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John Stringer, 42, was suspended by Gwent Police when the force first became aware of the allegations against him.

Kedleston Group director Paul Brosnan - that runs Wings School, which was shut down three weeks ago amid claims staff were physically abusing pupils - has previously been involved in an abuse scandal

Spanish authorities dismantled a pedophile ring Tuesday, arresting 24 people including an individual that personally groomed minors via instant messaging.

Kinsleigh Welty is alleged to have died from severe malnutrition after she was found by police on April 9 with bite marks, faeces in her hair and on her feet, and lice all over her body

The 33-year-old Jerónimo Duran is charged with Melody Alana Rose Duran's murder. He arrived at her mother's house with the girl, as captured by the neighbor's cameras

Authorities in Istanbul, Turkey have issued an arrest warrant for Rebecca Richardson, 53, who they want to speak to in connection with the alleged abuse of a child while she was teaching in the country

Police were called to a home in South Carolina after Joshua Dornella was accused of violently assaulting the mother of his child before kidnapping their three-year-old and allegedly leaving him in a burning car

Christina Robinson beat her little boy Dwelaniyah with a bamboo cane and immersed him in scalding water in what she claimed was 'correcting him, as advised in Bible scripture'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Chloe Guan-Branch became instantly famous after she was born on Mother's Day 2015 mid-flight to mum Ada Guan but tragically suffered a short life at the hands of her abusive stepdad

Police claim they found a picture of the Hollywood teenager stepping on her own baby's face in an effort to provoke her ex to come back. The baby has since been handed over to child services

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Jeremy Indika was eight years old when a trusted adult figure began sexually abusing him behind closed doors and made him keep it a secret

Rebecca Joynes, 30, became pregnant after allegedly sleeping with a 16-year-old, while already on bail and suspended from her teaching job after she was accused of sleeping with another boy, 15

Nikki Allan's mum turned detective to track down killer David Boyd - only now, a year after he was finally brought to justice, has she been able to cry properly for her daughter

Patricia Saintizaire, 36, has been accused of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and tampering with a witness following the death of her adopted son Bryan Boyer, aged 4

As parents demand more support to safeguard children online, the Mirror speaks to experts about the ways predators connect with kids on the web and how to stop it

Court documents show that the parents of a 14-year-old girl are accusing her teacher of sexually abusing her in the school corridor as well as facing claims she is inappropriate in the classroom

Christopher J Gregor, 31, faces trial for child endangerment and murder charges following the death of Corey Micciolo, who died from multiple injuries on April 2, 2021

Michael Meydean, 57, from Oregon, was charged with multiple felonies after some of the children tested positive for benzodiazepines in hospital. Police have not speculated on Meyden’s motive

Two 21-year-old parents from Houston, Texas, US, have been accused of beating their five-week-old twin girls to death in a violent and disgusting physical attack

A record-breaking number of children below the age of six are being forced into performing extreme sexual abuse acts on webcams in their own homes, according to new data

Brian Field was jailed for life in 2001 for the murder of Roy Tutill in 1968 - but he was suspected in several other unsolved cases including that of David Spencer, 13, and Patrick Warren, 11, who went missing from the Chelmsley Wood area of Birmingham on Boxing Day 1996

Footage shows the alleged British paedophile on a street in Bogota, Colombia, holding the hand of a 14-year-old girl schoolgirl allegedly 'sold for sex' by her Venezuelan mother

Senior child doctors have called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to strengthen the laws on smacking as they say 'grey areas' mean parents can defend physical punishment

The disturbing incident reportedly took place at the ASDA in Dyce, Aberdeen where a youngster was confronted by a man "touching myself" before he tried to "lure him" into a toilet cubical

Jodi Hidebrandt’s £4 million mansion may look idyllic on the surface, but behind closed doors it was a hub of torture for Ruby Franke's kids - now, it's become Realtor.com's most viewed property