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A man who engaged in sexual activity with two children has been jailed for nine years.

Jacques Nel, formerly of Chapel Lane in Luffenham, Oakham, pleaded guilty to multiple sexual offences, including sexual activity with a child and sexual assault, last December.

The 39-year-old carried out the crimes in Stamford last July, before being arrested and charged by Lincolnshire Police.

He was due to appear in court for a week-long trial before pleading guilty to the offences shortly before it began.

Nel was jailed for nine years, handed a sexual harm prevention order and given a restraining order. He must also remain on the sex offenders register for life.

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An “evil and foul” man who sexually abused a little girl in North Yorkshire has been jailed for 12 years.

Gary Henshall recorded himself sexually abusing the girl in the middle of the night, York Crown Court heard.

Tom Jackson, prosecuting, said the light on the paedophile’s phone would wake her, and he persisted in what he was doing as she tried to stop him, by moving away from him.

“He is the most selfish, evil and foul old man,” the victim said in a personal statement.

She said the abuse had affected her mental health so much it had drastically affected her education.

Mr Jackson said the girl eventually stopped the abuse by telling her family about it.

Following Henshall’s arrest, police found a video he had made of himself alone performing a sex act, making sexual comments about children and pretending to be a six-year-old girl.

He had previous convictions from the 1980s for child sexual abuse.

After the girl had stood up to Henshall, the paedophile had “manipulated” and delayed the court process by initially denying the charges, then pleading guilty, then trying unsuccessfully to change his plea back to not guilty and finally not turning up to his sentencing hearing, so that North Yorkshire Police had to locate him and fetch him from Leeds.

The Recorder of York, Judge Sean Morris, said Henshall “twisted the knife” by not turning up to court.

Henshall, 65, formerly of the Caravan Park at Scalm Park, Wistow near Selby, and later of Batley, pleaded guilty to five sexual assaults and was given a 17-year extended prison sentence, consisting of a 12-year prison term plus five years extended prison licence.

For the rest of his life he will be on the sex offenders’ register and subject to a sexual harm prevention order to protect all children from him and a restraining order to protect the girl including after she becomes an adult.

For Henshall, Kevin Batch said the defendant understood the “devastation” he had brought the girl and no words would come “anywhere to alleviate that level of distress and suffering”.

Detective Constable Sophie Wilson, of North Yorkshire Police, who led the investigation, said: “This has been a very difficult case, and I cannot praise the victim and her family enough for standing up for what is right and seeking justice against Henshall.

“Henshall also dragged out their suffering by repeatedly changing his plea. The judge’s intervention ensured that justice has been served, and I hope the victim and her family can draw strength from the outcome at court.” 

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A persistent sex offender is back behind bars after he failed to tell a woman staying at his home about his perverted past.

Paul Luck had breached the terms of his sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) which was imposed after he was convicted of sexual assault.

The 62-year-old’s home was visited by police after they were alerted about a female living at his home, Teesside Crown Court heard.

Nicci Horton, prosecuting, said the defendant was legally required to alert police to any relationship he formed with a female, and he was barred from allowing women to stay at his home unless they were aware of his past.

She added: “When they entered the property, they found a female asleep on a mattress in the rear bedroom. She said that she had stayed a couple of nights at the address she and her partner were homeless.

“She had no knowledge of the defendant being a registered sex offender.”

The court heard how Luck had six convictions on his record for sexual offences.

Luck, of Easington Road, Stockton, pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching the terms of his indefinite SHPO following his arrest on March 28.

Michele Turner, mitigating, said her client had never been left alone with the woman as she was staying at his home with her partner and had been recalled on licence following his arrest.

Recorder Richard Wright KC jailed Luck for 12 months for breaching his court order.

“You are convicted sex offender with a history of committing sexual offences over a number of years,” he said.

“You have been subject to the terms of SHPO, and you know and understand full well what is required of you.

“You deliberately breached the order when you allowed a woman to stay in your house. She didn’t know that you were a sex offender or that she was placing herself at risk by being in your property.”

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A serial sex offender has been jailed for 19 years after being found guilty of 23 sexual offences - including 11 of rape.

Leigh Nicholson, 52, of Bransholme, Hull, denied them all, but he was convicted after a trial.

Hull Crown Court heard he had convictions for two previous offences, allowing himself to be carried in a vehicle taken without consent in October 1990 and a public disorder offence in September 2000.

Frances Pencheon, mitigating after the guilty verdicts, said that they were serious offences and, because of the level of psychological harm caused, they attracted long prison sentences for a reason.

"He has never faced a custodial sentence before. He has worked at times during his life. He has been an active member of society. He is aware that he faces a very lengthy sentence as a result of these convictions."

Nicholson, who had been on bail during the trial, was jailed for 19 years and he will be on extended licence of one year after his release from prison. He will have to serve at least two-thirds of the sentence before he might be considered for possible release.

Nicholson showed no emotion as he was led out of the secure dock to be taken down to the cells.

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A MAN is facing jail after he was found guilty of a child sex offence by a jury following a trial.

Ryan Dymond, aged 32, from Caerphilly was convicted of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of an underage girl.

The offence happened in Cardiff in May 2021, prosecutor Alexander Greenwood told jurors at the capital city’s crown court.

Dymond, of Farm Road, had denied any wrongdoing.

After the guilty verdict was returned, the defendant’s barrister Bethan Evans asked if the case could be adjourned for the preparation of pre-sentence report.

The judge, Recorder Andrew Hammond, said sentence will take place on June 6.

He advised Dymond to co-operate with the probation service in the meantime.

Mr Greenwood said the defendant will have to register as a sex offender following his conviction.

The length of registration will be determined on sentence.

The defendant was granted conditional bail.

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Antony Bowden, 52, collected indecent photographs of children over five years. Police discovered the images on three mobile phones during a raid on his home in 2021.

In 2025, Judge Nigel Peters KC described Bowden's actions as “inexplicable” but allowed him to avoid prison.

The court revealed he had 805 category C images, 43 category B images, and 46 category A images, including a prohibited image of a child and extreme pornography. Bowden pleaded guilty to multiple charges and is set to be sentenced on April 28.

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A man from Birmingham has been jailed for 26 years for several serious offences against two children, including rape and sexual assault.

We were contacted in August 2024 about a girl being sexually abused.

Our officers carried out immediate enquiries, and Mohammed Mire was arrested later that day.

Following a thorough investigation, officers discovered Mire was responsible for a catalogue of abuse against two young people dating back several years.

The 35-year-old, of Moat House Road, was subsequently charged with raping a child under 13, three counts of raping a teenage girl, assault by penetration, threats to kill, and actual bodily harm.

Mire denied all of the charges but was found guilty following a trial.

On Tuesday (22 April) he was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court to 26 years in prison. 

He is also subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, a restraining order, and a notification order under the Sexual Offences Act.

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Two men have today been jailed following the rape and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Southampton in December 2024.

Damian Andre Martin, 48, of Millbrook Road West, appeared at Southampton Crown Court today (Friday 25 April) where he was sentenced to 14 years in prison for rape, sexual assault, two counts of assault by penetration, assault by beating and taking a child so as to keep him/her from a person having lawful control. Martin will also have a five year extended license and be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and the Sex Offender's Register for the rest of his life.

Gurdev Singh Rathore, 50, of Milton Road, appeared at the same court where he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for sexual assault and causing a female 13 or over to engage in a non-penetrative sexual activity. Rathore will be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and the Sex Offender's Register for the rest of his life.

Police received a report on Friday 27 December that some time overnight on Thursday 26 December into Friday 27 December the girl was raped by a man and sexually assaulted by a second man at an address in the St Mary’s area, both of whom she had met that evening.

The girl reported that she met the two men as she was walking along St. Mary Street. A short time later, Martin raped her and sexually assaulted her. She was then taken to an address on Chapel Road where Rathore sexually assaulted her.

Rathore and Martin both pleaded guilty to the charges against them and have now been jailed for a combined total of 18 and a half years.

On sentencing, His Honour Judge Christopher Parker told both men: "That detention of her in those terrible circumstances must have been unimaginably horrific for those close to her, but for her as a 13-year-old child to have been raped and taken to a flat, abused further sexually in turn by the pair of you must have been - as she describes it - absolutely horrendous and she was in fear of her life."

He told Martin that his behaviour was so dreadful that he could not be considered to be safe around young vulnerable children.

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A depraved predator who victimised two young children has been jailed at Minshull Street Crown Court today (Friday 25 April 2025) for 11 years and four months following an investigation by our Online Child Abuse Investigation Team (OCAIT) in conjunction with our Digital Forensic Investigation Unit (DFIU).

He was also given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and will be placed on the Sex Offenders' Register.

Carl Sinderby (24/04/1982) of Manchester Road, Rochdale, was found guilty of 20 offences, broken down to ten counts of sexual assault, two counts of causing a child to watch a sexual act, two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, as well as six counts of taking and making indecent images of children.

This campaign of abuse occurred over a three-year period, ending in July 2024. At the time it started, the two children were only five and seven.

Sinderby came to the attention of our OCAIT team following information passed onto us by a partner agency. An investigation was immediately initiated, and evidence of abhorrent abuse was discovered by our specially trained digital investigators on devices seized from his property. The digital side of this investigation was extensive, and included reviewing thousands of videos and images.

Once the abuse was uncovered, Sinderby was arrested and interviewed over two days by detectives. He made a full confession around his prolonged abuse of the children, admitting to having a sexual interest in children and that he had harmed them to satisfy his needs. Not only was this a case of significant grooming of the children, but also of building the trust of the parents, only to exploit it without their knowledge.

Detective Sergeant Greevy from our OCAIT said, “What Carl Sinderby has done to this family, particularly these children, is nothing short of cruel.

“The children’s wellbeing and safety has been at the forefront of our investigation, as has getting justice for them.

“I know they may be too young to fully comprehend what has happened to them, but they were incredibly brave in telling us some of the things Sinderby was doing to them whilst they were in his care. Ultimately, their disclosures have led to us being able to investigate thoroughly, get admissions during his police interview, and build a strong case to take to the Crown Prosecution Service.

“We are absolutely committed to removing offenders like Sinderby from the streets, as the danger he poses to society, particularly children, is significant. I’m confident that with him behind bars, the streets of Greater Manchester are safer.

“Despite this positive result, his impact remains, and this family now must pick up the pieces and rebuild their life. I hope this sentence makes that a little bit easier for them.”

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A man who was found guilty of the repeated rape of a woman at addresses in Eastleigh and Southampton has now been jailed.

Ashley Scott Hudson, 30, of Chapel Drove in Eastleigh, appeared at Southampton Crown Court today (Friday 25 April) where he was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Back in January, a jury sitting at the same court found Hudson guilty of six counts of rape and one count of attempted rape.

The jury were told how in November 2021 a woman in her 20s reported to police that Hudson had raped her on six occasions between August 2019 and October 2021, as well as attempting to rape her on one occasion.

Hudson was arrested and charged with the offences but denied them, and the case went to a trial which began on Tuesday 14 January at Southampton Crown Court.

The court heard how on each occasion Hudson had repeatedly ignored the woman involved when she told him she didn’t want to have sex with him. 

Despite denying the offences, the jury found Hudson guilty a week after the trial began, on January 21st.

He has now been sentenced to 16 years in prison with an additional five years extended licence. He will also be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a restraining order indefinitely.

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A traumatised young girl was left suffering nightmares and serious "mentally torturing" problems after she was "led down a dark path" of sexual abuse that "twisted" her brain.

She "went off the rails" because of what happened to her and she felt that she had lost everything because of the "constant trauma" of her ordeal, a court heard.

Daniel Holmes, 33, formerly of Grimsby, was convicted by a jury of attempted rape of a girl under 13, sexual assault and assault by penetration during an incident in the town. The verdicts came after a trial at Grimsby Crown Court that ended on March 7.

Craig Lowe, prosecuting, told a sentencing hearing at Hull Crown Court that the girl was left with injuries after the sexual abuse. She told the court in a statement that she would have to live with the impact of what happened to her for the rest of her life.

She said that the sexual abuse "twisted my brain" and she "went off the rails" because of it. "This man has ruined my life," she said. "He has taken everything away from me. His actions have changed me as a person. He has taken my innocence."

The life that she was born to have had been taken away from her. "My relationship with men has been warped because of him," she said. "I have lost out on my future."

She suffered nightmares of Holmes and she had "always felt dirty". It was "mentally torturing" and she struggled with this daily. "I was led down a dark path of what I thought was normal," she said.

The girl suffered "constant trauma" in her life. "My life has been in pieces because of what happened," she said. She and her family had to try to put together that which Holmes smashed. "I know that this will always be with me," she said. "For me, it's a life sentence."

Dale Brook, mitigating, said that any offence of this sort was likely to cause some psychological impact on a victim but the girl said in her first statement: "All in all, I'm better now." The offences happened on a single occasion.

"These are incredibly serious offences," said Mr Brook. Holmes had no previous similar convictions. "There has been a lack of offending since the incident took place a few years ago," said Mr Brook.

Holmes had two warnings for arson and shoplifting when he was aged 14 and 15, the court. There were two references for him. "The references talk about him in very positive terms," said Mr Brook.

Judge Richard Woolfall told Holmes: "You took away her innocence. She has had to endure the memory of that. As a result of what you did to her, she hates herself and she feels like everything has been taken away from her. She has lost her self-worth.

"These are very serious offences indeed. You are in denial. There is no remorse that you have expressed. You have maintained your innocence. You maintain that she is not telling the truth.

"There is, therefore, no remorse. I can't make any reduction because you haven't expressed any remorse. There is an element here of targeting a vulnerable child."

Holmes, recently of North Street, Cannock, Staffordshire, was jailed for 13 years. He was given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and an indefinite restraining order. He had been in custody on remand while awaiting sentence following conviction but he was originally on bail.

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An Arbroath pensioner has been found guilty of sexually touching a woman and a girl at a Christmas function.

Keith Clark was placed on the sex offenders register after being found guilty of inappropriate touching at the festive bash which had been booked to take place in a masonic hall in Monifieth.

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A MAN has been jailed for 14 years for multiple sexual offences against women and children.

Simon Arden appeared at Chester Crown Court on Thursday, April 17, where he was handed the sentence.

The 41-year-old, of Macclesfield, had previously been found guilty of multiple offences.

These included rape, sexual assault, exposure, sexual assault of a child under 13, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

In April 2024, police received reports of rape and sexual assault committed by Arden between 2011 and 2021 against multiple victims.

A woman told police she had been sexually assaulted by Arden multiple times when she was a child.

He also exposed himself in front of her and engaged in sexual activity in her presence.

Further victims also spoke to police. Another woman told officers Arden had raped her in 2013. He had also sexually assaulted her and exposed himself to her.

A further victim disclosed Arden had exposed himself to her in 2016.

Meanwhile, a teenager told police she had also been sexually assaulted by Arden as a child.

Arden was subsequently arrested and later charged in relation to the offences.

He was found guilty on Friday, February 21, following a two-week trial at Chester Crown Court.

On top of the custodial sentence, Arden has also been issued with indefinite restraining orders against the victims and is subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

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A Coventry man has been convicted of indecent exposure and sexual assault following an incident in the city this week.

Ranjit Sadra appeared before magistrates today (24 April) where he pleaded guilty to the charges.

The 45-year-old approached a woman in War Memorial Park in Cheylesmore, exposed himself and then undressed while other members of the public were nearby, including young children.

He also touched another woman inappropriately elsewhere in the park.

Officers were called to the park where they arrested Sadra and charged him with indecent exposure and sexual assault.

At his hearing today, Sadra pleaded guilty and was remanded in custody before his sentencing at Coventry Crown Court on 22 May.

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A man who raped and sexually assaulted women he met on a dating app described as 'predatory' has today (Thursday 24 April) been jailed for 12 years.

Jamie Kadolski, aged 24, of Ladysmith Road, Norwich, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court following a trial at the same court in November 2024 where he was found guilty of three counts of rape,  three sexual offences against one woman and a total of three sexual offences against two other women.

Kadolski was sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison and three years on extended licence. 

Kadolski first came to the attention of police in January 2023 when a women who had met him on a dating app reported a sexual assault. He was arrested and questioned and released on bail while further enquiries were made. In September 2023 two other women contacted police to say they too had been assaulted by him.

Kadolski was charged in April 2024 and remanded in custody until his trial.

The court heard that some of the victims reported Kadolski wearing an ambulance service uniform to gain their trust before he assaulted them. Kadolski had previously worked as an ambulance call handler and a hospital healthcare assistant and had retained uniforms and ID cards associated with those roles even though he was not permitted to. In fact when officers attended Kadolski's home after his arrest they found an array of uniforms and medical equipment he was not entitled to have or use.

Kadolski was not a paramedic but had posted a photograph on social media of himself wearing paramedic epaulettes. He'd previously worked as a first aider at private events and manipulated that green coloured uniform to make it look like he was a paramedic.  The court heard how he also used stickers on his ID card to hide the more junior roles he had held in healthcare settings.

In statements read out in court his victims told of the impact Kadolski's attacks had had on them.

One woman said: "Almost every night I have these nightmares that Jamie's got into my house and comes into my room and rapes me over and over then I wake up, having just relived all of it again, and then have to go about my day as normal.

"I used to go out almost every weekend and had a very vibrant social life, now I'm lucky if I see my friends once through the month because I just do not feel comfortable outside my own house."

Another woman told how the attack affected a recent hospital admission. She said : "I demanded to leave because I was so triggered by the healthcare workers.

"Every worker had Jamie's face and every footstep was his. I am a wreck and a shell of who I once was.

"Wherever I go, I look for the exit and stay as close to it as possible. I have forgotten what it feels like to be safe"

Detective Constable Claire Floyd, who led the investigation, described Kadolski as "predatory and remorseless" and paid tribute to his victims for coming forward.

She said: "The incredible strength and courage these women have shown throughout the investigation and criminal justice process cannot be overstated.

"All have suffered truly traumatic ordeals at Kadolski's hands. It is thanks to them that he is now behind bars and no longer able to cause harm to anyone else.

“Although no sentence can ever make up for what happened to these women, I hope today's result can give them some sense of comfort that this dangerous and manipulative sexual predator will be in prison for a significant period of time."

Kadolski was also handed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and indefinite Restraining Order and will have to sign the Sex Offenders' Register for life.