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The support of a brave victim who was brutally attacked and sexually assaulted has led to the defendant being put behind bars.

Jake Wilkinson, aged 31 and of Poole, was found guilty of attempted rape, intentional strangulation, trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of sexual assault by penetration following a trial at Winchester Crown Court.

The incident occurred during the early hours of Sunday 1 December 2024 at an address in Bournemouth.

Wilkinson was at the victim’s home address – who is known to him – when they had an argument, causing him to leave the property.

The defendant asked to come back in, but was refused. He repeatedly kicked and punched the door to such an extent that he created a hole for him to crawl back into the address.

Wilkinson attempted to rape the woman and sexually assaulted her. He also strangled her until she was no longer able to breathe.

The victim sustained scratches to her neck and arms, a swollen lip, cuts to her legs and an injury to her back.

The defendant was arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

Wilkinson – a British national who self-defines as white British – was sentenced at the same court on Friday 16 October 2026 to 12 years in prison with an extended licence period of a further three years.

Detective Constable Holly Puckett, of Dorset Police, said:

“This was a horrific attack that must have been terrifying for the victim. The offender acted in an appalling manner, which his sentence can never reflect.

“I’d like to thank the victim in this case who has shown incredible strength and resilience in supporting the investigation and disclosing what happened to her to allow her attacker to be held accountable for his actions.

“We are committed to supporting victims of sexual offences and will do all we can to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice.”

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A brave victim who was repeatedly abused by a man over an 11-year period has helped put the perpetrator behind bars.

Adam Edward Eric Curtis, aged 39 and of Poole, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years after he was found guilty at trial of offences of controlling and coercive behaviour, sexual assault by penetration and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Curtis was arrested by police after his victim disclosed to police his series of abusive behaviour over a number of years, with the defendant threatening to damage personal items to upset her, controlling her movements and taking her mobile phone so she could not call the police. He would also lock her inside her address, threaten her with weapons including knives and lighters as well as phoning her repeatedly when she went out without him and threatening to kill her dogs.

He was also physically violent towards her, on one occasion stomping, kicking and punching her repeatedly, while he also sexually assaulted her.

Following the disclosure to police, detectives worked to compile evidence of Curtis’ offending and, with the support of the victim giving evidence at trial, he was found guilty of all three charges.

Curtis was jailed following a sentencing hearing at Winchester Crown Court on Tuesday 1 September 2026 and was also placed on the sex offenders register for life.

Detective Constable Jack Gibson, of BCP CID, said:

“I do not for a moment underestimate the strength it would have taken for this victim to come forward and report the campaign of controlling behaviour, violence and sexual abuse she was subjected to at the hands of this defendant.

“She has shown immense courage to come forward and disclose these offences, as well as to support our subsequent investigation and the court process.

“I hope that her bravery will inspire other victims of abuse to find the strength to come forward and report offending to us, with this case demonstrating that we will do everything we can to support victims and bring offenders to justice, even when the offending behaviour goes back a number of years.”

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A victim courageously came forward and reported what happened to her after she was raped by a man who was known to her in Poole.

On two occasions in September and November 2022, the victim – a woman aged in her 60s – was raped at an address in the town.

In April 2023, the victim bravely came forward to report what had happened and an investigation was carried out by detectives.

The defendant – 63-year-old Stephen Dorris of Poole – was arrested in June 2023 and interviewed.

Both the victim and defendants mobile phones were examined and following liaison with the Crown Prosecution Service, Dorris was charged with two counts of rape.

Dorris, a British national who gave his self-defined ethnicity as white British, was found guilty following a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court.

He was sentenced on Tuesday 11 August 2026 at the same court to seven years in prison and made the subject of an indefinite restraining order.

Detective Constable Thomas Norman, of BCP CID, said:

“I would like to praise the victim in this case for coming forward and reporting what happened to her.

“Her bravery has ensured that a sexual offender has been put behind bars and will face the consequences of his actions.

“We will always thoroughly investigate a report of a sexual offence, even if it is not reported at the time when the incident occurred. We are here to support you and listen.”

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A 62-year-old man who indecently assaulted a child four decades ago and sexually abused a woman on multiple occasions in 2023 has been jailed for more than four years.

Neil Lawrence, of Poole in Dorset, pleaded guilty indecently assaulting a 12-year-old child he knew in 1987.

In a statement read out at last week’s sentencing hearing, the victim said: “I feel like it stripped the innocence from my childhood, that I could not put back.”

Lawrence further offended in 2023 against and adult female and denied offences of three counts of assault by penetration, voyeurism, sexual assault and threatening to disclose private sexual photographs.

He claimed that they had all been consensual however, the jury found him guilty of each count and he was convicted in May.

In a statement read out at the sentencing hearing on Wednesday 22 July, the second victim said: “I’m angry that he was able to do these things to me. It upsets me that I can’t even give a hug to my kids. They had to ask my permission before hand. I don’t want anyone to touch me, it makes me feel filthy and not me.”

On he was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, given an indefinite restraining order, and added to the sex offenders’ register.

Speaking after the sentencing hearing, Detective Constables Annabelle Winter and Vikki Doble said:

“The victims have shown such incredible bravery to report this and support the police investigation. I hope that this conviction brings them some closure and the justice they deserve.

“We would urge anyone who has been a victim of Lawrence – or of any other person, no matter how long ago the offence took place – to report this to the police if they feel able to.”

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A MAN who made plans to sexually abuse a nine-year-old child has been jailed after an undercover police sting.

Stephen Biles, 61, thought he was speaking to someone who would arrange for him to abuse the girl in a hotel, but was actually communicating with a police officer.

The undercover investigation between January and March 2020 discussed a decoy child, who did not exist.

On April 1, 2020, Biles was arrested at his home in Riverside, Ringwood, with devices seized containing 52 category C indecent images of children.

Work by the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) allowed further investigation by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabularys Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team (ICAT).

Biles was charged with making indecent images of children and two counts of arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.

He pleaded guilty to the indecent images but maintained his innocence on the other two charges.

However, after a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court on September 4 this year, Biles was found guilty.

On September 27, at Southampton Crown Court, Biles was jailed for three years and nine months.

He was also made subject to an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and placed on the sex offender register indefinitely.

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A MAN purposely exposed his genitals to schoolgirls and secretly recorded a woman using the bathroom.

David Vickery admitted to revealing his penis in front of children because he thought they would not remember details to identify him.

The 47-year-old pleaded guilty to three counts of exposure and two counts of voyeurism at his sentencing at Bournemouth Crown Court.

Prosecutor, Grace Coupland, told the court that at around 3.30pm on April 30, 2021, two girls aged 12 were walking home from school in Poole when they noticed a car with its door open.

They said a man’s leg was sticking out of the car door, with his shorts pulled down and penis fully exposed.

Similarly, on August 20, 2021, two girls aged 12 and 13 saw a parked Honda Civic at 2.50pm and found the defendant sat inside, undressed from the waist down.

Ms Coupland said one of the girls was so upset after the incident that she burst into tears as soon as she got home.

During the third incident, on September 10, 2021, two girls aged 13 visited a shop in Poole to buy sweets when they saw a parked car on their way home at 4.45pm.

The girls were forced to walk single file parked the car when they saw the defendant with his leg sticking out of the car.

He was seen wearing boxer shorts, with his penis displayed, as well as a baseball cap with his head down so the girls could not see his face.

A mother of one of the victims told the court in a statement that her daughter’s confidence has been “crushed” following the incident and is afraid to walk on her own.

After police seized and examined Vickery’s phone they found a video, around a minute and a half in length, recording a teenager in a bikini.

When interviewed, he said he saw the girl sunbathing and it caught his interest, so began recording.

He admitted that voyeurism was something he enjoyed because it “gives him a kick” rather than regular pornography.

The teenager said in a victim impact statement that she felt violated and cannot go outside without feeling watched.

Police also recovered a still image, believed to have been taken from a video, of another woman standing in a bathroom with her lower body fully exposed.

The defendant said he had concealed the recording device for 20 minutes in a bathroom basket.

Mitigating, Mary Aspinall-Miles, said Vickery is a man of previous good character, with no previous convictions, and has showed genuine remorse.

Judge Robert Pawson said the defendant’s behaviour was “absolutely disgraceful” and has no doubt that he targeted those schoolgirls.

Vickery, of Old Kiln Road, was sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years.

He was also handed 40 rehabilitation activity requirement days, 150 hours of unpaid work and a 12-month electric curfew.

Vickery will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order and be placed on the sex offenders register, both for 10 years.

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A man has been jailed for paying a teenage girl for sexual services in Bournemouth.

Amir Saadi, 47, of Haven Road, Poole, was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of paying for sexual services of a child.

He was jailed for nine years after a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court.

Dorset Police said Saadi first met his victim, a 14-year-old girl, in Boscombe in 2020.

A force spokesperson said the girl then visited Saadi's home "on a number of occasions" and was given money in return for sexual activity.

Officers launched an investigation and in June 2021 arrested Saadi, who claimed he did not know the victim.

'Lifelong impact'

Det Con Andy Hale, said: "Saadi took advantage of a teenage girl and showed no regard for her emotional or physical wellbeing.

"The young victim in this case has been exceptionally brave throughout the investigation and subsequent trial and I would like to pay tribute to her and her family for their support.

"Dorset Police will continue to seek justice for young victims and bring offenders such as Saadi to court to face the consequences for their horrible actions, which can have a lifelong impact on those involved.

"I hope that this case will give victims the courage to speak out and seek help. We will do everything we can to support them and ensure offenders are held to account."
Saadi has been placed on the sex offenders' register for life, as well as being made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order.

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A monster who sexually abused a toddler had his head in his hands as he was jailed for serious sexual assaults. The girl, aged just four at the time, was sexually touched by Andrew Michael Hansford in West Dorset on no less than three occasions.

The girl, who cannot be identified due to legal reasons, told Hansford that the assault hurt her, but he carried on. She bravely told her mother about the abuse and its pain and they immediately reported the sexual assaults to Dorset Police.

In a moving victim impact statement to Bournemouth Crown Court, the girl’s mother spoke of the horror of the sexual abuse. The abuse also had significant harm on the victim, with her being “terrified of men”.

She said: “I’m enjoy just having my daughter back. I don’t want her to be made to suffer anymore. I want her to see that not all men are monsters. She was just a child and doesn’t deserve the hurt she has been put through.”

The girl, now aged six years old, is now recovering from the serious abuse she suffered at the hands of Hansford. Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services (STARS) is continuing to support the victim.

Hansford was arrested and denied any incident took place. Hansford, aged 29, and of Belben Road in Poole, was charged with two charges of assault by penetration of a girl under the age of 13. He denied the charges and triggered an extensive trial, but was found guilty.

Defending, Robert Griffiths, told the court that Hansford accepted he was going to prison for this serious offence. It was also noted that Hansford has ADHD and attempted self-harm.

He said: “It has to be a custodial sentence and it has to be a sentence of some length, but I do ask you to take into account that the conditions in prisons are still not particularly good.”

Judge Evans outlined how “vulnerable” the victim was. She added it was repeated behaviour and spoke of the distress he caused her family.

She said: “The effect on the victim and her mother has been one of huge distress. The girl is still very young at six and she has become frightened of men and in particular in fear of having to see you again.

“This court cannot know what the long-term impact will be but there is likely to be long-term impacts. You also caused huge distress to her mother. She blamed herself and she is not to blame in any way, but it is entirely human to blame oneself and ask oneself the question of ‘what if?’.”

As Judge Evans delivered her sentence, Hansford had his head in his hands and appeared to look emotional.

Hansford was sentenced to 15 years in prison and issued a sexual harm prevention order for 20 years and placed on the sex offenders register for life. Hansford was also issued a restraining order against his victim not to contact her directly or indirectly and was placed on a list of people barred from working with children. 

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A 17-YEAR-OLD Bournemouth girl woke up to find a drug dealer raping her. 

Lamin Sanneh, 47, sexually assaulted and raped a girl at an address in Bournemouth in July 2019, Bournemouth Crown Court heard. 

The victim has fallen asleep before Sanneh sexually assaulted her after which she woke up and he raped her, police say. 

However, the defendant was was also found to have supplied drugs in September 2021 when a raid in Poole uncovered a package containing wraps of cocaine while Sanneh was there. 

A phone belonging to Sanneh had also been seized that contained messages which appeared to relate to the supply of illegal drugs.  

He was eventually arrested by detectives in March 2023 and later charged. 

At a hearing at crown court held on Thursday, December 7, the judge sentenced Sanneh, of no fixed abode, to 10 years in prison. 

He will also serve an extended licence period of a further three years. 

He had previously been found guilty at a trial at the same court of offences of rape and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. 

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A 'predatory' police officer was jailed for over 16 years today for violently raping a friend and sexually assaulting a second woman.

PC Ravi Canhye, who served with Dorset Police, was convicted on two charges of rape, one count of attempted rate, and three charges of assault by penetration. He was also charged with sexual assault against a second woman.

Wincheser Crown Court heard that the 47-year-old, who is originally from Mauritius, slapped and mauled the first victim before pinning her down and raping her.

He verbally abused her and he did so and at one point forced a fist into her mouth to stop her pleas for him to stop. It was heard in court that Canyhe felt 'power and gratification' and 'revelled in seeing her disgust, discomfort and disappointment.'

The violent attack took place as the victim visited his home in Poole, Dorset, while he was off duty on the weekend between April 8 and 11, 2022.

Canyhe had met the victim in October 2021. He told her that they had feelings for each other on the first night and they had consensual sex.

Prosecutor Sarah Jones KC said that his behaviour changed the following morning and Canhye assaulted his victim in the kitchen before raping her. 

She said that he spun 'out of control' after drinking heavily which 'changed or disinhibited him'. He behaved like an 'animal', the court heard.

Canhye threatened to abuse his victim with his truncheon and a vodka bottle, the court heard. Canyhe, who denied the offences, claimed that the sex was consensual.

Prosecutor Jones said: 'He just did what he wanted. He was so wrapped up in his own needs and desires he saw both her and her friend as objects ready to use and abuse.

'It came to a point where, she says, every time he was being too rough, when he was hurting her, that was exciting him and that made him worse at what he did.'

She added: 'She considered he was behaving like an animal and that she considered him to be behaving like an animal seemed to drive him on more.'

The victim, who fought to control her emotions as she gave evidence, said she 'trusted him as he was a police officer'.

She said that she 'was scared and really frightened' and that he was 'aggressive and forceful.'

In a victim impact statement that was read out in court on her behalf, she said that she suffered from anxiety, nightmares, and flashbacks. 

She said she was 'battered and bruised' after the attack and said: 'The indignity of it was almost unbearable.'

She suffered such bad bruising as a result of his 'manhandling' that intimate parts of her body turned black.

The victim added that she isolated from friends following the attack and had felt suicidal.

Judge Jane Miller said that she had suffered 'a persistent, degrading and truly overwhelming episode of sexual and physical humiliation.'

She told Canhye: 'Your being a serving police officer is an aggravating feature, your status means your victims placed a level of trust in you.'

'The public should be able to expect higher standards from a police officer.'

Canhye has been placed on the sex offenders register and been made subject to a sexual harm prevention order requiring him to notify police of any future sexual relationships.

He has also had a restraining order issued against him.

The sexual assault against the second victim happened on the following day when the pair returned to the defendant's home out of concern for his wellbeing because of his heavy drinking.

He assaulted her as she sat on his sofa.

The second victim said she had been shocked that Canhye was a police officer.

'I couldn't believe someone who behaved like that could be one, he has abused his position of trust,' she said, adding that she felt 'frightened to leave her home.'

Dorset Police has confirmed that Canhye, who had been in public service for more than 20 years, was suspended after the allegations were made and faces misconduct proceedings.

Canhye moved from Mauritius to work in psychiatric health before he became a special police officer and then joined the Metropolitan Police in 2009. He later moved to Dorset Police.

He won a National Policing Award in 2009 as a special Constable in Ealing, West London, for his work identifying people with mental health issues.

James Newton-Price, defending, said that Canhye had resigned from the force and added: 'The outcome is devastating for Mr Canhye, not only in relation to his good name but his career.'

He added: 'He would not have behaved as he did other than for his heavy alcohol consumption.'

Dorset Police Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Farrell said: 'I would like to thank the victims for their courage to come forward to report these abhorrent crimes to us and supporting our investigation as well as the strength they have shown throughout the court process.

'I hope this sends a message to all victims of sexual abuse that we will do all we can to investigate offences and ensure offenders are brought to justice, while we will also make sure victims are supported.

'We have been able to bring this case before the court due to the thorough investigation conducted by our highly-trained detectives and I would like to recognise their work as well as the support our specialist officers provided to the victims.

'PC Canhye has behaved in a way that is clearly criminal and utterly unacceptable, especially when bearing in mind the trust the public should be able to have in him as a member of the police service.

'There is no place in Dorset Police for those who commit sexual offences.

'I understand that these crimes will cause concern for our community and the fact that they were committed by a police officer is even more abhorrent.

'We are determined to root out officers who commit such offences as well as domestic abuse or show discriminatory, abusive or misogynistic behaviours.

'I hope that responding robustly to allegations of any violence against women by police officers or staff sends a strong message to the public about our standards and values and builds confidence in how we respond to all allegations.

'Our unique powers and responsibilities mean we must hold ourselves to the highest standards.'

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A MAN who committed a “significant” number of child sexual offences against a girl has been jailed for nine years.

Robert Taylor, aged 61, groomed and manipulated the 15-year-old and carried out the criminal behaviour over a three-month period.

Bournemouth Crown Court heard when the girl disclosed what had taken place to police, officers found more than 2,600 indecent images of her on the defendant’s phone.

Taylor, of Surrey Road, Poole, was found guilty of three counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a child and one count of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child aged 13 to 15 following a trial last month.

He admitted one count of causing or inciting a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity, two counts of engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15, seven counts of taking an indecent photograph of a child and two counts of making an indecent photograph of a child.

The 61-year-old defendant was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment by Judge William Mousley KC at a Bournemouth Crown Court hearing on Thursday, February 2.

Judge Mousley KC said Taylor had kept “souvenirs” of his sexual abuse as well as a raft of other indecent images of the girl.

“I’m sure you groomed her to comply with your demands,” Judge Mousley KC said.

He added: “You manipulated her emotionally.”

The judge said the defendant, who had no previous convictions, made the girl frightened of him.

Prosecutor Tim Moores read a statement from the child which detailed the significant psychological impact the abuse had on her.

She described having “horrific memories” more than a year after the offending.

The court heard Taylor refused to answer questions when confronted with the allegations. He later denied the penetration offence and the allegation he fondled himself in front of the child.

Mitigating, Nick Robinson said the defendant had written a letter to the court in which he said he was “deeply sorry for all he has done”.

Mr Robinson described the offending as an “aberration”.

Judge Mousley KC said the defendant tried to cast blame on the complainant, but he told Taylor: “There is only one person to blame and it is you.”

It was accepted by the judge that the crimes were out of character and took place during a difficult period in the offender’s life.

“You were convicted of the most serious offences because of the great courage and sustained determination of the complainant,” Judge Mousley KC said.

The defendant was handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and he was placed on the sex offenders register for life.

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A MAN who looked up a mothers skirt in a Poole supermarket has avoided an immediate jail term. Michal Ireneusz Kowalski was found guilty of committing an act outraging public decency at the Tower Park Tesco store last summer. The 38-year-old, described as a menace to woman, denied looking up the womans skirt, despite being caught on CCTV, instead claiming he bent down to pick up a 20 note. This was a change to the account he gave police, where he claimed he squatted down to relieve pain caused by internal haemorrhoids. CCTV also caught Kowalski looking up another womans skirt just moments after the first incident. Judge Robert Pawson described his account as nonsense and sentenced Kowalski, of Aspen Gardens, Poole, to eight months imprisonment suspended for two years. The judge said this would give the defendant the opportunity to complete a sex offenders programme he wouldnt be eligible for in custody. Judge Pawson said: You went to Tesco where you were seen looking up the skirt of a mother, a single woman with her daughter, when CCTV was looked at, she was not the only victim that day. It was clearly relevant evidence which was heard by the jury. I have no doubt that you planned this offence. From all the evidence, you had one aim to obtain some form of sexual gratification. The suggestion of remorse I take with a pinch of salt, you maintain there was no sexual motivation, you have not shown any insight. You were shocked by the reading of the victim statement, believing your actions were harmless. The jury, which deliberated for less than three hours before reaching their verdict on Friday, June 17, had earlier been told during the prosecutions case that the complainant was alerted to the defendants actions by her young daughter. Prosecutor Ryan Murray presented CCTV evidence to the court which showed Kowalskis behaviour in the store on the afternoon of the incident in July 2021. The footage showed the defendant go around a retail module before going low down to the ground as the woman was bending over to look at something on the shelf in front of her. The complainant told the jury she was very upset and panicking after the incident. She called her parents for help, and they rushed to the store to support her. Her mother told the court her daughter had never contacted her before sounding so scared. Mitigating, Philomena Murphy said a suspended sentence was a window of opportunity to prevent Kowalski from coming back to these courts. The defendant had two previous convictions, sexual assault on a female in 2013 and an act outraging public decency in 2011. Judge Pawson ordered Kowalski completed the sex offenders treatment programme, carry out 10 rehabilitation requirement days, 100 hours of unpaid work and pay 3,000 in costs.

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A MAN who worked as a school bus driver has been jailed for trying to groom a child to engage in sexual activity online. Daron Milton sent messages to what he thought was a 12-year-old girl in an attempt to incite her to perform sex acts on herself. The 53-year-old Bournemouth man was actually communicating with an undercover officer from West Midlands Police. Bournemouth Crown Court heard the defendant engaged in message exchanges with the girl between July 18 and August 13, 2020, over platforms Kik and WhatsApp. He was eventually arrested by Dorset Police officers in September 2020 after he had completed the end of day school run in his role as a bus driver. Prosecuting, Sadie Ruzzo said it was the defendant who first contacted the account set up by the undercover officer on the Kik messaging application. She told the court this involved him sending a message which said: Hi beautiful, how are you? Ms Ruzzo said Miltons messaging in the weeks that followed exhibited grooming. The court heard he called the 12-year-old sweetheart and beautiful. The communication involved the defendant giving graphic instructions on how the girl could perform a sex act upon herself. Other messaging involved Milton repeatedly asking the girl to send photographs of herself, while later in the exchanges he tried to call her. Conversations should the offender say that the child needed to make sure she was alone. In August 2020 there was reference to wanting to see the child, to meet up, the court heard. He said he was a lorry driver based in London but he asked to see and meet up with the child on more than one occasion, Ms Rizzo said. As a result of the evidence gathered, West Midlands Police alerted Dorset Police to the IP address linked to the defendants online account, which was his home address. He was arrested on September 14 in Bournemouth. At the time in September Mr Milton was driving school children to and from local high schools, Ms Rizzo said. Enquiries were made at the bus station and he was arrested later that day after completing the school run. Two mobile phones were seized and police found six indecent child images on the devices. Milton, who was unrepresented in court, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to a charge of attempting to cause or incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity and two counts of making an incident photograph of a child. The court heard the defendant had been open, honest and frank with the probation service ahead of the sentencing hearing. Milton, of Knowlton Road, Bournemouth, suffered from very significant health issues, which Judge Stephen Climie took into account when determining the appropriate sentence. The defendant told the judge he accepted what he had done was totally wrong, adding that he would never go and meet anyone like that. The judge indicated that he gave Milton full credit for his guilty plea and said he acknowledged the offender was supported by family members. Judge Climie said he had made a limited reduction to the prison term, as set out by the sentencing guidelines, due to there not being an actual child involved in the communication offence. Milton was jailed for three years and eight months. He was placed on the sex offenders register for the rest of his life and made subject to a 10-year sexual harm prevention order. Detective Inspector Mark Fursman, of the paedophile online investigation team (POLIT) and integrated missing persons and child sexual exploitation team (IMPACT), said The POLIT is committed to working with partners such as the National Crime Agency, other police forces and a wide range of other agencies and organisations to minimise the risk to children by proactively identifying people who use the internet to further their sexual abuse in children. We urge anyone to contact Dorset Police or Crimestoppers if they suspect someone is using the internet to groom or gain indecent images of children.

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A woman was stalked for nearly two hours after police failed to respond to a 999 call from another person. Hasan Kyoybasha approached a woman who spurned his advances so he started pestering someone else. The first woman called police to report his predatory behaviour towards the victim, but they failed to attend for an hour and 45 minutes. He continued to pester, badger and follow her through the streets of Poole, Dorset, before pouncing and raping her. Dorset Police said they did not attend the incident between 4.45am and 6am on September 5 because they were experiencing higher than average calls. After the attack, the woman went to get help from two people who were at a nearby bus stop and they dialled 999. Kyoybasha was jailed for 15 years after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault. Dorset police has carried out an internal review which found there was no misconduct by staff but have changed their procedures. A police spokesman said: The review found that at the time of the call, Dorset Police was responding to a higher-than-average number of calls for service and officers were not immediately available to attend. Subsequently, the incident log was closed by a supervisor, as police units remained heavily committed. The review recommended that a radio broadcast detailing the contents of the 999 call could have been made to alert officers in the area who may be attending other incidents. As a result of this, the force has changed its procedure to ensure that these matters are prioritised and radio broadcasts will always be made in cases where there is a concern for a persons safety. We will always endeavour to prioritise attendance at an incident where suspicious activity has been reported and concerns have been raised for someones safety. No misconduct was identified. Those who use violence or intimidation against women and girls such as Kyoybasha will be relentlessly pursued and brought to justice. We will work with partners to create an environment where women and girls are both safe and feel safe from violence, intimidation and harassment through influencing and supporting change within communities and policing. Our thoughts continue to remain with the victim of Kyoybashas abhorrent offending.

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A CHILD psychiatrist has been struck off after he was caught with more than 2,000 indecent images of children which he claimed he viewed to help him ease stress.

Doctor Adrian Marsden's child porn collection was built over 10 years until he was found out when an amateur dramatics coach helped him download a smartphone app to learn his lines.

The NHS children's mental health specialist, who collected images of kids as young as eight, admitted he had a fetish and claimed he looked at his stash "in times of trauma".

In June last year Marsden, of Brownsea Road, Poole, avoided jail following criminal proceedings into the possession of the indecent images but now he has been struck off the GMC's medical register following a tribunal.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal ruled Marsden who had worked at Pebble Lodge NHS treatment centre in Westbourne, "breached a fundamental tenet of the profession".

Tribunal chair Margaret Obi, sitting in Manchester, said: "Dr Marsden's conduct fell far below the standard expected of a registered medical practitioner.

"The Tribunal was satisfied that the nature and seriousness of Dr Marsden's conviction is fundamentally incompatible with continued registration.

"Downloading and viewing child sex abuse materials seriously undermines patients' and the public's trust and confidence in the medical profession."

Marsden, a married father-of-two, was caught with 1,982 Category C images and 42 more serious prohibited images showing 'corporal punishment' of children on his computer which were stockpiled between May 2010 and January 2020.

The 60-year-old admitted making indecent photos of children and possessing prohibited images of children at Poole Magistrates' Court and was fined £2,500, given a community order with rehabilitation activity and placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for five years.

Lawyer David Hurley, mitigating Marsden at the time, said: "He deleted some of the images as he knew what he was doing was wrong but like a smoker who is trying to quit smoking who keeps some cigarettes he kept some.

"These, he looked at in times of trauma, such as when he was suffering depression in late 2017 and 2018 after being criticised at an inquest of a young person took her own life.

"Dr Marsden separated his professional and private life and never acted upon it (his urges) through contact with children."

Marsden, who qualified in 1984, tried to have his latest tribunal hearing held in private, moaning that reports of his offences from his court case last year "elicited a hostile response from the public which included direct threats of harm".

However, his application was refused, with the tribunal ruling "Marsden's concerns were insufficient to outweigh the public interest in conducting the hearing in public".