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A convicted sex offender has been jailed after breaching a strict court order by setting up various accounts and email addresses.

Justin Noble, 42, defied the terms of his sex offender notification requirements by opening various accounts, including on eBay, and failing to inform police.

The order was imposed in 2024 after he was given a six-month jail sentence for breaching a previous order dating back to 2016.

Specialist officers from the force’s management of serious and violent offenders unit (MOSOVO) paid a routine visit to Noble’s home in Peterborough in January 2025 and requested to look at his phone. 

They discovered a number of accounts and email addresses had been set up, which breached the conditions of his order.

Noble was arrested and initially denied the allegations, but later pleaded guilty to failing to comply with his sex offender notification requirements.

He was sentenced to one year and two months in prison at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday (28 August).

Investigating officer Detective Constable Claire Cummings said:

“Sexual harm prevention orders and notification requirements are there to manage risk and safeguard the public. Breaching them is a serious offence, and we will take robust action against anyone who fails to comply.

“I would encourage anyone with concerns about someone’s behaviour, particularly where children may be at risk, to report it to us.”

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A convicted sex offender has been jailed after breaching a strict court order by meeting up with children.

Jason Baker, 36, flouted a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) by contacting two 15-year-old girls.

The order was imposed in 2017 when he was given a four-year jail sentence for a sexual offence on a girl under 13.

He breached the notification requirements of the order and received a two-year community order in June 2025.

However, in September that year, he also met up with the two girls near to where they lived in Soham on multiple occasions and offered them drugs.

Police were informed and Baker, of no fixed address, was arrested.

He was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday (25 August) after admitting three counts of breaching a SHPO, two of supplying class A drugs and one of making an indecent image of a child.

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Paul Evans, said:

“Baker is a dangerous and predatory individual and is clearly a risk to young girls.

“I would like to thank the victims for their bravery and courage in coming forward in this case. A thank you must also go to officers from the child sexual exploitation hub, who played a vital role in supporting the victims.

“Sexual harm prevention orders and notification requirements are there to manage risk and safeguard the public. Breaching them is a serious offence, and we will take robust action against anyone who fails to comply.

“I would encourage anyone who has concerns about someone’s behaviour, particularly where children may be at risk, to report it to us so we can take action.”

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A drug dealer who exploited and raped a teenage girl has been jailed for more than 22 years.

James Conroy, 43, of no fixed abode but from the Ely area, was arrested in September last year following reports he had been grooming the victim.

During a police search of a property in Soham, officers found signs of drug use, along with the victim’s belongings. Conroy was arrested and released on bail with conditions not to contact the victim or anyone under the age of 18.

A month later, it came to light that Conroy had raped the victim. He was arrested again and further bail conditions were imposed, including not going near the victim’s home. Officers also found three bags of white powder and £330 in cash in his car.

However, just days later, Conroy was seen leaving a shop close to where the victim lived and he began sending the victim a series of abusive, degrading and threatening messages across multiple social media platforms.

The victim did not respond to the messages, which included threats to murder people known to her, describing himself as "a martyr". In further messages, Conroy offered the victim drugs if she met him before subjecting her to further abuse, calling her names, telling her to die and threatening her with a meat cleaver.

The next day, officers stopped Conroy in his car at a garage in Ely and arrested him. A search of the vehicle uncovered 12 bags of cocaine with a street value of about £1000, along with a mobile phone and cash.

Following a trial in April, Conroy was found guilty of rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, witness intimidation, offering to supply cocaine and supplying a class A drug, namely cocaine.

He had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a class A drug, namely cocaine.

At Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday (19 August), Conroy was sentenced to 22 years and five months in prison. He was also given a restraining order, placed on the Sex Offenders Register and handed a sexual harm prevention order.

Detective Constable Melanie Millar, who investigated, said:

"Conroy exploited and abused a vulnerable teenager for his own gratification before attempting to control, intimidate and manipulate her.

"Despite being arrested and placed on strict bail conditions, he continued to pursue the victim, sending her a barrage of abusive and threatening messages and showing a complete disregard for the law.

"I would like to commend the victim for the bravery and resilience she has shown throughout this investigation and court process. I hope this sentence provides her with some reassurance that Conroy can no longer cause harm.

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A paedophile who incited a young girl to engage in sexual activity has been jailed.

Anthony Woodberry, 67, of Harvey Street, Eynesbury, St Neots, abused the child during one afternoon in 2023.

After the offence, Woodberry told the girl not to tell anyone what had happened. However, later that day she disclosed the abuse to her parents, who contacted police.

Woodberry was arrested the following morning and officers seized electronic devices from his home. Examination of his phone uncovered extreme pornography.

During the investigation, Woodberry admitted possessing the extreme pornography but claimed he did not realise it was illegal and said he was "just curious".

Following a trial at Peterborough Crown Court in June, he was found guilty of causing or inciting a girl under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity without penetration.

At Peterborough Crown Court on Friday (14 August), Woodberry was sentenced to two years and four months in prison. He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years.

Detective Constable Alice Tasker said:

"Woodberry exploited and abused a young child in what was a deeply distressing offence.

"The victim showed great courage in speaking out about what had happened, and I would like to commend her bravery throughout the investigation and court process. Her actions ensured Woodberry was held accountable for his crimes.

"Child sexual abuse can have a lifelong impact on victims. We take all reports extremely seriously and will do everything we can to safeguard children, support victims and bring offenders to justice.”

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A rapist who attacked a teenage girl has been jailed for more than nine years.

Steven Coulson, 32, got into bed with the girl in the early hours of 8 January 2024 in Cambridge.

He began touching her and she asked him to stop but he continued to touch her.

When she tried to get out of the bed Coulson pulled her back and raped her.

Police were informed and Coulson handed himself in at Parkside Police Station on 10 January.

In interview, he denied raping the victim.

However, on Thursday (6 August), at Cambridge Crown Court, Coulson, of Newton Close, Cottenham, South Cambridgeshire, was jailed for nine years and nine months, having been found guilty of rape and assault a female 13 and over by penetration with part of the body.

Coulson was also handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and restraining order as well as being placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

Detective Sergeant Molly Halksworth, who investigated, said:

“Coulson is a dangerous man who took advantage of the victim so I’m glad he’s been brought to justice.

“I would also like to pay tribute to the victim’s bravery in coming forward and supporting us with a prosecution.”

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A paedophile who sent sexual messages to an undercover officer, believing he was communicating with a 12-year-old girl, has been jailed for seven years.

Michael Richardson, 49, started messaging the officer on Kik, a social networking app, on 28 January.

He sent sexual messages requesting “she” touch herself inappropriately as well as asking her to send a photo of herself so he could “make a video.”

Richardson was arrested at his home in Money Bank, Wisbech, on 28 March and officers seized his phone, which was found to contain 48 indecent images of children.

On Monday (3 August), at Cambridge Crown Court, Richardson, was jailed, having pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, attempting to cause/incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity (penetration), attempted sexual communication with a child and attempting to cause a child under 13 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity.

Richardson was also handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.

Detective Sergeant Julia Boon said:

“Richardson is clearly a danger to children, so I’m pleased he’s been brought to justice and given a sentence that reflects the severity of his offences.

“We will continue to do everything we can to arrest those who abuse or intend to abuse vulnerable people and put them before the courts.”

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A rapist who ignored a woman’s pleas for him to stop has been convicted and jailed for six years.

Lindsey Smith, 31, of Coolidge Gardens, Cottenham, would regularly pressurise the woman for sex, but on two occasions between 14 and 17 December 2024 he ignored her pleas to stop and raped her.

Smith was arrested on 4 February 2025 after the victim came forward to police.

He denied the allegations but was found guilty of two counts of rape, sending indecent communication and escaping from lawful custody following a trial at Peterborough Crown Court.

On Friday (12 June) he was sentenced to six years in prison at Huntingdon Law Court.

In her personal statement the victim said: “The trauma does not end with the conviction; I live with the consequences every day”.

DC Lloyd Davies said:

“Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the incredible courage of the victim for coming forward. It is thanks to her bravery Smith’s predatory behaviour has been exposed.

“I would encourage anyone who thinks they might’ve been a victim of a sexual offence to contact us. We take all reports very seriously and have a dedicated team of specially trained officers ready to investigate allegations promptly, fully and professionally, and a network of partner agencies and support services to offer assistance and support.”

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A man who had collapsed from drink and drugs sexually assaulted a Good Samaritan who had come to his aid.

Brenden Clarke, 33, collapsed in Bourges Boulevard on 4 February this year.

Two women, who had spotted Clarke while driving past, pulled over to help and called an ambulance.

As he came round, one of the women helped Clarke to sit up against a wall and remained with him to keep an eye on him.

However, Clarke, who was previously convicted of a sexual offence in 2009, began making sexual gestures towards her and tried to kiss her.

The victim immediately stood up to create distance and told him to stop.

Clarke then made further sexual comments and unsteady on his feet, attempted to walk into the road, forcing traffic to come to a halt.

The victim encouraged him back onto the pavement.

Clarke said he did not want to wait for medical help and claimed he was going to the probation office.

Concerned he may walk into the road again the two women walked with him.

However, while walking, Clarke again approached the same victim, sexually assaulted her and attempted to kiss her.

She removed his grasp and loudly told him to stop and keep his distance.

He repeated this behaviour before the victim pushed him towards a wall and he stopped.

On Wednesday, 10 June, at Peterborough Crown Court, Clarke, of no fixed abode but from the Peterborough area, was sentenced to one year in prison and placed on the Sex Offender Register for ten years. He had pleaded guilty to sexual assault and failing to comply with notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register.

PC Niamh Skipworth, who investigated, said:

“This was a distressing incident for the woman was trying to help someone she believed needed medical attention. Clarke’s behaviour was disgraceful and left the victim shaken.

“I would like to commend the victim for her courage in reporting what happened and for the support she provided to officers throughout the investigation.

“This case demonstrates that sexual offending of any kind will be taken seriously, and we will continue to work to bring offenders before the courts.”

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A man has been jailed for ten years after he groomed a 14-year-old boy online and lured him to his flat for sexual activity.

Darren Moore, 57, began communicating with the victim in early 2024, and despite being aware of his age, turned the conversation sexual in March of that year.

Moore sent explicit photos of himself to the victim and described what sexual acts he wanted to perform on him when they met up in person.

On 8 March 2024, Moore encouraged the victim to travel by train to his flat in Ely after he had finished school for the day. 

The victim obliged and spent the evening at Moore’s flat, where Moore sexually abused him.

When the victim didn’t return home from school, his mum became worried and reported him as missing to local police.

After returning home later that evening, the victim confided in his parents, and the police were informed.

At Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday (21 May), Moore, of Market Street, Ely, was jailed after admitting one count of inciting a boy aged 13-15 to engage in sexual activity, two counts of engaging in sexual activity with a boy aged 13-15, one count of grooming, and one count of engaging in sexual communication with a child.

DC Dan Knight, who investigated, said:

“Despite knowing the victim’s age, Moore took the time to build a relationship with him online over the course of a few months, before he lured him to his flat and sexually abused him.

“The distress Moore has caused to the teenager, and his family, has been unfathomable, and I would like to commend the victim for his courage in reporting Moore, and supporting the investigation throughout.

"Grooming and sexual exploitation can have devastating effects on young people’s emotional development, mental health and self-esteem which stay with them into adulthood.

“I hope this sentence provides some closure to the victim and his family and shows that predatory behaviour towards children will not be tolerated.”

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A paedophile who sexually assaulted a young girl has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.

Robert Clark, 47, sexually assaulted the girl over a 12-month period between summer 2020 and 2021.

The abuse came to light after the girl told her mum what had happened and she went to the police.

Clark, of Fairfields Crescent, St Ives, was found guilty following a trial of two counts of sexual activity with a child under 13.

He was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday (8 May) and handed a sexual harm prevention order, an indefinite restraining order and an indefinite order to remain on the sex offenders’ register.

Detective Sergeant Mark Williamson, who investigated, said:

“Clark’s abuse of the young victim was beyond sickening.

“I would like to praise the victim and her family for the bravery and composure they have shown throughout this whole ordeal.

“I would encourage anyone who has been a victim of sexual assault to please come forward and report it to us, you will be taken seriously and we will investigate thoroughly.”

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A registered sex offender has been jailed after he breached a strict court order.

Police visited Vincent Flemons, 53, after the team in charge of managing sex offenders discovered he was breaching orders in place around him.

Flemons was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) in July 2025 following previous convictions for offences involving children.

The SHPO stated he must not install, download, or use any instant messaging service which does not save internet history without obtaining prior written consent.

Thanks to monitoring software on Flemons’ phone, officers received a notification in February that he had downloaded a social media app which does not record chat history, and without receiving prior consent.

The SHPO further stated that any device Flemons used must retain all internet history, and that he must notify police of any change of home address within three days.

A further search of Flemons’ device revealed that he had also deleted several apps, including Instagram and Twitter, from his phone, and been staying at a property in Waterbeach without alerting police, both further breaching the conditions of his SHPO.

On Thursday (7 May), at Huntingdon Law Courts, Flemons, of no known address, was jailed for one year for two counts of breaching a SHPO and one count of failing to comply with Sex Offenders Register notifications, which he admitted.

DC Sonia Kauser, who investigated, said:

“Flemons was well aware of the conditions of his SHPO, but decided to breach them anyway.

“I’m pleased that he has now faced justice, and I hope this case shows how committed we are to managing sexual offenders and ensuring they comply with court orders.”

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A convicted sex offender who attacked a lone woman in Cambridge has been jailed.

Cameron McNally, 26, began following the woman in Devonshire Road at about 8.20pm on 31 January.

The victim noticed his shadow as he trailed her from behind and she turned onto Mill Road where she still felt she was being followed.

McNally, who had his hood up, overtook her and withdrew cash at the Sainsbury’s ATM. Then, while she walked along Emery Street, he grabbed her from behind and covered her mouth with his hand.

He touched her before running off towards Mill Road while the victim screamed.

She called police and McNally was arrested on 3 February.

McNally was already known to officers after being convicted in March 2023 of sexually assaulting a woman on a bus the month before. 

On Thursday (7 May), at Cambridge Crown Court, McNally, of Fortescue Road, Cambridge, was jailed for 20 months, having pleaded guilty to sexual assault.

He was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for ten years and handed an indefinite restraining order against the victim.

In her impact statement, the victim said McNally’s assault had had a “lasting impact” on her and she felt “paranoid” about walking on her own.

She said it had affected her social life, and she now felt “restricted” by what she could do on an evening.

DC Will Kerslake, who investigated, said:

“McNally carried out what must have been a terrifying attack for the victim, and he is clearly a danger to women.

“I’d like to praise the victim for her bravery in coming forward and helping us with a prosecution. I hope this sentence gives her some sense of closure to this traumatic period of her life.”

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An electrician has been jailed after cyberflashing three women.

Liam Brodie, 34, received an inquiry about electrical work from a woman in September 2024 and agreed to visit her to provide a quote.

However, he became reluctant when he learned it would be the woman’s husband who would be meeting him.

The woman then noticed he had changed his profile picture from his company logo to his genitals.

She challenged Brodie, who claimed he had been hacked. The profile picture then changed to different photos of him naked.

In November 2024, a different woman contacted Brodie and, while arranging a quote for a job, he sent several images and videos of his genitals to her. She blocked him and reported the incident.

During investigation it transpired he had also sent unwanted photos and videos, along with strings of messages, to a former partner.

Brodie, of Barkhams Lane, Littleport, pleaded guilty to three counts of sending a photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm, distress, or humiliation.

He was sentenced at Huntingdon Law Court today (9 March) to two years in prison.

PC Coralie Skillings said:

“Digital indecent exposure, or cyberflashing, is sometimes dismissed as 'funny’, but it's a form of sexual violence.

“Brodie maybe thought because he changed his profile picture rather than sending the image directly, he would get away with it. However, his intention for the women to see the photo was there and that is an offence.”

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Liam Dennis, 25, from Orchard Drive in Wisbech, has been jailed for five years for rape and sexual assault after forcing himself on a woman following a night of drinking.

He was found guilty after a trial at Leeds Crown Court for the 2021 offence, which occurred while he was a 21-year-old university student in Leeds. Dennis denied the charges and had no previous convictions.

Judge Robin Mairs sentenced him on Monday, February 16, with a £190 victim surcharge.

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A church volunteer who sent more than 8,000 pages of inappropriate messages to a teenage girl and took part in sexual activity with her has been jailed.

Nam Vu, 28, groomed the girl who he knew from a church in Cambridge - but it wasn’t long before her parents became suspicious.

They discovered deleted screenshots on her phone of a sexually explicit nature, and a WhatsApp chat between the pair but all messages had been deleted.

On speaking to their daughter the girl denied any hint of a sexual relationship and said she was just friends with Vu, of Linclare Place, Eaton Ford, St Neots.

However more evidence then came to light, including a handwritten note from the girl found in a book, which detailed sexual activity between them.

The girl then confided in police what had happened to her, saying that Vu had made sexual remarks to her in the messages and encouraged her to take part in sexual activity, as well as touched her inappropriately.

Vu was arrested and interviewed but answered no comment to all questions asked by officers.

His phone was seized and analysed where it was discovered that in six weeks during 2024, there were more than 8,000 messages between Vu and the teenager – most of them sexual in nature.

'Putting my entire life on the line'

The messages highlighted how Vu began grooming the girl, offered to buy her clothes and complimented her.

On multiple occasions throughout the chat Vu acknowledged the girl was under 16, added that she could ‘ruin him’, said how he could go to jail and how he was ‘putting his entire life on the line’.

Vu continued to deny any wrongdoing however, at Cambridge Crown Court in December, eventually pleaded guilty to six offences including:

• Engaging in sexual communication with a child
• Four counts of engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with girl under 13-15
• Inciting a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity

Vu was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday (19 February) where he was handed a total of three years and four months in prison.

He was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely and given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), with strict conditions to monitor any future offending and contact with children.

Vu was also given a restraining order, to run indefinitely, preventing him from contacting his victim in any way.

'Never able to truly see the danger'

Detective Constable Lara Wycherley, of the force’s Child Abuse Investigations and Safeguarding Unit (CAISU), said:

“Vu engaged in highly sexualised communication with the victim in this case, whilst acknowledging her age and that he was in a position of trust.

“He groomed a vulnerable child for his own gain and his behaviour was utterly disgusting. I would like to praise the parents in this case who realised something wasn’t quite right, and urge other parents and carers to speak to their children about exactly who they are communicating with.

“The magnitude of the effect of Vu’s behaviour cannot be underestimated. In a victim impact statement given to the judge, the teenager told how the persistent nature of the abuse meant she was never able to truly see the danger she was in.

“She added that Vu repeatedly told her to keep quiet and conditioned her to believe that his crimes were her fault.

"Also of importance, she told how the abuse had made her lose all trust in men, changed her perspective on people in a direction that isn’t pleasant, stripped her from her childhood innocence and left an irreparable scar.

“We will do everything in our power to protect children from predators like Vu and, as this case demonstrates, bring them to justice for their actions.”