Six women among 'Norwich paedophile ring' facing child sex abuse charges

Marie Black outside Norwich Crown Court

Norwich Crown Court heard a group of "seemingly respectable" people subjected young children to sexual and physical abuse, including forcing them to attend sex parties.

The abuse is said to have been carried out against two boys and three girls in and around Norwich and London.

Much of the alleged abuse is said to have centred around Marie Black, 34, from Norwich, who denies 26 offences, including four counts of rape and two of conspiracy to rape.

She has declined to give evidence at the trial.

All of the defendants, aged between 31 and 84, deny sexually abusing the children, saying the allegations were concocted by Norfolk County Council's children's services department.  (more...)

Six women among 'Norwich paedophile ring' facing child sex abuse charges

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@2f9cbc8473f94e6 @Esther9982 @mlilleker a lot of female teachers get told had affair. 1 was even told fell in love with wrong man -15 yr old

— RapeCrisisFundraiser (@MaleAbuseHelp) July 27, 2015

@MaleAbuseHelp @Esther9982 @mlilleker Complete inequality. Not enough spoken about female CSAbusers.

— Sam Noble (@2f9cbc8473f94e6) July 27, 2015

You'd think female child molesters didn't exist, they're actually around/ at least 25% @2f9cbc8473f94e6 @MaleAbuseHelp @Esther9982

— matt lilleker (@mlilleker) July 27, 2015

@mlilleker @2f9cbc8473f94e6 Do you think female abusers go unreported because boys would be more reluctant to admit being abused by a woman

— jeannie (@petitejean1) July 27, 2015

Partly that but a lot of woman/girl sexual abuse also unreported. People & professionals don't want to know. @petitejean1 @2f9cbc8473f94e6

— matt lilleker (@mlilleker) July 27, 2015

@mlilleker @petitejean1 @2f9cbc8473f94e6 If principles of explicit consent were applied equally, huge number of women would be criminals

— Ian Pace Campaigner (@ian_pace) July 27, 2015