Salford joins international fight against child sex abuse by signing Council of Europe Convention
Salford has become one of only five British cities to back an international campaign aimed at protecting children against sexual violence.
Net tightens on Sir Cyril Smith paedophile ring: Police quiz 14 men over alleged abuse at Rochdale school
Police have questioned 14 men as part of a new investigation into alleged child abuse at the Rochdale school where Sir Cyril Smith is accused of preying on boys.
New Moston couple ‘failed’ baby daughter by leaving her unattended in bath before drowning tragedy, court told
A young Moston couple who left their baby to drown in the bath wept in the dock of a courtroom as they were accused of failing in the ‘most basic of parental responsibilities’ today.
Emotional child abuse cases skyrocket in Manchester by 50% – NSPCC demand immediate action
Manchester has seen the number of child emotional abuse cases surge by half in the last four years, claims the NSPCC.
Paedophile Stuart Hall cleared of raping two girls – but found guilty of one indecent assault
Ex-BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been found guilty of indecent assault – but cleared on 19 other child sex charges, including raping two girls.
Bolton rapist who forced girl, 7, to urinate on him in sick porno re-enactment jailed for 24 years
David Thompson, 61, of Deane, Bolton sexually abused two girls from the age of seven over a period of about three years
Callous Manchester brute who nearly shook baby son to death in viscous rage goes on run ahead of sentencing
Man goes on the run two years after nearly killing son
TV weatherman Fred Talbot charged by Manchester police over string of child sex offences spanning 14 years
Charges relate to Talbot’s time at Altrincham school
‘I did it to save you’: Sick claims of Manchester paedophile jailed for sexual abuse of two girls aged only four
Michael Bell was jailed for eight years
‘How could this be me?’ Former Manchester sex worker reveals how she turned life around from hell to hope
MASH charity was founded in 1991
Jailed: Manchester child abuser who kicked and punched boy, 5, and poured hot coffee down his neck
Tennesh Massaquoi of Blackley was found guilty