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A child molester who triggered his young victim's trauma by messaging her about the abuse years later has been jailed for three and half years.

Jay Johnson was a teenager when he subjected the girl to sexual abuse, Newcastle Crown Court heard.

After being convicted of groping a second girl, Johnson, now 23, sent his first victim a message asking if she remembered what he had done to her, which prompted her to report it to police, the court heard.

Johnson, from Alnwick, Northumberland, denied five child sex offences but was found guilty by jurors.

He was given a community order in 2020 for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2018, Judge Robert Spragg said, with the court viewing it then as an "isolated incident".

But unbeknown to prosecutors, Johnson had also been molesting a younger girl, the judge said.

'Ridiculous excuses'

The second lot of offences came to light when Johnson sent the girl a message about his actions in 2023, which was also a breach of a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) made in 2020, the court heard.

In the message, Johnson asked the girl if she could "remember what they were doing", the court heard.

The message was "highly traumatic" with the victim then reporting the abuse to police, the judge said, with the girl saying she had feared she would not have been believed before then.

Judge Spragg said it was "very worrying" Johnson felt it appropriate to contact the victim, with the sex offender then lying to jurors and "coming up with ridiculous excuses" for sending the message.

Johnson posed a "high risk" of sexual offending, the judge said.

He was jailed for three years for the sexual offences against a child and a further six months for breaching the SHPO.

Johnson was also made subject to another SHPO for 10 years and must sign the sex offender register indefinitely.

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McPhillips, of Bury Road, Gosport, was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to arranging or facilitating the sexual assault of a child.

He had sent indecent images of himself to an undercover police officer and arranged to meet who he believed was a child for sex.

He was arrested upon arrival at a KFC in Southampton. During arrest, he reportedly said, “I am not going home tonight, am I?”

His defence, Adam Furze, cited McPhillips’ PTSD linked to his military service in the Gulf War and personal trauma, including the sudden death of a friend and a failed marriage.

Judge Christopher Parker KC noted the graphic nature of McPhillips’ intentions and imposed a 10-year sexual harm prevention order along with notification requirements.

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A 50-year-old Cowdenbeath man has admitted sending filthy sexual messages to someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

Gary Taylor chatted over social media platforms to an adult pretending to be a child from Brighton.

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A sex offender who previously made ‘lewd and obscene suggestions’ to police officers posing as teenage schoolgirls online has appeared back in court.

Steven Beswick was convicted in October 2019 of three offences of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child after he claimed to be aged 17 and asked the 'girls' for photos.

He was sentenced to a two-year community order and made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for five years. One of the prohibitions was that he was not allowed to delete his internet usage or search history.

But Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard police discovered 54-year-old Beswick, who works on the family farm at Rudyard, near Leek, deleted Facebook messages and his internet history. In a prepared statement the defendant admitted deleting messages he had with someone on Facebook and accepted that was in breach of the SHPO.

Beswick, of Biddulph Road, Horton, pleaded guilty to breaching a SHPO. Edmund Potts, mitigating, said Bewsick understands how serious his offending was.

Mr Potts said: "He understands he has made the job of those who have to supervise him in the community more difficult. He is frustrated with himself at having brought himself before the court again. That remorse is reflected in his guilty plea.

"He has taken steps to address his offending behaviour. He no longer has a phone. He does not want to put himself in that position again. His previous supervision compliance was excellent. He is somebody they could work with fruitfully into the future."

Mr Potts added that there was a realistic prospect of Beswick being rehabilitated. Judge Graeme Smith sentenced Beswick to an 18-month community order with a rehabilitation activity requirement for 20 days. He was fined £200.

Judge Smith told Beswick: "You deliberately deleted the messages. You may not have understood that in doing so you were breaching the order. You complied fully with the previous order made by the court. Your compliance has been described as being excellent."

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A ROTHERHAM man aged 42 raped a 15 year old girl after taking her to the cinema, then on to a hotel where he plied her with wine before the offence happened.

Paul Richardson, now aged 63, had been grooming his victim from the age of 14, when he sent her love letters, presents and alcohol, along with day trips out.

At the hotel, in Bassetlaw, Richardson raped her after kissing her against her will.

He went on to rape her a further three times in the months which followed and has now been convicted of his sexual offences against her - 20 years ago.

The offences took place in hotels and a house in South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, Sheffield Crown Court was told.

Richardson was prosecuted as part of the National Crime Agency’s Operation Stovewood, the investigation into historic child sexual abuse in Rotherham.

His victim is now aged 30s and told NCA investigators that Richardson picked her up in his car, sometimes from school, and took her to locations where they were alone together.

When she told him she did not want to have sex, he overpowered or manipulated her, she told investigators.

His trial jury heard that Richardson knew the girl had a chaotic home life and set out to make her feel dependent on him for stability - so she would not report the abuse.

He threatened that if she told anyone, she would lose him and be alone.

However, in 2022, investigations under Operation Stovewood led to officers contacting the victim and she explained what had happened.

Richardson had given her a phone, so she could secretly contact him - meaning officers could retrieve messages between them, many of which were sexually oriented texts from him to her.

That led to him being charged in March last year.

Following conviction, he was remanded in custody and will be sentenced later in August.

NCA investigating officer Kath Blain said: “Richardson purposefully made an extremely vulnerable girl trust him and feel entirely dependent on him so that he could sexually abuse her.

“Once the girl was within his control, he raped her repeatedly and remorselessly.”

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A paedophile ex-cop from Malmesbury is being held in custody over an alleged breach of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

Callum Denley has been charged with failing to produce his iPhone for inspection by a police offender manager between 16 June and 23 July.

The 20-year-old was slapped with the SHPO after pleading guilty to possessing 1,590 indecent images and videos of children earlier this year, some as young as five.

He was handed a ten-month suspended prison sentence at Swindon Crown Court, alongside a requirement to complete rehab activities and register as a sex offender for ten years.

Denley was a serving officer at Wiltshire Police at the time of his arrest – but later resigned.

The defendant, of Old Alexander Road, Malmesbury, was remanded in police custody and is due to appear at Swindon Magistrates’ Court this morning (Thursday).

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Today (Thursday 24 July 2025) Sid Ali Djelid (09/01/1986) - also known under the alias of Mourad Malki - of Smedley Road, Manchester, has been convicted on five counts of rape in the city centre following a five-week trial at Manchester Crown Court.

The court heard how the series of rapes took place between February and July 2024, and how Djelid would pray on, and attack intoxicated victims in the city centre.

The first of the three attacks came on Sunday 18 February 2024 which occurred in the early hours of the morning. CCTV footage shows Djelid leading his female victim down a secluded back street near to China Town before raping her and stealing her mobile phone and making off.

Her mobile phone was tracked to Smedley Road in Cheetham Hill, very close to Djelid’s home address.  

Djelid, believed to be an Algerian national committed his second crime on Wednesday 12 June 2024, the victim - who was visiting Manchester with work – was approached by Djelid outside a bar on Canal Street. After engaging in conversation with the victim, he walked him to a remote location close to Richmond Street and raped him.

Once again, Djelid stole items from the victim, namely his phone, watch and a necklace.The stolen phone of the victim was tracked near to Vallea Court in Cheetham Hill.

During that incident, Djelid is shown on CCTV to be wearing a distinctive, black puffa jacket.    

Djelid’s final attack before being apprehended on Sunday 21 July 2024, came three days earlier on 18th July 2024, Djelid approached his male victim who was visiting Manchester and offered to assist him back to his hotel as he was lost. Djelid was acting as a concerned good Samaritan but his intentions were anything but sincere.

Instead, he led the victim to a secluded area of the canal at Jutland Street and raped him.

Similar to the previous incidents, he took the victims phone and wallet and pushed the victim to the ground before making his escape. A short time later Djelid attended a service station in Cheetham Hill and utilised one of the bank cards to make a fraudulent transaction before attempting to make a further transaction using the stolen back card but that was declined. The stolen mobile phone was again tracked to the Cheetham Hill area.

Djelid had previously pleaded guilty to four counts of theft at an earlier hearing linked to this investigation.

Senior Investigating Officer Paul Davies from our Major Incident Team said:

"Firstly, I would like to commend all the victims who came forward. Without them Djelid may not have been caught and could still be prowling the streets. 

“Being drunk is not a crime. Everybody who visits the city centre should feel safe. Safe in the knowledge that they can go and enjoy themselves without fear of being attacked. 

“What makes these crimes particularly heinous is the deliberate and premeditated nature of Djelid’s actions. He would specifically seek out intoxicated individuals, often presenting himself as an upstanding member of the public, before leading them to secluded locations.

“He would then subject them to horrific sexual attacks and steal their belongings which included mobile phones and bank cards which he would then use. 

“These convictions reflect not only the severity of Djelid’s crimes but also the lasting impact they have had on his victims. Such predatory behaviour has no place in Greater Manchester, and those who feel it is acceptable to commit offences of this sort will be brought to justice.

“If you have been affected by this case or believe that you may have been a victim of Sid Ali Djelid, then please contact us on 101 or via our website www.gmp.police.uk and make a report using the ‘Live Chat’ function in the bottom right corner quoting Operation Baycliff

“All reports made to us will be fully investigated and specialist officers will be on hand to support you through the investigation.”

Rebekah Tomlinson, District Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West, said:

“Sid Ali Djelid is a serial sex offender who posed serious danger to both men and women – carrying out his horrifying crimes in one of the most celebrated and historic nightlife hotspots in the country.

“The way he targeted lone individuals who he believed would be vulnerable was both calculating and insidious. Having raped his victims, he also stole their property before he fled.

“Canal Street holds a special place in the heritage of Manchester and the LGBT community, and those on a night out have the right to enjoy themselves free from the fear of abuse and attack.

“Djelid’s crimes will doubtless leave a lasting impact on the victims – and my deepest thanks goes to them for supporting this prosecution. Without their evidence, this dangerous man would still be in our community.”

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THREE prison officers had to tackle a defendant who started punching a pane of glass when he was told he was being jailed.

Lewis Buckley, 27, appeared before Colchester Magistrates’ Court after he admitted one charge each of theft and failing to comply with notification requirements for sex offenders.

The court heard Buckley failed to report to a police station after he was released from HMP Chelmsford earlier this year having served a 12-week prison term for exposure.

Stuart Cowen, prosecuting, said: “This is his fifth such offence which would aggravate the matter further."

Buckley, of no fixed abode, Colchester, also stole £150 of clothes from H&M in May and was arrested after he was reported by a member of the public.

The hearing had to be adjourned briefly for a cleaner to sanitise the dock after Buckley was seen spitting into an air vent.

Referring to a pre-sentence report prepared by the probation service, Hamza Adesanu said in mitigation: “There is the usual stuff – mental health concerns, school being patchy, use of drugs and use of alcohol, and homelessness.

“He was released from custody and was overwhelmed by freedom and didn’t report to the police station.

“He has been homeless for a number of years – he has done well to be convicted as lightly as he has.

“He has been on the streets from place to place – Clacton, Colchester – and still manages to report, in the main, to a police station.”

He added: “His convictions have created a vicious cycle where work is difficult to obtain, housing is difficult to obtain – it is difficult to describe his life as anything but chaotic.”

When the bench retired to consider their sentence, Buckley launched a verbal tirade at the press bench.

He said: “You should feel ashamed sitting there. You’re a cretin – your family would be ashamed of you.”

Magistrates jailed Buckley for eight months for failing to comply with notification requirements and one month consecutive for theft from a shop.

Buckley constantly shouted at the magistrates' bench while the chair Robert Cook explained how they had reached their sentence.

After refusing to go to the cells, three dock officers wrestled Buckley to the ground before the legal adviser cleared the court.

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A 59-year-old man from Chandler’s Ford has been jailed for three years and four months for the sexual assault of a child under 13, and indecent exposure.

Robert Grant, of Catmint Close, was sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on Friday (18 July).

The offences, for which he had previously pleaded guilty at the same court on Monday 17 March, took place in Eastleigh on Wednesday 27 March 2024.

As well as the time he will now spend behind bars, Grant has also been made subject to a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, five-year restraining order and notification of requirement to register with the police indefinitely.

PC Jen Grace, of the Child Abuse Investigation Team, said:

 “I am pleased for the young victim in this case that justice has now been served for them and their family, and that Grant has now been placed behind bars, where he belongs.

“I’d also like to place on record my praise for the young victim in this case and the courage and determination they have shown throughout.

“Additionally, I’d like thank everyone who has been involved in this case, helping to secure this outcome. Their support and hard work has ensured this outcome.

“While I know this result won’t rid the victim and family of the memories of what Grant did, I truly hope it allows them to move forward, safe in the knowledge that he can no longer harm any other children.’

Directly addressing other victims of sex offences, PC Grace, said:

“We encourage other victims to come forward and speak to us. We take allegations of this nature extremely seriously and work hard to bring offenders to justice.

“This case should also be a very clear message to other offenders out there that we will always work tirelessly to ensure you are brought to justice.”

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A repeat sex offender from Dartford has been convicted of non-recent crimes involving a young person.

Paul Perry, of Hilltop Gardens, was found guilty of three counts of gross indecency with a child and one count of indecent assault that took place more than 35 years ago, following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court.

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Perry, 58, abused a young victim in the 1980s, including while he was himself a juvenile.

Specialist detectives from Kent Police launched an investigation after the offences were reported to them in 2019. Perry, the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order due to his previous convictions, was arrested in December that year and was later charged.

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He denied the offences but, after a jury found him guilty on all counts, Perry was jailed on Wednesday 16 July 2025.

In acknowledgement of Perry’s age when some of the offences were carried out, and the law at the time, he was given the maximum sentence of one year in prison and a year to be served on licence when he is released. He was also placed on the sex offender’s register for seven years.

Detective Sergeant Frank Bloomfield said:

‘No matter how long ago a crime took place, we will always listen to victims and strive to bring offenders before the courts to answer for their actions. It is never too late to report an offence and we have specially trained officers to deal with such cases.‘Perry’s crimes in this case may have been committed decades ago, but they had a significant impact on the victim, whose courage in coming forward should be commended. I hope it helps to bring some closure, knowing that Perry has been convicted for what he did.’

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An asylum seeker from Syria who raped a 12-year old girl after offering her vape and crisps while he worked illegally at a supermarket in Birmingham, could face deportation under a change in the law.

Mohammed Wahid Mohammed who's 22 and who lived in Walsall, told the victim it was "not safe on the streets" and gave her a vape and crisps, before raping her.

It happened on the 24th September last year at Villa Supermarket in Handsworth.

"The victim had been helping a homeless woman"

The girl, who had left her home earlier that day, ended up in Birmingham city centre around 8.30pm that night.

Andrew Wallace, prosecuting, told the court the victim had been helping a homeless woman despite having only "a couple of pounds on her".

He said "She bought the lady a cup of tea. The homeless lady then walked her down Villa Road to Villa Supermarket.

"As soon as the defendant saw her he said: 'You look really young. You look really cold do you want to come into the shop? It's warm in there, I'll get you something to eat and drink".

"He knew she was far away from home"

He continued: "He knew she was far away from home, there was discussion about that.

"Ironically, he told her it wasn't safe on the streets. He coaxed her into the shop under the pretence of being concerned. Really he only had sex in mind."

Birmingham Crown Court heard Mohammed promised the girl some food and told her to take a vape, crisps and fizzy drink from the shelves.

He then said he was going to get a "new drink" from a storeroom out of the back, but led her to an upstairs bedroom where he had been sleeping, and attacked her.

Mohammed was sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting two counts of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13, and being found guilty of three counts of rape by a jury.

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A PAEDOPHILE who raped a young girl has been jailed for 12 years.

Serial sex offender Stuart Bladen, aged 48, from Pontypool had "wiggled his penis in her face".

He was found guilty of two counts of oral rape.

Bladen was unanimously convicted by a jury, who came back with verdicts after just an hour in deliberation, following a trial.

The defendant had denied the offences.

Thomas Stanway, prosecuting, read the victim’s impact statement during the defendant’s sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court.

She said: “I struggle to speak to new people and I struggle to speak about how I feel.

“I keep my emotions inside and I cry on my own and cry myself to sleep.

“I’m quite an anxious person and I worry a lot – I’m always stressed.”

“There are only a handful of people who I trust.”

The victim added: “I don’t have any confidence – inside I am sad and worried.

“I was worried that no one would believe what he did to me.

“I spend most of my days feeling sad.”

Bladen was jailed for 12 years in 2019 for sexually abusing a boy and locked up for six years in 2022 for sexually assaulting a girl at Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl.  

His barrister Matthew Comer conceded: “The defendant realises there is something wrong with him.”

It was heard that there was a mention in Bladen’s pre-sentence report of him suffering “an adverse childhood experience”.

Judge Celia Hughes told the defendant: “The complainant in her powerful impact statement says that she struggles to sleep and express her emotions.

“She is clearly a sad, anxious and troubled young person.”

The judge added: “She gave powerful testimony at the trial which was compelling evidence of your guilt.

“You appear to be in denial.”

Bladen, she said, poses a “significant risk of serious harm to the public”.

He was handed a 10-year custodial sentence plus a two-year extended licence term.

That makes a total prison sentence of 12 years.

The defendant will have to register as a sex offender and made the subject of a restraining order not to contact his victim for indefinite periods.

Bladen must also pay a statutory victim surcharge following his release from jail.

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Two men have been found guilty of raping a vulnerable girl in Rotherham 25 years ago.

A third man – aged 14 at the time – raped a second girl, a jury at Sheffield Crown Court also found today, 23 July.

Sageer Hussain – who lived in Rotherham at the time but is currently in prison serving a sentence for separate sexual offences – is now 39 years old.

Kessur Ajaib and Mohammed Makhmood – both 43 and of Rotherham – were aged between 18 and 20 at the time of offending.

During a period of more than two years, starting in 1999 when the first victim was 14, Ajaib and Makhmood raped her.

The girl was attacked by Ajaib while out in Rotherham. Ajaib made conversation with the girl and gave her alcohol, before luring her to an alleyway in a residential area, where he raped her.

Makhmood carried out his attack when he found the girl waiting at a bus stop one evening. He invited her to smoke a cigarette with him, then led her to a nearby graveyard where he raped her.

The second girl, aged around 14, used to see Hussain around Rotherham town centre. On one occasion, Hussain led her down an alleyway and said he would not let her back out unless she had sex with him. She refused and he raped her.

Officers from Operation Stovewood - the NCA’s enquiry into historic allegations of sexual abuse in Rotherham - contacted the victims, now in their 30s, after identifying they may have been victims of child sexual abuse.

NCA senior investigating officer Alan Hastings said:

“Ajaib, Hussain and Makhmood subjected two young girls to devastating acts of sexual abuse, the consequences of which the victims have lived with for almost 25 years.

“Those victims have now, at last, had their voices heard and their accounts believed. While this could never eradicate the suffering caused by their attackers, I hope it will pave the way for the women to move forward with their lives.

“Both women have shown enormous strength and courage in speaking their truth and I am pleased that the National Crime Agency has, through careful investigation, helped them find justice.

“I encourage other victims of child sexual abuse to report what has happened to them, no matter how long ago the abuse occurred.”

Child sexual abuse can be reported to the police in person or by calling 101.

Liz Fell, Specialist Prosecutor for the CPS Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit, said:

"These men deliberately exploited the victims’ youth and vulnerability to manipulate and control them. They sexually abused the victims, who were children, in the most horrendous way.

“The treatment these young girls endured was appalling – they were attacked in isolated locations and subjected to humiliation and verbal abuse.

"I want to thank both women for their courage in coming forward and staying engaged with the investigation and prosecution. Their evidence was vital in building our case and securing justice after all these years.

"The Crown Prosecution Service will continue working closely with our law enforcement partners to support all victims of child sexual abuse as we pursue justice on their behalf."

All three men were remanded in custody ahead of sentencing. Hussain is due to be sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on 7 November. Ajaib and Makhmood are due to be sentenced at the same court on 21 November.

The NCA's Operation Stovewood remains the single biggest investigation of its kind, looking at allegations of abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. To date 46 people – including Hussain, Ajaib and Makhmood – have been convicted.

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A “controlling” rapist who travelled more than 120 miles to intimidate a woman before smashing her head off a road has been jailed. 

Michael Lesko “showed no remorse” and was described as “living in a fantasy world” when he was jailed for ten years for the sick sex attacks on Thursday (July 24).

It follows an incident last year when Lesko travelled to Durham with intentions to harass a woman, waiting inside the bus station for her. 

When he spotted her, he jumped on the same bus, following her to Ferryhill, where she went into a pub for her own safety as he followed behind. 

When she thought the coast was clear, she left the pub; but Lesko, who lived in Bridlington, was waiting outside and began following her. 

After getting into an argument with the victim, the 29-year-old launched an attack, pushing her, grabbing her hair, and lifting her up before hitting her head off the road. 

The woman bravely reported the incident and disclosed that she had been sexually assaulted by Lesko and raped on another occasion by him.

Lesko, of New Burlington Road, was later found guilty following a trial in March of rape, stalking, sexual assault and assault causing actual bodily harm, all in breach of a suspended sentence order made last year.

He appeared at Durham Crown Court this morning (July 24) where he was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Safeguarding Detective Gary Tinkler said:

“Lesko is a controlling and dangerous offender, who poses a high risk to women.

“Lesko has shown no remorse and was described during sentencing as living in a fantasy world where he takes no responsibility for his own actions.

“I would like to praise the victim involved in this case whose courage has led to a conviction. Hopefully, she can now close this horrific chapter and can begin to move on with her life.”

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A 19-year-old man convicted of serious sexual crimes in Paisley has been jailed for seven years.

Kyle Jackson was sentenced to seven years in prison at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday, 23 July, 2025. He was also issued with a non-harassment order.

He was found guilty of a number of serious offences including rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault at the High Court in Paisley on Wednesday, 11 June, 2025, following an extensive police investigation. The offences took place between September 2020 and October 2022.

Detective Sergeant Jonathan Campbell said: 

“Kyle Jackson is a dangerous man who carried out these horrifying crimes across a number of years, and he will now face the consequences of his despicable actions in prison.

“This outcome was made possible thanks to the victims who came forward and reported him and I commend them for the strength they have shown during the investigation and court proceedings. Our thoughts remain with them, and I hope this sentencing offers them some comfort as they move forward with their lives.

“Officers carried out extensive enquiries during the course of this investigation, and I would like to reassure our communities that we are committed to investigating all reports of sexual crimes. We remain determined to bring those responsible to justice no matter how much time has passed.

“I urge anyone who has been the victim of any offence of this nature to come forward to police – you will be fully supported by our officers and partner agencies.”