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On 12 April 2024, Mark Mitchell (53 of Orton Road in Warton) was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court to 21 months in prison for sexually assaulting a girl under 13 and inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity.

He has also received a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, a ten year restraining order, and will be required to register as a sex offender.

On 24 March 2019 at 5pm, officers received a report that Mitchell had inappropriately touched a 12-year-old girl’s groin for a period of around 15 minutes.

The girl had messaged a friend in the early hours of 24 March saying “Scared, need to tell you, can’t even tell mum”, and “Mark sexually abused me”. The friend told her mother, who informed the victim’s parents.

The girl had not initially wanted to tell her parents, in fear of getting Mitchell into trouble, but did eventually disclose what had happened. Her parents called the police shortly afterwards.

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Police have snared a rapist - after the sex beast confessed his crimes to a priest. Rapist Peter Rogerson wrote a partial confession in a note handed to Father Michael White at Sacred Heart Church, in Tamworth, and Staffordshire Police were called in.

A jury last year convicted the 58-year-old of 24 serious sexual offences involving three victims - including 10 rapes.

Now Rogerson has been handed a 34-year extended jail sentence - including at least 18 years in custody before he can be considered for parole. He refused to appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court for his sentencing hearing.

Prosecutor Ben Douglas-Jones KC said: "This was a truly sickening campaign of rapes and other very serious sexual offences."

The court heard moving statements read by the victims who spoke of the devastating impact the abuse has had on them.

One said: "I will never forget how much damage he caused." A second said she feels 'such a failure'.

Carl Templar-Vasey, mitigating, said Rogerson, of Halford Crescent Tamworth, has since admitted five of the offences.

Judge Sally Hancox has handed Rogerson an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and put him on the Sex Offenders' Register for life. He must serve two-thirds of his 28-year custodial sentence before he can even be considered for parole.

Judge Hancox said: "Your offending can only be described as dreadful. I find you do fulfil the criteria and are a dangerous offender."

The judge commended the officer in charge of the case - Detective Constable Alex Goldman - for her hard work and high level of diligence and said she will be put forward for a High Sheriff's Award.

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George Moreby was found to have indecent images of children having been previously convited for similar offences.

A paedophile from north Warwickshire found with indecent images of children and ‘extreme pornography’ on several devices told police ‘I just can’t help myself’. The 26-year-old was arrested earlier in 2022, after he was previously convicted for similar offences.

The home of George Moreby, of The Hills in Warton, near Tamworth, was raided by Warwickshire Police on April 9 this year, with officers seizing several devices. They were found to contain indecent images of children and images of bestiality on them.

Moreby, 26, had previous convictions for possessing indecent images and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. And upon arrest at his home he is said to have told an officer he was ‘addicted’ and ‘didn’t even enjoy it.

He is reported to have told a detective: “I just can’t help myself, I stopped for a bit but started up again. I need to get some sort of help with it, I don’t even enjoy it – I’m addicted.”

Moreby was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order following those convictions and was charged with breaching the order, alongside offences involving indecent images of children and extreme pornography. The sex offender was jailed for three-and-a-half years on Tuesday, November 29.

DC Adam James said: “We welcome this sentence, and we hope it serves as a warning to those considering viewing indecent images. These materials cause catastrophic harm to children.

“And it is our aim to track down, arrest and present to the courts every single person in Warwickshire who views them.” Warwickshire Police added: “if you are concerned about your behaviour online, you can visit www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk for free, confidential help.”

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A Staffordshire man who was convicted of multiple sex offences has been jailed for 29 years.

Leon Justin Pegg, 47, of Tamworth was found guilty of 24 sexual offences.

His sentence included an 11-year jail term for one count of rape and eight years each for two counts of attempted rape.

Pegg, who was also found guilty of making and distributing indecent photographs of a child, was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Friday.

The 47-year-old was also placed on the sex offenders register for life.

The defendant was convicted following an investigation by Staffordshire Police after allegations were made in 2018.

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A man has been sentenced to 10 years in a young offenders institution for a string of offences including sexual activity with an underage girl.

Tom Baker, 20, of Tamworth, admitted two counts of sexual activity with a girl under 16 and two counts of taking a child without authority.

He also admitted possessing indecent images and a bladed article.

He was sentenced earlier this month at Birmingham Crown Court where he was handed a sexual harm prevention order.

In addition, he was told to hand over a mobile telephone and kitchen knife and will pay a victim surcharge of 170.

Baker faced a total of ten charges at the court case which concluded at a sentencing hearing on 8 February.

He changed some of his pleas from not guilty to guilty during the court case.