west Kent, in areas which included Ditton and Larkfield and we can’t discount the possibility he may have committed further offences which may not yet have been reported.
"I would like to thank the two victims in this case for their bravery in coming forward and bringing Mellor to justice. I do hope their courage empowers any other victims of sexual abuse to have the confidence to contact police.
"We will always treat victims with dignity and sensitivity and thoroughly investigate any offences."
Man, 38, is accused of raping a child in troubled Outback town Tennant Creek after 'grooming them for months'
By ALISON BEVEGE, Daily Mail
Police have charged a man with sexually abusing a child in the troubled town of Tennant Creek in Australia's Northern Territory.
Police allege the man, 38, groomed the child for 'several months' before engaging in sexual intercourse in February.
The man was arrested during a raid on his home on Friday, Northern Territory Police said in a statement.
Several items were seized during the raid including the man's mobile phone and a small amount of cannabis.
The man was charged with having sexual intercourse with a child under 16, possessing child abuse material and with drug possession.
The man was remanded in custody to appear in Alice Springs Local Court on Monday.
The 38-year-old man was remanded in custody to appear in Alice Springs Local Court on Monday to face the charges
The Department of Territory Families revealed in Parliamentary Estimates hearings in June that 15 other children from the Barkly Region had been removed from their families by child protection workers since the toddler's rape, ABC News reported.
The Barkly Region is a large local government area containing a number of remote communities. Its main town is Tennant Creek.
In the nine months to April last year, the Department said it had 1515 notifications from Tennant Creek, 578 child protection investigations, and 181 substantiations, which was an increase of 10 per cent, ABC reported.
Tennant Creek, NT
Australian Tip Leads to Canadian Child Porn Bust
Alberta man faces 73 charges
BY AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESSA tip from Queensland’s elite pedophile hunting Task Force Argos has grown into a major child sexual assault and child pornography investigation in Canada with new alleged victims coming forward.
Alberta’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit announced in January they had followed an Argos lead and charged Christopher Juneau of Eckville, Alberta, with child pornography, possessing child pornography, accessing child pornography, and voyeurism.
Extensive media coverage of Juneau’s arrest led to other potential victims contacting Canadian authorities and Juneau now faces 73 charges.
> Half a million images/videos
At least eight child victims have been identified, ICE said.
Authorities said they were able to identify some of the additional victims through forensic analysis of Juneau’s computers and other seized electronic devices.
Forensic analysis of Juneau’s phone and computers are yet to be completed but authorities allege they have so far found more than half a million images and videos of child sexual exploitation and voyeurism.
Juneau, 34, has remained in custody since his January arrest.
Queensland’s Task Force Argos is a world leader in investigating online child exploitation and abuse and regularly inform authorities in other nations about potential pedophiles they have detected.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about Juneau, or any cases related to child sexual exploitation, to contact them.
Child Porn Cartoon is a “Victimless Crime?”
'No' says judge and sends cop to jail
Around a month ago, another instance of child pornography was brought to light in the Court of Appeal.
An Australian Federal Police (AFP) officer failed to convince a court he shouldn’t have been jailed for accessing child pornography because most of the images were cartoons.
However, an analysis of his computer found he had also used the internet to access child pornography 31 times over a four-month period earlier that year.
He pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to access child pornography in the Brisbane District Court late last year, and was ordered to serve two months of a 15-month jail term.
Edwards took his case to the Court of Appeal, arguing he shouldn’t have served actual jail time because most of the images were graphic representations or cartoons of children.
His lawyer argued the material was a “victimless crime” because no children were used in depicting them.
However, the Court of Appeal on Feb. 12 rejected this argument, saying the cartoons still normalise exploitative behaviour and fuel the demand for such material.
The court also noted that 33 images and videos viewed by Edwards involved real children being abused.
“The sentence imposed on the applicant cannot be demonstrated to be manifestly excessive,” Justice Philip Morrison wrote in his judgment.
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