BIZARRE: 26 - What They Never Told You

How to recognise child-on-child sexual abuse – and how to respond appropriately

Allegations of sexual abuse by early childhood educators have rocked Australia in recent months.

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2025

Former Australian lawmaker sentenced to prison for rape and sexual abuse of two men

Gareth Ward sentenced to almost six years in prison for raping a young man and sexually assaulting a teenager

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

How common is sexually abusive behaviour between children? How should daycare centres respond?

Parents have spoken about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres, as part of an ABC investigation into the New South Wales sector.

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2025

Nigel Farage facing calls to apologise to female survivors of grooming gangs

A group of women have said it was “categorically untrue” for Farage to have said they were not victims of grooming gangs

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Prince Andrew’s ‘one peppercorn’ lease exposes how little is known about royal finances

In announcing that Prince Andrew would no longer use his title or honours, Buckingham Palace hoped to shift the spotlight away from his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and the accusations of sexual abuse he has faced (and denied).

The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025

Female survivors of grooming gangs demand apology from Nigel Farage

Exclusive: Five women said Reform leader’s comments that they were victims of other types of sexual abuse were ‘degrading’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025

Hundreds of women allege sexual abuse at UK army medicals over five decades

Wiltshire police leading investigation into allegations about enlistment examinations between the 1970s and 2016

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Police probe claims of sexual abuse during Army enlistment medicals

The alleged abuse took place at several Army locations in the UK between the 1970s and 2016, Wiltshire Police said

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

From grooming gangs to Virginia Giuffre, this is the common thread in abuse

Two stories of abuse have repeatedly captured the UK’s attention. The first relates to Prince Andrew’s friendship with financier Jeffrey Epstein, even after Epstein was convicted for sex offences. The second is the group-based child sexual abuse in Rotherham, Rochdale and other cities.

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2025

The child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed

As the row surrounding the future Grooming Gang Inquiry deepens, Bryony Gooch reflects on the third anniversary of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, as those who were involved warn key recommendations still haven’t been implemented

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025