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By JON AUSTIN
May 29
Romanian woman convicted of controlling prostitution is arrested in the UK
A ROMANIAN woman has been arrested in the UK in connection with allegations of controlling prostitution. Ana Maria Varga, 25, (above) of...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jan 15
Whistleblower Maggie Oliver's response to today's findings of independent review into failings to investigate child sex abuse in Rochdale
TODAY the findings of a six-year independent review into the investigation, prosecution and prevention of child sexual abuse in Rochdale...
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By JON AUSTIN
Aug 4, 2023
'LOVERBOY' Romanian women lured to UK as men's 'girlfriends' only to be forced into sexual slavery
MET Police officers in partnership with Europol, Eurojust, and Romanian Police have rescued six victims of modern slavery. In the early...
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By JON AUSTIN
Aug 1, 2023
Social worker who blew whistle on police 'child sex grooming inaction' arrested after news report
ESSEX News and Investigations editor Jon Austin looks at how a child sex grooming investigation in Hull was re-opened and charges could...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jul 6, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: 'New alleged victims come forward' in re-opened probe into Humberside child sex grooming
AT least two new alleged victims are said to have come forward as part of a a major child sex grooming investigation that was re-opened...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jun 26, 2023
People smuggling crime boss jailed for 10-and-a-half-years
The head of an organised crime group that smuggled hundreds of people both into and out of the UK has been jailed for 10-and-a-half...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jun 24, 2023
Man accused of arranging dangerous boat crossings from Libya to Italy from UK appears in court
A MAN has appeared in court charged with people smuggling offences as part of an international investigation into an organised crime...
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By JON AUSTIN
Jan 9, 2023
ROTHERHAM GROOMING PROBE: Three men charged with historic sex offences in children's home
THREE men have appeared in court charged with a series of offences linked to Operation Stovewood, the National Crime Agency (NCA’s)...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 29, 2022
'Influencer' Andrew Tate arrested in Romania in connection with human trafficking probe
THE controversial "online influencer" Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania as part of an investigation into organised crime, human...
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By JON AUSTIN
Dec 24, 2022
Inquest opened into deaths of four unidentified Channel Migrants who died last week
THE provisional cause of death of four migrants who died when a boat capsized in the Channel on December 14 was drowning, an inquest...
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