UNITED KINGDOM
Northampton Chronicle and Echo
by Callum Jones
callum.jones@northantsnews.co.uk
Published on the 02 December 2013
Recent high-profile child abuse investigations into people such as Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall has led to a rise in the reporting of historic sexual offences in Northamptonshire, a detective chief inspector has said.
Northamptonshire Police has organised a week of action to encourage victims of violence and sexual assault to come forward and report offences and get the specialist support they need.
Speaking to the Chronicle & Echo, DCI Steve Lingley, who works in the Protecting Vulnerable Persons department, said there had been a five per cent rise in the number of historic sex abuse cases reported in Northamptonshire.
He said: “There have been a lot more cases reported of historic sexual abuse claims since the publicity around Jimmy Savile.
“Every police force in the country has noticed an increase in reporting of the victim’s know their claims will be dealt with thoroughly.”
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