When a parent - with parental responsibility - is convicted of sexually abusing their own child, you might assume they lose all rights over that child. But that’s not the case.
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They continue to have a say on how that child is brought up, including where they go to school and medical treatment - even direct contact - compounding and prolonging the trauma suffered by the child. The Victim’s Commissioner for London is calling for the law to be changed.
Produced by Claire Sinka.
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