Joshua Wood jailed for possession of over 450 images of children

Wood 29, was jailed for three years at Stoke Crown Court for possession of over 450 images and videos of children. 

Charges brought against him were three counts of making indecent photos of children, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and causing a child to watch a sexual act. 

The court heard how Wood used a work computer, provided by his employer to exploit children on the internet. 

14 teenagers arrested for manslaughter after a 14 year old dies in fire

A total of 11 boys and three girls all ages between 11 and 14 years old have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a 14 year old in Gateshead. Emergency services were called to a fire near Fairfield industrial park around 8pm on Friday night. Police appealed for a missing boy named Layton Carr who was in the area at the time. Layton was later found inside the building.   

All 14 arrested remain in police custody at this time. 

Milton Keynes Council offer £6,000 golden hello payment

The Masked Truth have approached Milton Keynes council for comment after they are offering new social workers a £6,000 one off payment to join. 

Originally introduced to address urgent staffing shortages within the social care system, the bonus has drawn national attention and now criticism. Whistle bowers from within the council have shared concerns about questionable hiring practices and inadequate vetting 

Man sexually abused and raped children for decades is jailed

A man who abused and raped children has been jailed. Brett Saunders aged 39, appeared at Kings Lynn Crown Court on 1st May where he was sentenced to 21 years in prison. 

He previously admitted to 19 counts of rape and sexual assault against four children. The offences took place between 1995 and 2024.

Saunders was also placed on the sex offenders register for life and subject to a sexual harm prevention order

David Craig of Dunbar installed hidden cameras to spy on children

A Dunbar tradesman called David Craig was convicted of installing hidden camers in his home to spy on children undressing. Craig 49, placed a small covert device behind a air vent to capture footage of the children at his former residence. 

Craig denied the charges but a jury found him huilty of four voyeurism offences and possessing indecent images of children. He also pleased guilty to assaulting a women and possessing drugs in 2022. Craig avoided prison and was made to complete unpaid work.  

Rui Pereira committed 19 sexual offences against     children now jailed

The 24 year old used his small size and young appearance to help him target young girls in Lincolnshire. Rui admitted 19 sexual charges including six counts of rape on a child. 

The charges also included sexual activity with a child, sexual assault of a child, taking and making indecent photos of children and sexual communication with a child. He was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court to 16 years in prison, given a sexual harm prevention order and a restraining order once released.  

Houghton-le-spring man jailed for terrorising mum and her child

Chris McGowen 39, was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court where he admitted multiple offences including harassment, malicious communication and threating to cause criminal damage. 

McGowan main violent threats against his partner by threatening to slit her and her child's throat. He was jailed for two years and handed a restraining order banning contact with the victim. Northumbria police have urged anyone experiencing domestic abuse to seek help

Natwich couple sexually     abused four children jailed for life

Lovers Alan Short 63, and Daniel Goss 36, previously pleased guilty to 58 sexual offences including rape against four children. The pair lived together in Stapeley and   committed their offences over a five year period. 

They appeared at Chester Crown Court where they both were       sentenced to life in prison with a     minimum term of 21 years each. 

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Predator GP jailed for 22 years after assaulting   female patients

Dr Stephen Cox has been jailed for 22 years after sexually assaulting female patients in a nine year reign of terror. Cox aged 65 targeted the women while pretending to carry put routine medical exams at his surgery in Berkshire. 

In reality, he was motivated by sexual pleasure by touching certain areas of the body. He took sexual gratification from groping his       victims getting them to undress       unnecessarily and touching them without using gloves.  

Mother suffocated her two year old daughter is jailed for 16 years

Cody-Anne Jackson killed her two year old daughter after sending the child's father a picture so he had one last memory of his little girl. 

Jackson, 20, used a dressing gown cord and pillow to smother and strangle her daughter just a week after the child's father had moved out of their family home. 

At Stafford Crown Court Jackson originally denied murder but       dramatically changed her plea six days into the trail. 

Wife finds child abuse images on husbands phone

A man who had photos on his phone of children as young as five being sexually abused claimed he only had them to trade for adult pornography. 

The pictures came to light when Eifion Humphries asked his wife to use his mobile to video him playing the guitar and she saw what was stored on the device. 

He had 13 Cat A images, 6 Cat B including pornography involving a women and a horse. 

Two year old girl dies after suffering serious head injuries

Northumbria police said it received a report of concern for a child in the Houghton are on 21st April. The girl was taken to hospital where she died a few days later.   

The child's parents have since been arrested and released on bail 

The Masked Truth have contacted Together for Children and Northumbria police for comment regarding the involvement and safety of the child. 

Vicar and women he was having affair with jailed for child abuse

Stephen Clapham aged 61 was vicar at All Saints Church in Crewe when he abused the child with Sally Shaw. Indecent photos of the child were also taken by Shaw and sent to Clapham. 

Both pleased guilty and were sentenced to four years each. Both will also have to stay on the sex offenders register for life. 

A sexual harm prevention order was also ordered by the court and will also be in place for life. Restraining orders against the pair means they can not contact the   victim.  

Headteacher hits deputy with wrench over sexual jealousy

A headteacher who had a 'love child' with a colleague attached his deputy with a wrench after feeling overwhelming sexual jealousy when they became embroiled in a love triangle.

Anthony Felton hit Richard Pike with the tool at St Josephs Catholic school in Port Talbot, South Wales. 

He pleaded guilty to GBH with       intent at Swansea Crown Court.  

Stepfather guilty of     murdering 10 month old baby boy

Jacob Crouch had suffered at least 39 rib fractures and was left to die in his cot alone. 

His stepfather Craig Crouch aged 39 has now been found guilty of murder. Jacobs mother Gemma aged 33, has been cleared of murder but found guilty of allowing the death of a child. 

Both defendants remained silent as the verdicts were read out with people in the gallery weeping.  

The passing of 
Brian Clare

 

We are heartbroken and the passing of Masked Truth member Brian Clare. Brian was a true patriot and a fearless truth teller. Attending events throughtout the UK Brian would tell his story and help hundreds of others come forward too share theirs. His well-known for the fighting he did for our children and will be remembered as a Hero!

I'm being punished for speaking my Truth
Marie's Story

I've been caught in what I believe is a cruel, deliberate attempt to         silence me, a malicious prosecution, masking a much deeper injustice. 

Last week I stood in front of judge Mark Layton at magistrates court and denied the charge. I knew I had to fight back, not just for me but for everyone that's been         silenced. Read my full story...

1,700 children referred to social services every day.
The real numbers

1,700 children in England are referred to social services every day! Too often, they're taken from     families who never got the help they needed. 

Forced adoption isn't protection, its system failure. 621,000 referrals to children's social care. 224,000 child protection investigations and countless children permanently separated from families. 

Priest attempted sexual communication with child

58 year old priest had been arrested on suspicion of attempted sexual communication with a child. 

The arrest followed a video depicting a paedophile sting operation that was widely circulated on social media by a group called Justice Reborn. 

 

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Survivors being 
reminded its not too late to come forward

Survivors of childhood sexual abuse are being reminded that it is never too late to come forward, this follows a former teacher that has just been jailed for offences committed in the early 1980s. 

Alum Thomas a former teacher at a Nottingham school was interviewed by police in June 2024 after one of his victims came forward to report what happened to her in 1984.

Jill Colbert is back, 
despite £20K mystery payment

Jill Colbert, the women that turned Sunderland into a forced adoption hot ground is now heading up children's services at Tameside Council. 

The former chief of Together for Children left her Sunderland post under a dark cloud after a mystery £20,000 payment from a North East adoption agency landed in her personal bank account. 

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