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A woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for offences involving the sexual abuse of children, as part of a broader case involving multiple offenders.

Heidi Ludbrook, 45, of Norman Way, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, was sentenced at a hearing at Winchester Crown Court on Friday 13 February, along with Elliot Jones and two other women.

The sentences came following an investigation by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Major Crime Team.

Ludbrook admitted ten offences, including causing a child to engage in sexual activity and taking indecent photographs of a child.

She was jailed for seven years.

Ludbrook is to be made subject to indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and notification requirements, the court heard.

The abuse was reported by one of the victims when he became an adult, and enquiries identified further victims. A large number of indecent images and videos of children which evidenced the offending were also found on devices seized when Jones was arrested, including phones, USB sticks and a hard drive.

Other evidence of offending was found on devices belonging to the other defendants.

Detective Sergeant Sam Grant, of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Major Crime team, said:

“This is an appalling case. The offences spanned a number of years, and had one common theme – Jones’ awful and manipulative behaviour.

“I want to commend the victims for the courage they have shown throughout this process and talking to the police about what happened. Their bravery and telling us what happened to them has brought these four people to justice.“

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A highly manipulative and exploitative man has been jailed for 26 years after admitting sexual offences against children.

Elliot Jones, 49, formerly of Chantry Lane, Necton, Norfolk, was sentenced at a hearing at Winchester Crown Court on Friday 13 February, along with three women involved in related offences.

The sentences came following an investigation by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabularys Major Crime Team.

Jones had previously admitted 21 charges, which included sexual activity with a child and making indecent photographs of children.

The court heard that Jones abused and encouraged the abuse of a number of children over a period of years, and that the offending took place in different parts of the country.

Jones was given a total sentence of 34 years, which consisted of a custodial sentence of 26 years, with an extended licence period of eight years.

In sentencing Jones, Judge Adam Feest called him a highly manipulative and exploitative individual. He added that the risk Jones presents to others is of the highest order.

Jones is to be made subject to indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and notification requirements, the court heard.

The abuse was reported by one of the victims when he became an adult, and enquiries identified further victims. A large number of indecent images and videos of children which evidenced the offending were also found on devices seized when Jones was arrested, including phones, USB sticks and a hard drive.

Other evidence of offending was found on devices belonging to the other defendants.

Detective Sergeant Sam Grant, of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabularys Major Crime team, said:

This is an appalling case. The offences spanned a number of years, and had one common theme Jones awful and manipulative behaviour.

I want to commend the victims for the courage they have shown throughout this process and talking to the police about what happened. Their bravery and telling us what happened to them has brought these four people to justice.

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A sex offender spared jail after paying young boys for explicit images has admitted breaching his internet restrictions.

Ricky Seaman, 32, denied possessing electronic devices during a police inspection of his home, but officers later found an undeclared phone hidden under a bed.

At Norwich Magistrates’ Court, he pleaded guilty to two breaches of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO): failing to register the device and not making it available for inspection during a routine check on December 2.

Deputy District Judge Jacqui Appleton called it a “deliberate breach,” noting he had “knowingly used a device that was unregistered and when questioned had denied knowledge of it.” She committed sentencing to Norwich Crown Court, warning his suspended prison term could be activated.

Mitigating, Lucy Brakewell said Seaman inherited the phone from his late father and hadn’t realized it needed registration.

Seaman, of Tunstead Road in Hoveton, received a two-year sentence suspended for 24 months and a 10-year SHPO in February 2025 for three counts of making indecent images of children.

He admitted posing as a 14-year-old girl on TikTok (while aged 28) to communicate with teenage boys, encouraging them to send images of themselves touching themselves sexually.

The boys’ bank accounts showed £10 payments for the pictures, with Seaman offering more if they touched themselves more vigorously.

Sparing him jail, Recorder James Waddington said the “serious offences” involved “exploited” young boys, but the wider community would be “better served” by his rehabilitation.

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A convicted sex offender was caught with over 1,500 indecent images of children while under police supervision following his release from prison for similar offenses.

Anthony Beresford was monitored by the police's public protection unit (PPU) after serving a 14-month sentence imposed in 2020 for indecent images crimes.

Norwich Crown Court heard that during a July 2022 visit, officers found he had a KIK social media account and a laptop, breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) from his 2020 sentence.

Prosecutor Peter Gair said the device contained 359 Category A images—the most serious—along with 612 Category B and 552 Category C images.

Beresford, of Hall Lane, North Walsham, appeared in court on Thursday (January 15) after admitting the indecent images offenses and SHPO breach.

Judge David Pugh noted Beresford, who runs a business selling 1980s computer equipment online, had "accessed vast numbers of indecent images of children."

However, imposing a 14-month suspended sentence for 24 months, Judge Pugh accepted the offending occurred over three years ago and had not been repeated.

Mitigating barrister Andrew Oliver said Beresford uploaded images to his phone but did not realize they were on the laptop.

"He thought the images uploaded to his phone had been deleted," said Mr. Oliver.

Mr. Oliver added that Beresford accepted the offenses, showed "insight" into his behavior, and committed them over three years ago during a marital separation.

He explained Beresford was accessing social media into the "very early hours," which was the "trigger for this offending."

Beresford was ordered to complete 180 hours of unpaid work, up to 15 days of Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR), and an accredited program of up to 26 sessions.

He was also placed on the sex offenders' register for 10 years and subjected to a 10-year SHPO.

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A man who burgled a shop in Norwich and failed to comply with a sex offender notification requirement has been sentenced.

Paddy Mutch, 37, of no fixed address appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (10 December) where he pleaded guilty to burglary and failing to comply with a notification requirement as part of the Sex Offender Register. 

The burglary happened on 13 November 2025 at around 5.10am when Mutch smashed a window at a shop on Philadelphia Lane, Norwich, and stole alcohol and cigarettes from behind the till before fleeing. CCTV footage and blood left on broken glass at the scene linked him to the offence.

Officers arrested Mutch on 3 December on suspicion of burglary and took him to Aylsham Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

As a registered sex offender, he is required to notify police of changes to his circumstances as part of the requirements listed under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, which he failed to do.

He was later charged for both offences.

Mutch was sentenced to 52 weeks in prison and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £154.

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A father and son who raped and abused a child have been jailed for a total of 32 years.

The "horrendous" abuse was discovered after the child told a teacher that a man used his phone to photograph their private parts. The man was identified as Victor Blowers, 69.

Upon arrest, Blowers readily admitted the abuse, saying he was “besotted” with the child, thought they were “pretty,” and had “just got carried away.”

Further evidence revealed his son, Alexander Blowers, also sexually abused the child. The victim described being driven to remote locations and abused in the back of a car, with Victor on one side and Alexander on the other. The child was also raped by Alexander.

Alexander Blowers, 41, of Morello Place, Cambridge, admitted two counts of sexual assault, one count of rape, and making indecent photographs of a child. He was jailed for 20 years, plus five years on licence.

Victor Blowers, formerly of Stafford Road, Great Yarmouth, admitted nine offences, including rape, sexual assault, assaulting a child under 13, and taking and making indecent photos of a child. He was jailed for 12 years, plus four years on licence.

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A Norfolk child sex offender who disappeared has been found living with a woman and a six-year-old in Kent.

Joshua Hodgkinson, 25, is charged with two breaches of a sexual harm prevention order and failing to comply with sex offender notification requirements.

Police launched a public appeal in December 2024 to trace his whereabouts after he was recalled to prison.

Norwich Magistrates’ Court was told it was alleged he failed to tell police he was residing in a new household at Birchington Vale in Kent where an under-18 was living between December 13 and Christmas Day last year.

It is claimed he also failed to notify police of a change of address within three days.

The alleged sex harm prevention order breaches said to have occurred in Norwich include creating a new Snapchat account without informing the police and deleting his internet search history before his disappearance.

Appearing via video link from HMP Albany on the Isle of Wight he did not enter pleas to the charges.

District Judge Matthew Bone committed his case to Norwich Crown Court on November 19.

Hodgkinson had been due to be released from prison following his recall within days but Judge Bone ordered he remain in custody pending his next hearing.

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A man found guilty of rape has had his sentence increased.

Alfie Rowbotham, aged 27 of Walpole Road, King’s Lynn has had his sentence increased to eight and a half years for raping a woman. He appeared at King’s Lynn Crown Court in June 2025 where he was originally sentenced to five and a half years, after being found guilty following an eight-day trial in March 2025.

The sentencing follows an incident on 19 September 2024, where a woman was walking home in the early hours of the morning from a night out in King’s Lynn. The woman was approached by Rowbotham who was walking his dog.

Rowbotham forced himself upon the victim, kissing and groping her before pulling her into an alleyway and raping her.

The victim fled the scene and entered a nearby taxi office for help where staff assisted her and called police.

Officers immediately identified Rowbotham through CCTV enquiries and he was arrested the same day. He was charged and remanded into custody.

Prosecutors from the CPS East of England Area appealed his original sentence for being unduly lenient and it has since been increased by three years following a hearing on 14 October 2025.

Investigating officer, DC Christine Copeman said:

“I would like to commend the victim in this case for her bravery in coming forward and supporting this prosecution.

“I hope that this increased sentence provides her with some level of comfort, knowing he will be behind bars for the foreseeable future.”

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A convicted sex offender was caught with indecent images of children on two mobile phones hidden under his pillow, a court heard.

Liam Latore, 25, who has prior convictions for child sex offences, had been uploading the illicit material from online platforms.

Police visited his address in Maple Way, Gorleston, where he initially denied possessing such content. But a search uncovered a Samsung phone and an iPhone under his pillow, prosecutor John Morgans said.

Analysis revealed 29 category A images—the most serious—including 24 stills and five videos, plus 25 category B and 32 category C images.

Latore appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Monday for sentencing after admitting three counts of making indecent images of children on February 27 this year.

Recorder Simon Taylor said Latore's actions "supports the really serious abuse of children."

"You're part of the network that causes abuse to young children," he added. "That's the gravity of these offences."

The judge deemed the crimes so serious that immediate custody was required, jailing Latore for 15 months.

Mitigating, Matthew McNiff said Latore was vulnerable with mental health issues.

Latore received a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and was placed on the sex offenders' register for 10 years.

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A paedophile who sent sexual pictures and videos of himself to someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl has been put on the sex offenders register for five years.

John Meynell was actually speaking to an adult pretending to be a child, Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard.

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A former junior school teaching assistant has been jailed for sexual offences against a child.

Geddes Abbott, 34, of no fixed address, admitted seven counts including assaulting a girl under 13 and causing or inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity.

He was sentenced to 10 years and eight weeks in prison at Norwich Crown Court on Tuesday.

Abbott had previously worked at George White Junior School in Norwich, which said it was "appalled and saddened" but that the offences did not relate to any pupils or the school.

The Inclusive Schools Trust said: "We are saddened that a former colleague could be capable of such awful offences."

"At Inclusive Schools Trust, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is of paramount importance to us.

It added all of the correct recruitment and safeguarding processes were followed before Abbott joined the school.

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A paedophile from Great Yarmouth has been jailed for sexual offences against children.

Darren Sear-Trevor, of Harley Road, was sentenced to 40 months in prison at Ipswich Crown Court.

Earlier the 37-year-old pleaded guilty to causing and inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity in Great Yarmouth in April this year.

He also pleaded guilty to breaching his sex offenders register requirements of notifying the authorities of changes to where he was living.

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A convicted sex offender told an undercover police officer he wanted her to give him oral sex, thinking she was a 12-year-old girl, a court has heard. 

Barrie Williams had been chatting online to who he thought was a young girl in Somerset but who was in fact a police officer acting as a decoy.

Norwich Crown Court heard Williams, who had previous convictions for child sex offences, made sexual remarks to the officer, talking about her giving him oral sex, and taking graphically about what it would be like to have sex with her.

Richard Paterson, prosecuting, said in the conversations, carried out on social media platforms, including SnapChat, between August 2024 and November 2024, the officer clearly stated her purported age was 12.

The prosecutor said Williams, from the Common, Botesdale, Diss, also asked her if she wanted to share some "sexy pictures" for him to wake up to.

The 35-year-old defendant also said if she was closer to home he would get a hotel room so he could stay with her.

Williams, who has three previous convictions for 24 offences, including making indecent images of children, appeared in court, sitting at Whitefriars, on Friday.

He had previously admitted attempting to incite a female child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

He also admitted attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and being an adult causing a child to watch sexual activity.

In addition Williams admitted attempting to breach a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) - imposed in June 2021 after previous offending - by contacting the child and breaching the SHPO.

Jailing Williams for 45 months Judge David Pugh said although the victim in this case was an adult decoy the defendant "posed a high risk of harm to female children".
Jude Durr, mitigating, said: "Plainly and self-evidently the appropriate sentence is immediate custody. The only question is how long."

The defendant read to the court a letter in which he said he understood he needed to be punished for his actions.

He said he had made some "foolish" decisions in the past which he was "disgusted" with and "ashamed of" and was "sorry" for.

Williams was also made the subject of an indefinite SHPO and put on the sex offenders' register, also indefinitely.

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A West Winch man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman and banned from approaching lone women in public.

Kelvin Morgan, 47, of Watering Lane, West Winch appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court last week and was found guilty of unwanted sexual touching of a female over 16 inside an address on 17 January 2024.

He was sentenced at the same court yesterday (Monday 12 May 2025) to three months in prison (which he has already served in prison since he was remanded last year). He has also been put on the sex offenders register for seven years and handed an interim Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).

The CBO has eight conditions – half of which relate to carers and members of NHS staff. However there are four that apply to members of the public and they state that Morgan must not:

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A Fakenham man faces a possible jail sentence after admitting having thousands of images of the abuse of children aged as young as one.  

Stelian Radu, 34, pleaded guilty to making indecent images involving youngsters including 1,300 deemed to be category A, the most serious. 

Appearing at Norwich Magistrates’ Court he also admitted making 752 category B images and 692 category C.

Nichola Lamb, prosecuting, said the images involved children aged from babies to teens. 

Radu, of Warren Avenue, also pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited image of a child and 91 extreme pornographic images involving animals. 

He also admitted three charges of distributing indecent images of children including 19 category A images. 

Committing him to be sentenced at Norwich Crown Court, District Judge Paul Booty said the possible jail sentence was outside the jurisdiction of his powers.

He rejected strict bail conditions including measures to limit online activities, saying it was a “backdoor sexual harm prevention order” and that Radu had not reoffended since his arrest in December 2023.  

He was given unconditional bail until he is sentenced on June 9.