The number of child sex offences reported in Devon and Cornwall rose to 1358 in 2014-15, according to figures obtained by the NSPCC.
It compared to 1125 the previous year as the charity called on the Government to increase funding for support services for children who suffer abuse.
In England and Wales, the figure soared by a third to 41,457 over the same period with recorded...
John Bidmead a 65 year-old former lorry driver has been sentenced to a 19 year prison sentence for child sex offences in Exeter Crown court today.
Bidmead from Cullompton was found with over a million images and videos of child pornography on his computer.
Police began investigating Bidmead after Interpol alerted them that Bidmead had been downloading the images. A raid on his...
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