A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years in prison at the High Court in Edinburgh for a series of sexual offences over a 15-year period. Bernard Callaghan, who was described as a ‘dangerous individual’ was found guilty of sexually assaulting and targeting three women across Fife, Edinburgh and East Lothian between 2007 and 2022. Callaghan was found guilty on March 4 and returned to the High Court today (April 17) for sentencing. Detective Sergeant Craig Donnelly from Police...
A total of 25 men have been jailed for a collective 346 years over the rape, sexual abuse, and trafficking of young girls in West Yorkshire.
A workman has denied sexually assaulting a female flatmate - by claiming he was sleepwalking at the time of the alleged Edinburgh attack. Christopher Palmer, 30, is said to have pounced on the woman after walking into her bedroom in the middle of the night wearing just a jumper and boxer shorts. Palmer is then alleged to have grabbed the woman by the wrists before fondling her breast during the incident in a shared flat in Leith, in 2022. But the self-employed painter and decorator told a court...
An Edinburgh nursery school manager who embezzled more than £8000 from her employers has avoided a jail sentence. Tessa Hamilton, 35, stole child care payments made by parents while working as the manager of the Strawberry Hill Nursery in Edinburgh over an 18 month period. Hamilton discovered a loophole in the school’s payment system and began siphoning off payments and transferring the cash into her own bank account. The manager, from Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, was eventually caught out after...
The 28-year-old was convicted of 10 counts of sexual assault following a trial at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in March.
A mother from Marlboro says her 13-year-old daughter was molested by a
Today, Judge Orla Crowe imposed a sentence of one year and nine months which she suspended in full on strict conditions.
Stephen Dawson, 72, was sentenced to five years in prison at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday after he was convicted of four counts of indecent assault of a child under 14.
Two men have been charged in connection with a “serious assault” on a busy Edinburgh street. An investigation was launched by the police after a 49-year-old man was allegedly attacked on Charlotte Square on Sunday 7 April at around 4.50pm. Officers said at the time the alleged victim was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh to be treated for injuries. Police said a 26-year-old and a 32-year-old have now been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. They are due to appear at...
A man has been rushed to hospital following an alleged serious assault in Edinburgh as one person has been arrested. A large police presence was seen on Gorgie Road around 4.25pm on Monday, April 15, following reports of an attack. Paramedics also rushed to the scene and a 49-year-old man was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment. Officers said a 38-year-old man has now been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 38-year-old...
The state pension went up 8.5% in April – hitting £11,502 per year for someone on a full new state pension. This is great news for people’s beleaguered budgets, after the cost of living crisis laid waste to their finances. With inflation finally on the wane, this increase introduces some much-needed breathing space. However, many […]
When sexual assault occurs, an entire command is affected. That’s why every April, military communities across the world call attention to the prevalence of sexual violence and educate its members on how to prevent it.