Latest Offenders Warwickshire

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Following a Warwickshire Police investigation, a man has been sentenced to prison for indecent image offences.

David Seccull, aged 68 of Suffolk Close, Bedworth, appeared at Warwick Crown Court on Friday (23 May 2025).

In August last year, a warrant took place at his address where evidence of making indecent images of children was found.

His devices were seized and a forensic examination took place which resulted in the following charges:

• Making and Distributing Category A, Category B and Category C images
• Possession of Prohibited Images
• Possession of Extreme Images
• Possession of a bladed article (due to a separate incident where he turned up answering bail with a knife)

Seccull pleaded guilty to the offences and was remanded in custody. On Friday he was sentenced to three years and two months imprisonment.

Following the sentence, investigating officer PC Naomi Radford said: “Seccull had almost completed his time as a managed sex offender, when we received valuable intelligence that he was continuing to offend.

“Our Sex Offender Management Team secured a warrant, which secured the evidence. Hopefully this case shows that even when offenders think we are not watching them, we are always there and if you continue to engage in illegal activity online then we will work hard to prosecute you.

“I hope prison serves as a reminder to Seccull of the harm his behaviour has caused to his victims. He will now be on the Sex Offenders Register for ten years and will also be subject to a robust Sexual Harm Prevention order.”

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A Nuneaton man who repeatedly sexually abused a teenage girl under 16 has been jailed.

As can happen when someone has been groomed and abused, the victim understandably felt unable to fully co-operate with our enquiries.

So in what’s called an ‘evidence-led prosecution’, we continued to investigate 25-year-old Oliver Beck , gathering every bit of evidence we could find.
 
We built up a strong enough case that Beck was charged with three counts of sexual activity with a child under 16.
 
And on Friday, May 2, at Warwick Crown Court he was sentenced to four years in prison, handed a 25-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and he will be a registered sex offender for the rest of his life.

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A Nuneaton man who denied raping two women has been jailed for 13 years.

When we interviewed 18-year-old Joshua Fletcher, of Milby Drive, he denied any wrongdoing.

But thanks to the bravery of the women, Fletcher’s lies didn’t stop him from being charged with one count of sexual assault and five counts of rape.

After an eight-day trial at Warwick Crown Court in February, the jury unanimously found Fletcher guilty.

And on Tuesday, 15 April, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison with five years after that to be a licence period with conditions.

He will also remain a registered sex offender for the rest of his life.

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A former ambulance technician has been sentenced for child sex offences.

David Andrews, 36, of no fixed abode, formerly of Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, pleaded guilty at Worcester Crown Court on Thursday 27 February to:

• Attempted rape of a child under 13.
• Two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13 by penetration.
• Two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.
• Three counts of taking indecent photographs / pseudo-photographs of a child.
• Three counts of making indecent photographs / pseudo-photographs of a child.

Andrews appeared at Worcester Crown Court today (16 April) where he was sentenced to 25 years with a minimum custodial sentence of 12 years.

He has also been placed on the sex offenders register for life.

He was arrested in December 2024, after an allegation of sexual assault against a child. A West Mercia police investigation uncovered video footage and thousands of indecent images on his phone.

Images found on his phone included 765 category A images, the most serious in nature, 829 category B images and 5388 category C images.

Andrews formerly worked as an ambulance technician for East Midlands Ambulance Service in the Northamptonshire area between July 2015 and December 2024. One of the category C images was taken while he was on duty.

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A prolific paedophile whose offending spanned 50 years will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after several abuse survivors bravely came forward.

Surinder Blah, 72, first caught the attention of detectives in 2020 when a man raised concerns over Blah’s behaviour in the 1960s.

Because these concerns related to a time when Blah was living in Leamington, Warwickshire Police took responsibility for the investigation.

In police interview Blah – who now lives on Orchard Way, Uxbridge, denied what the man had said entirely, branding it a ‘malicious allegation’.

In the wake of that investigation, two more people came forward – including a woman who Blah had started to abuse when she was seven.

The woman told detectives how Blah had continued to abuse her through the years and into adulthood.

She also identified another woman, whom Blah had abused when she was aged between 11 and 17.

This victim was found to be living abroad, but she assisted detectives by providing an online statement and later by flying to the UK to attend an in-person interview.

Blah was arrested at his Uxbridge address in July 2021 and in police interview he once again denied any offences.

At the time of the arrest, officers seized digital devices which were later found to contain extreme pornography and indecent images of children.

For his offences against the two women, and for the images found on his digital devices, Blah was subsequently charged with:

• Three counts of having Sexual Intercourse with a girl under 13.
• Eight counts of Indecent Assault.
• Six counts of Rape.
• One count of Making Indecent Photographs of Children.

And on Monday, 21 October this year, at Warwick Crown Court, Blah was sentenced to 31 years in prison.

He has also been placed on the Sex Offenders Register - which he will remain on for the rest of his life. 

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A grim predator hid a spy camera in his shower to film guests. When confronted by one of his victims, Simon Garnett said it was 'just a cheap thrill, it’s just a bit of voyeurism'.

But the alarming extent of this unravelled when the guest, who had noticed two LED lights in a clock radio while he was showering, saw the footage. The victim had fled Garnett's house in St Fremund Way but the 52-year-old persuaded him to come back so they could ‘destroy the memory card together'.

Later that evening, the victim watched the footage and saw themselves – and several other victims showering on different occasions. He raised the alarm with police and detectives launched an investigation.

As a result, three other victims were identified and contacted. In police interview, Garnett answered ‘no comment’ to almost all questions.

'Appalling'

But he was charged with eight counts of voyeurism and at Warwick Crown Court on Monday, September 30, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison. The case has been described as 'appalling' by Detective Constable Claire Scott, who praised his victims who helped ensure he ended up behind bars.

"Garnett tried to play his predatory behaviour down by branding it a ‘cheap thrill’," DC Scott said. "This was an appalling string of offences that saw Garnett abuse the trust of friends – and I am glad the courts have imposed a custodial sentence.

"I would like to thank the four victims, whose help has ensured that Garnett is held accountable for his actions."

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A sex offender is back behind bars after being caught with 20 indecent images of kids. Police say that of the 20, eleven of them were category A, images classed as the most serious.

Registered sex offender Christopher Wood was caught out when officers from the Warwickshire Police Sex Offender Management Unit (SOMU) made an unannounced visit to his house in Alcester in November last year.

The visit was made as part of his five year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). As part of this SHPO he was required to make electronic devices capable of accessing the internet available to a police officer upon request.

Officers also found evidence that the 23-year-old had deleted things from his phone in breach of his SHPO. Wood was arrested and his phone was sent away for further analysis. This analysis discovered 20 indecent images of children, 11 of them category A.

Wood of Kingfisher Way was jailed for 16 months at Warwick Crown Court last week. Detective Constable Matt Collins from the SOMU said: “We welcome the sentence handed down to Wood and hope it demonstrates how police and the courts are acting to enforce court orders put in place to protect the public.

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Stephen Martin Tracey, 65, of Skiddaw, Rugby in Warwickshire appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday 17 May, where he was sentenced for three counts of indecent assault and one count of indecency with a child, which took place between January 1987 and February 1994.

Tracey was found guilty on Thursday 28 March following a four-day trial at Portsmouth Crown Court.

Tracey came to police attention in 2022 when the victim, who was aged between 9 and 15 at the time of the offences, came forward to report the sexual abuse, which took place at a number of addresses in Waterlooville.

During the sentence hearing, the judge said that the offences fell in to the highest category of seriousness of sexual offences and that Tracey was an offender of particular concern due to the nature of the offending. He stated that Tracey caused severe psychological harm to the victim.

Speaking afterwards, officer in the case Detective Sergeant Samantha Brown from the Operation Amberstone team said “I cannot commend the victim in this case enough for the incredible bravery she has shown, not only in coming forward, but throughout this investigation and the resulting trial.

“Whilst no sentence will ever truly be able to give this woman her life back or the justice she deserves, we hope that today’s results, and knowing that Tracey will finally be behind bars, bring some degree of resolution to a horrific ordeal that started over 30 years ago.

“We also hope that today’s result reflects the seriousness with which we treat all reports of this kind and gives other victims of child sexual abuse the courage to come forward. We do however recognise that not everyone has the confidence to speak to police, but there are support services available that can help you if you are a victim of abuse.

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A sex offender who repeatedly attended children's birthday parties has been jailed.

Jason Coe, 48, was made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) in July 2019, barring him from contact or communication with girls under 16.

Coe of Swan Street, Alcester, Warwickshire, has been jailed for 20 months after he attended seven gatherings where he knew children would be present in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.

Det Con Claire Cummings of Cambridgeshire police, said Coe "simply chose to ignore" the order.
Of the seven breaches, the first children's party was in Peterborough on 14 March, 2020.

Coe also attended barbeques and other parties between July 2021 and July 2023.

After the final event an adult discovered Coe was a registered sex offender and contacted police.

Coe admitted seven breaches of his SHPO and was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Thursday at Cambridge Crown Court.

Det Con Cummings said: "Coe was fully aware of the requirements of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order and these gatherings would represent breaches.

"Court orders are put in place to protect the public and breaches are taken very seriously."

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A man who spoke to children online and sent them explicit pictures has been jailed.

David Fulleylove asked for and received an illicit photo of a 14-year-old girl and exposed himself on camera to other children, including a girl of 12.

Warwickshire Police said the 56-year-old from Nuneaton had known his victims were underage.

He was sentenced to 40 months in prison at Warwick Crown Court after admitting seven charges.

He was arrested following a series of conversations he had online under the pseudonym "Dangermouse69" with another girl he believed to be 12 years old.

The conversations took place on a popular online chat forum where he was informed of the age of the girl more than once.

He also exposed himself on camera and sent a series of explicit messages requesting that the girl performed sex acts on herself and send him pictures.

On Fulleylove's arrest at his home, a number of digital devices were seized, including mobile phones and a computer.

Fulleylove, of Weddington Road pleaded guilty to all seven counts including four of an adult attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

He also pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to cause and incite a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity and one count of attempting to cause and incite a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity.

Another charge was making an indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child.

"For the next 15 years, he's not going to be able to touch an electronic device without us breathing down his neck, and for the rest of his life he's going to be registered as a sex offender.

"Both of these things will put serious restrictions on the harm he can cause," Det Sgt David Moorman said.

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A sex beast who raped a woman after giving her a lift home has been jailed. Rory Glover, 26, followed the victim inside after dropping her off before attacking her.

The woman did not know he had followed her into the address on July 23 until her ordeal began. Glover, of Tryan Road, Nuneaton, was jailed for six years for rape, and three years for sexual assault to be served concurrently.

He was also added to the sex offenders register for life and given a restraining order preventing contact with the victim.

Det Con Shannon McCauley, of Warwickshire Police's Domestic Abuse, Rape, and Serious Sexual Offences Team, said “Glover has been given six years to seriously consider what he has done, to really come to terms with the fundamental selfishness of his actions.

“We hope he might come close to understanding the lasting impact to the victim, and the victim’s family and friends.”

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A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to two years behind bars for sexual offences against a teenage girl.

Simon Watson of Keepers Meadow, Long Itchington was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault following a trial at Warwick Crown Court last month. He was sentenced at the same court last week.

The offence took place on 10 July 2021 at Watson’s house when the victim went round to see him. Watson asked her if she wanted to stay for a few minutes before taking her phone off her and using it to search for pornography. He then made leud comments towards her.

The victim said her mum was expecting her and she had to leave. Watson followed her to the door where he sexually assaulted her three times.

The victim told her mum the following day, the police were called, and Watson was arrested.

Detective Constable Rachel Creswell from Warwickshire Police CID said: “Great credit must be given to the victim who has shown bravery in supporting this investigation and this was recognised by the judge in summing up. This ensured a dangerous offender was put behind bars.”

Watson was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years.

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A man from Stratford who exchanged indecent photos with a young girl has been jailed two-and-a-half years.

Isaac Bramble, 23, contacted the girl online when she was only 13 years old in November 2020.

After chatting normally for a month, the conversation became sexual.

The victim told Bramble she was only 13 years old, and he carried on regardless; in fact, he said he liked the fact she was so young.

Over the next year Bramble sent nude images to the victim and got her to send explicit images to him.

Bramble told the victim he lived in Stratford and that he worked in a shop and a bar.

Police launched an investigation when the victim’s brother reported concerns.

Appearing at court Warwick Crown Court last week Bramble was jailed after pleading guilty to two counts of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity.

Bramble, of Greenhill Street, was also given a 10 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Detective Constable Leanne Ganley from Warwickshire Police CID said: “Bramble is a dangerous man who has deliberately exploited a vulnerable young girl.

“Thanks to the bravery of the victim and her family we have been able to put him behind bars where he belongs.

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A man’s plan to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old girl for sex was foiled when he was intercepted by police and arrested.

Christopher Aubertin, 37, of Edward Street, Nuneaton was on his way to meet the “girl” on 14 June when he was stopped by police and arrested in Nuneaton town centre.

Aubertin started messaging the “girl” the day before and sent indecent images of himself.

In reality, the girl didn’t exist, and police were alerted.

Aubertin had also engaged in online chat with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old girl.

A search of his house led to the seizure of cannabis.

While in custody, Aubertin smeared his own faeces over the cell walls and threatened to throw cups of urine at officers.

Aubertin admitted to attempting to engage a child in sexual communication, arranging the commission of a child sex offence, possession of cannabis and criminal damage.

Aubertin was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court last week where he was handed a total of three-and-a-half years in prison.

He was also handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to prevent further offending, and placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.

Detective Constable Stephen Reading from Nuneaton CID said: “Aubertin quite clearly presents a danger to young girls; he belongs in prison.

“Social media and phones can leave children vulnerable to people who look exploit their innocence and trust. We encourage parents to speak to their children about online safety and know who they are communicating with.

“Protecting young people from harm is a top priority for us and we will do everything in our power to bring offenders like Aubertin to justice.”

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A dangerous sex offender has been returned to jail after he breached a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).

Karl Townsend, 49, was released from prison in March and was living in Emscote Road, Warwick. He had served a 10-year extended sentence for sexual assault on an adult woman.

Upon his release he was made subject to a SOPO that, amongst other things, prohibited him from ‘loitering in any place’.

On 10 June, Townsend's monitoring tag showed him leaving his home and walking into Leamington where he spent time in Victoria Park and the Pump Room Gardens.

Within 35 minutes Townsend was arrested in Warwick New Road, Leamington.

On arrest it was clear he had put on a dark coloured hairpiece during this time, it is thought to disguise himself.

Appearing at Warwick Crown Court last week he was jailed for 28 months.

Detective Chief Inspector Karl Faulkner from Warwickshire Police said: “Townsend is an extremely dangerous man and as soon as he was released from prison in March, he was under close supervision to ensure he was unable to cause any harm.

“SOPOs are extremely powerful tools that allow us to control the behaviour of dangerous offenders, preventing them from committing further criminal acts. As soon as we became aware Townsend had breached, he was arrested, put before the courts, and jailed.”