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A teenage boy was sent a chilling video on Snapchat which showed him being sexually assaulted in a hotel room.

The boy was targeted by sick Liam Gandz, 19, as he slept in August 2020. Gandz, who was just 16 at the time, filmed the horrific attack and sent it on to another person before the video got around to his victim.

Gandz, of Brayton Square in Leeds, appeared at Leeds Crown Court to be sentenced for sexual assault as well as the rape of a child under the age of 13, two counts of sexual assault of a child under the age 13 and three counts of making indecent images of a child.

The latter offences related to an eight-year-old boy Gandz sexually assaulted and raped. That attack was also filmed. Leeds Crown Court heard on Thursday that Gandz said: "FFS he's waking up" as he filmed the sick assault.

Prosecutor Philip Standfast said: "On 14th September 2020, the 16-year-old victim got sent a video of an indecent nature from a contact on Snapchat. He recognised himself and saw the sex offences committed against him. He wasn't aware [it was taking place] because he was asleep at the time. He could see they were filmed by the defendant. He told his mum and she informed the police."

The eight-year-old was interviewed by the police and although he did not initially make a report he was upset.

The court heard Gandz's phone was seized and showed the videos and stills had been recorded. He had sent them on to a person online who was operating under the profile of a female who has not yet been identified. Mr Standfast said: "When he was arrested, his phone was seized and downloaded and recovered were a number of [indecent] images at categories A, B and C."

Gandz made no comment in his interviews but went on to indicate guilty pleas at the Magistrates' court.

In their victim impact statement, the parents of the eight-year-old victim told the court how the offences have had a "profound impact on his life" and have "caused psychological harm." Mr Stansfield said they said the offences have "shattered his sense of safety."

He added: "His parents feel an overwhelming sense of guilt from not being able to protect their child from harm."

Mitigating, Catherine Silverton said three Child in Need reports had been undertaken as well as a doctor's report and a pre-sentence report. She said Gandz is "disgusted in himself" and said: "It's nearly three years since the commission of these offences. He knows he will get an immediate custodial sentence today. He was 16-years-old and four months at the time.

"He indicated he was going to plead guilty at the first opportunity at court."

Ms Silverton said there had been an "unreasonable" delay in the case and Gandz has no relevant convictions.

His Honour Judge Stubbs KC sentenced Gandz to four-and-a-half-years in a Young Offenders' Institution and said it was "worrying" that he had no accepted his wrongdoing.

He said: "The messages you were sending show me very clearly that you knew what you were doing was very wrong...Your attitude to what you did wrong is very worrying and is something that concerns me...the fact you're shaking your head and acting like you don't know what I'm saying is evidence of that...

"Opening up and accepting what you've done wrong is really important. It's alright to come to me crying when you pleaded guilty but when someone comes to you and talks to you about what you did - rape an eight-year-old - you come and shake your head and that's what worries me."

The judge made Gandz the subject of a lifelong sexual harm prevention order and said he would be on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.

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A man has been jailed for raping a child over a period of time between 2006 and 2008.

Paul Hunt – 35 (19.09.87) of no fixed abode was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment following a hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, 29 June. He was also issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Hunt had been found guilty of rape and sexual assault of the girl, who was under the age of 13 at the time of the offences, at the conclusion of a trial on Friday, 16 June.

The court heard how Hunt knew the girl and groomed her over the course of several visits to the house he was staying at in Stratford at the time.

On various occasions between 2006 and 2008, Hunt raped and sexually assaulted the girl. He told her that no one would believe her if she told anyone about the abuse.

However, in 2018 the girl, by now an adult, confronted Hunt and reported the matters to police. Officers undertook an investigation which involved gathering evidence and witness statements from over ten years previously. 

Hunt was arrested but refused to answer questions during his police interview. However, he was charged and subsequently found guilty at court.

DI Jeremy McDermott of the North East Command Unit said: “Hunt exploited and took advantage of a vulnerable child on numerous occasions. He told the victim that she would not be believed. Despite this, she showed commendable bravery in coming forward and providing such strong evidence to police and at the trial. I hope that the sentence handed down will bring her a small measure of comfort and a sense that justice has been done.

"I would like to encourage anyone who has been a victim of a sexual crime to come forward and speak to police; they will be supported and their voice too can be heard.”

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A teenager from Strood has been jailed for 12 years after he targeted children online and then committed multiple sexual offences against them, including rape. 

Emmanuel Agbaje groomed his young victims using social media platforms, before they were blackmailed and subjected to appalling abuse.

The offences were committed between September 2021 and August 2022, and involved nine children, all teenage girls. 

Agbaje would contact the victims online and either introduce himself or pretend to be someone else. He would build up a relationship and trust, before convincing them to exchange intimate photos.

After receiving these photos he would blackmail the girls by threatening to distribute the images unless they met with him.

At a number of these meetings, Agbaje raped and sexually abused the victims. To prevent them from telling anyone of the abuse, he made threats to harm them, including sending one victim a photograph of their own front door.

Guilty pleas

In November 2022, Agbaje appeared at Staines Magistrates’ Court, sitting as a youth court, where he pleaded guilty to 30 charges which included but were not limited to – two counts of rape, 10 counts of sexual activity with a child and nine counts of blackmail.

He was also convicted of inciting the sexual exploitation of a child, sending communications conveying a threatening message and threatening to disclose private sexual images with intent to cause distress. A further 24 counts were ordered by the court to lie on file. 

At Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday 28 June 2023, the 17-year-old was sentenced to 12 years in jail, of which he will have to serve at least two thirds before he can apply for parole.

The judge deemed Agbaje ‘dangerous’ and later lifted reporting restrictions, which would normally prevent the naming of a juvenile offender.  

Upon release from prison Agbaje will be subject to an additional licence period of four years. He was also added to the Sex Offender Register for life.

Predatory and dangerous

The case was investigated by Detective Constables Abigail Palmer and Daniel Burnett, both of Medway’s Vulnerability Investigation Team.

DC Daniel Burnett said: ‘Agbaje was responsible for a catalogue of appalling offences. He instilled terror in his victims, to control and coerce them and satisfy his own warped desires.

‘I want to commend each victim in coming forward and supporting this investigation. Their bravery and courage to speak up and report these offences has ensured that we have been able to secure these convictions against a predatory and extremely dangerous individual.

‘His actions have both physically and mentally affected each victim. They now have to learn to rebuild their lives and trust in others. I only hope that this sentence can help to give closure to the victims and allow them to move forward.’

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A convicted rapist described by a judge as a 'prolific sex offender' died from heart disease in jail after a cancelled hospital cardiac appointment wasn't re-booked, an inquest heard.

Mel Orme - who was jailed for life in 1997 - was 57 and found dead in his cell at HMP Wymott near Leyland by prison officers conducting their morning rounds.

Orme, from Eccles, Salford, was returned to prison in 2020 for attacking a string of women at the Trafford Centre shopping centre after being freed early from jail. A court heard he prowled the mall looking for new victims just five months after parole officers deemed him fit to be released.

Orme already had a string of sex offences on his record when he was transferred to the prison last November. He underwent an initial health screening, telling prison staff he had been experiencing dizzy spells, and a hospital appointment was made for him after an ECG indicated some abnormalities in his heart function, the inquest in Preston heard, reports Lancs Live.

However, the appointment was then cancelled by the hospital, and there was nothing in Orme's records to suggest it was ever re-booked.

On the morning of December 12 last year Orme was found dead in his cell when prison officers conducted their morning rounds.

An inquest at Preston Coroner's Court heard that Orme, who was born in Manchester, had a history of diabetes and hypertension. A post mortem CT scan concluded the cause of his death was coronary artery disease with aortic valve disease and left ventricular hypertrophy listed as contributory factors.

Orme already had a string of sex offences on his record when he was transferred to the prison last November. He underwent an initial health screening, telling prison staff he had been experiencing dizzy spells, and a hospital appointment was made for him after an ECG indicated some abnormalities in his heart function, the inquest in Preston heard, reports Lancs Live.

However, the appointment was then cancelled by the hospital, and there was nothing in Orme's records to suggest it was ever re-booked.

On the morning of December 12 last year Orme was found dead in his cell when prison officers conducted their morning rounds.

An inquest at Preston Coroner's Court heard that Orme, who was born in Manchester, had a history of diabetes and hypertension. A post mortem CT scan concluded the cause of his death was coronary artery disease with aortic valve disease and left ventricular hypertrophy listed as contributory factors.

Following Orme's death a series of recommendations were made to Wymott Prison. These are in the process of being implemented with the prison's head of healthcare revealing new systems had been put in place to ensure the kitchen staff are aware of diabetic prisoners and others on specific diets.

Returning a conclusion of natural causes, Assistant Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg said: "Mel Orme had a known heart condition and suffered from diabetes. He was found dead in his cell at HMP Wymott at around 8am on December 12, 2022. He died as a result of naturally-occurring heart disease."

In 2020 Orme, then aged 55, was jailed for 32 months at Minshull Street Crown Court after pleading guilty to sexual assault.

He was released from jail five months earlier despite being locked up for life for the attempted rape of a girl aged 16.

The court in 2020 heard how, in October 2019, Orme prowled the Trafford Centre looking for new victims. He followed one woman to the car park where he groped her bottom before grinning at her and walking away.

Hours later he followed another woman around the complex and attempted to grab her. A third woman out enjoying the afternoon with her daughter and friends had sat down on a bench when she spotted Orme watching her from behind a plant pot.

As she walked away he grabbed her by the arm and bottom, before pushing himself against her. She quickly moved away but has said the incident has caused her to have heart palpitations and she has not returned to the Trafford Centre since.

Orme, who remained emotionless during the sentencing hearing in 2020, was unrepresented at the hearing. He declined to give an explanation to the court when asked to by the sentencing judge. He had 30 convictions dating back to 1979 when he was convicted of indecent assault on a female under 16.

He also had convictions for attempted rape, rape and indecent assault and his last conviction was in 1998 for two offences of attempted rape, to which he was handed life imprisonment. He was described by the judge as a 'prolific sex offender'.

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AN 'ABHORRENT' sex offender who committed crimes against three children has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Lawrence Pollard, of Front Street in Middleton on the Wolds, was sentenced yesterday (June 29) at Hull Crown Court, after pleading not guilty to 17 allegations of sexual abuse against children in the 1970s.

Pollard, 76, was found guilty of 15 counts of non-recent child sexual offences following a seven-day trial.

Officer in the case, Detective Police Constable Stephen Bromby, of Humberside Police, said: “This was a complex investigation and we made sure no stone was left unturned in order to bring this abhorrent man to justice.

“Pollard abused his position of trust and preyed on three innocent and vulnerable children for his own sick sexual gratification. I am reassured that he is now facing considerable time behind bars.

“I sincerely commend those affected for their bravery in coming forward and reporting these offences to us in 2018 and for their strength throughout the entirety of the investigation and court proceedings.

“Whilst the result at court will not take away the pain and suffering endured at the hands of this criminal, I hope it will bring the victims a sense of justice.

“I would like to reassure anyone who has suffered sexual abuse, whether recent or historical, that you will be listened to and supported. We take all reports of this nature incredible seriously and whenever victims are ready to come forward, we will be there to listen and will act relentlessly to ensure sex offenders are held to account.”

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A convicted sex offender who got mixed up over how long he had to register his address with the police has been sent back to prison just days after he was last released from jail.

Oxford man Wilfred Mosira, 37, left HMP Bullingdon, near Bicester, on June 23.

As a registered sex offender, he was under a duty to tell the police of his new address within three days of moving.

But Oxford Magistrates Court heard on Thursday (June 29) that Mosira mistakenly believed that meant three working days and not three calendar days.

Having been released on a Friday, he thought he had until the following Wednesday three working days to register at the police station, his advocate Charlie Moss said. He did not.

On Tuesday (June 27), the police were called after Mosira argued with a member of staff at a Co-op in Abingdon when his bank card was declined. Prosecutor Liz Tweed said the defendant 'pushed' the store assistant.

He was found outside the shop, arrested and held in custody until he appeared before the court on Thursday afternoon.

Mosira, of Owens Way, Cowley, pleaded guilty to breach of sex offender notification requirements and common assault.

The magistrates jailed him for four weeks, with chairman of the bench Jon Kearsey noting that he had been given a months imprisonment earlier this year when he was before the court for the same offence.

He was also ordered to pay 50 in compensation.

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A woman has told of the horror of discovering her fianc was a paedophile just days after the birth of their baby girl.

Amy who has asked for her surname not to be used - looked through Jamie Kennedy's phone as he slept at their Sittingbourne home because she suspected he was cheating on her.

But instead she found he had been blackmailing children into sending him naked pictures on Instagram.

The shocking revelation sparked a series of events that would ultimately lead to Kennedy going on trial at Canterbury Crown Court.

The 41-year-old, who more recently lived opposite a play park in Herne Bay, was convicted of 16 charges relating to rape, sexual activity with children, and possessing indecent images.

After the hearing, his ex-fiance spoke to KentOnline about the awful moment she learned the truth about her partner, and how she fought for years to bring him to justice.

The shocking discovery

Amys suspicions first arose following the birth of their daughter in 2016, as Kennedy was spending a lot of time on his phone and showed little interest in their newborn baby.

Five days after they returned home from hospital, Amy took the opportunity to check his messages.

I was up in the middle of the night with our baby and his phone was on charge on the floor, so I picked it up thinking he was definitely having an affair, she said.

At first I couldnt find anything but I kept looking and eventually I saw all these conversations with really young girls sending fully nude photos. It was awful.

I was in complete and utter shock - we were engaged, saving for a mortgage and Id just had a baby 17 days before.

I literally lost everything in the space of an hour. My child no longer had a dad. My mortgage plans were off. Our wedding was off. In the snap of a finger Id become a single parent who had essentially lost her whole life.

I didnt know what to do so I carried the baby into my mums room and said: You need to get up.

She said whats wrong? and I replied: Jamies a paedophile.

Three days later, after agonising over whether she was overreacting or being influenced by the trauma of her complicated birth just weeks before, Amy asked her mother to report Kennedy to the police.

The trial at Canterbury Crown Court heard Amy and her mother stayed up all night copying and transferring the evidence from Kennedys online communications with young girls, conscious that he had destroyed a phone in a previous argument.

Everyone knows hes a nonce

Despite these events taking place in 2016, Kennedy was only convicted last month, with some of the offences he was found guilty of taking place as recently as last year.

The jury ruled he groomed a series of girls aged between 11 and 16, plying them with perfume and promises of a career in modelling, over a period of almost 25 years.

The court heard that a year after Amy raised the alarm about Kennedy, she was at barbecue when she learned her former partner had a history of targeting young girls.

Prosecutor Nina Ellin KC told the jury that when the partys host showed a picture of her sons christening to the gathering, one guest pointed to Kennedy and said: Why is a nonce at a christening?

Amy approached the guest to ask what they meant and she replied: Hes a nonce, hes always been a nonce. Everyone knows hes a nonce.

More revelations emerge

Amy later reported to police information she had received that Kennedy had been romantically pursuing an underage schoolgirl almost 10 years before.

Two years later, after discovering the lead had not been followed up, she reached out to the girl herself and asked if she would consider speaking to police.

It transpired she had been 16 at the time of Kennedy's approaches - so not underage - but had been victim to the most heinous of crimes, which she reported to detectives with Amy's encouragement.

During the trial, she told how Kennedy had messaged her online and made flirty conversation. But he then threatened to share the screenshots of their chats with her parents unless she did what he asked.

The blackmail escalated until she felt forced to meet him. She bravely described in court how he raped and sexually assaulted her in his car while it was parked down a country lane.

After interviewing the girl, detectives charged Kennedy, and the report of his impending court case in the media encouraged another victim to come forward.

This victim had met Kennedy more than 20 years ago, when she was just 13, and following an invite to Sunday lunch he sexually assaulted her while a relative lay passed out drunk just metres away.

In court she spoke of the guilt she felt over having not come forward sooner and potentially preventing the harm that came to his later victims.

The final charges against Kennedy related to offences that took place last year while he was on bail awaiting trial.

The court was told how he coerced a 13-year-old girl into sexual activity at his home, with the victim and her family unaware he was facing a trial for rape.

Kennedys lies exposed

When first confronted with the allegations in a police interview, Kennedy said he was messaging children on social media purely for research purposes for an online safety app he was developing.

But after it was discovered he had only registered the business under the name Keyword the day after he was caught, he admitted this was untrue.

However, Kennedy told jurors he only lied because he was being blackmailed by Amy - outrageously claiming that she had in fact committed all of the crimes he was accused of.

Describing her as 100% evil, he accused her of forcing him to go to the police to admit to the offences or she would take away his newborn daughter.

Kennedy rebuked every claim made against him and said that all but the allegation stemming from more than 20 years ago could be traced back to Amy in some way.

On the charges relating to that historic abuse, he alleged the victim had seen the news of his arrest and decided to jump on the bandwagon.

Addressing the jury, prosecutor Nina Ellin KC rubbished these claims, saying: If you were going to break up with someone would you do it this way? If you were going to break things off with your daughters father, would you want people to believe he was a paedophile? If you were going to frame someone as a paedophile, is this how you would go about it?

The damning verdict

Jurors took just under 11 hours to unanimously convict Kennedy of all 16 charges.

He was found guilty of two counts of causing or attempting to cause a child to engage in sexual activity, three counts relating to indecent images of children, six counts of rape and sexual assault, and five counts of sexual activity with a child.

Kennedy closed his eyes in anguish as soon as the first guilty verdict was read.

He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on September 8.

Following the verdict, Amy took her daughter to the park and for the first time let her play without feeling the need to stand over her shoulder or hold her hand constantly for fear that her father would appear.

She said despite her holding a non-molestation order against him he had harassed her online and in person for the last seven years, forcing her to move house three times.

She told KentOnline said: Throughout the seven years there have been times when Ive been beside myself, probably depressed and had overwhelming anxiety, but Ive had to just keep going knowing eventually we will get there.

Then when the trial arrived I didnt want it to because I was just so scared that he would get away with it.

Hearing the verdict was a very surreal experience. I sat between my mum and my husband and they each held one of my hands for that awful wait.

The public gallery is so close to where the defendant sits and he came in and he just stared at me even in the courtroom he was still trying to intimidate me.

But then the absolute relief when I heard that guilty was something I've never experienced before.

We all burst into tears because you are all pent up with adrenaline and anxiety.

It was surreal because I had felt like I was never going to get there. It had been going on for so long and it had such a huge impact on our lives.

Amy admits that she has spent a long time almost blaming myself and questioning whether there were signs she should have seen.

But I think as time has gone on Ive realised no, there wasnt, she said.

He got away with this for such a long time.

Should he have been stopped sooner?

Although Amy is relieved justice has prevailed, she feels frustrated that it took seven years from Kennedys initial arrest in 2016 for him to be convicted.

She believes if police had been quicker to take action, the harm caused to Kennedys more recent victims could have been avoided.

On Kennedys latest victim, she said: Can you imagine being that poor girl's parents? Going to the police and them saying that they know thats what hes doing, hes under investigation.

How can someone who is sexually abusing children be allowed to walk the streets?

I just think how could you ever apologise to those parents enough, because had the case been dealt with properly from the beginning he would have been in prison and that child would not have been a victim.

Supt Nick Sparkes, of Kent Polices North Division, says the force places victims at the heart of everything we do and investigates reports of crime as swiftly and efficiently as possible.

He added: In this particular case, the suspect was arrested one day after the initial report was received and an investigation was launched.

Subsequent enquiries led to the identification of more victims, prompting a highly complex and sensitive investigation. This included carrying out various interviews with witnesses and victims and gathering evidential materials, including downloading and analysing numerous digital devices.

This investigation resulted in several sexual offence charges being authorised and a conviction at court with the offender awaiting sentencing. We hope this provides some justice and closure for the victims in this case.

We are committed to ongoing learning and have measures in place to ensure the strongest possible casefiles are submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service at the first attempt.

We are continuing to review the circumstances of this case to identify any areas of improvement and future learning and have since been in touch with those involved to address any concerns raised.

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A sexual predator has been sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison when he appeared at Guildford Crown Court last Thursday (22 June).

Michael Morgan, 35, from Hounslow, London, was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of voyeurism against two separate victims when he appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Friday, 31 March.

The extensive investigation into Morgan began when he was reported to police on suspicion of rape. It was later discovered that he had encouraged a 14-year-old to drink alcohol so that he could groom her and commit the offence of rape.

In a separate incident, Morgan also filmed himself engaging in a sexual act without consent with a woman in her 20s. The two offences were tried in conjunction at his trial at Guildford Crown Court.

Morgan was given a sentence of 11 years and 6 months for the rape offence and a 6-month sentence for the voyeurism offence that is to run concurrently.

Investigating Officer, Detective Constable Connor Leney, said: “Morgan’s behaviour has impacted many lives, and I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the bravery and courage of both victims who have helped put this man behind bars for a long time.

“This investigation and sentencing shows that we will work tirelessly to ensure sexual predators face the consequences of their actions.

“If there is anyone reading this who has been a victim of sex abuse, I would encourage you to speak to us. We will do everything we can to support you.”

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A serial sex offender who repeatedly targeted a young girl for a series of "grotesque" rapes and other sexual abuse has been jailed for 22 years.

The victim had been left suffering nightmares, sleepless nights and great stress as a result of the ordeal that she had been through, Hull Crown Court heard. Grzegorz Krosman, 41, of 10th Avenue, north Hull, denied six offences of raping a child under 13 and two offences of sexually assaulting a child under 13 but he was convicted by a jury after a trial.

Charlotte Baines, prosecuting, said that the gravity of the offences escalated significantly. The girl said in a statement that she had been left worried and upset by what happened to her.

She had not been able to sleep very well and had been anxious about the outcome of the case. "I feel that my life has been turned upside down," she said. "I am no longer the person I used to be." She felt "drained" thinking about what Krosman had done to her and "anxiety took over".

She felt that her childhood had been taken away from her and she had found the police investigation very stressful. She had found it very difficult to talk about what Krosman did.

"It's caused a lot of changes in my life," said the girl. "I just wanted him to tell the truth and give me some closure. It has left me feeling insecure and lacking body confidence.

"I feel sad that he put me and my family through the court process. I look forward to the day that I can have some sort of normality in my life.

"I have been having trouble sleeping and having nightmares because of the abuse that I have suffered. There have been nights when I have stayed awake instead of sleeping.

"I have been worrying about what the outcome of the trial would be." She was "very relieved" when she was told that Krosman had been convicted and she felt safer now.

"I have to live with what he has done to me for the rest of my life," she said.

Krosman, who is Polish, had convictions for nine previous offences between 2014 and 2021 but none for sexual offences. Paul Genney, mitigating, said that Krosman still maintained his position despite being convicted by the jury and claimed that the offences did not happen.

Krosman had lost everything, including his job as a factory worker and his reputation, because of the convictions. He would now lose a substantial amount of his liberty and, because he could not speak English and had no friends who could visit him in prison, he would find his time in custody "particularly arduous".

It would not be until he had served at least two thirds of his sentence that he could be considered for release.

Judge Mark Bury condemned the offences as "grotesque". Krosman will be on extended licence of one year after his release from prison. He will have to register as a sex offender indefinitely.

Judge Bury said of the victim: "I hope she feels some comfort from the sentence."

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A Plymouth man has been jailed after admitting a plethora of historic sexual abuse with a child. The incidents took place in Bristol when Wayne Willis was a teenager.

Willis, whose address was given as Belmont Guest House on Plymouth Hoe, was described as "feral" when, aged 17, he sexually abused the youngster who was half his age.

Bristol Crown Court heard earlier this month that, ultimately, the girl's mum managed to stop contact between them. Willis, now aged 52, pleaded guilty to multiple accounts of indecent assault and gross indecency, BristolLive reports.

Judge Michael Cullum jailed him for four years and ten months. The judge told him: "Offences such as this have an enormous, life-long, damaging effect. It is obvious, it is unsurprising that from 13 to 21 there was very acute, dramatic suffering (for the complainant). Her mental health was very significantly affected."

The judge ordered Willis to register as a sex offender for life, barred him from working with children and vulnerable adults, imposed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order designed to stop reoffending and issued an indefinite restraining order banning him from all contact with the victim.

The court heard Willis suffered abuse himself as a child and went on to abuse the youngster. After showing her interest, giving her sweets and favours he enabled himself to commit very serious indecent assaults on her, the court was told.

Mark Worsley, defending, stressed his client had not used alcohol or drugs to groom the youngster and had not threatened her with violence. Mr Worsley said: "He does not recall the acts. He accepts everything he did. He has expressed remorse."

The court heard Willis suffers from anxiety and depression and has heart problems. Mr Worsley said Willis was realistic about his fate after "putting his hands up to the whole thing".

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Crack cocaine transformed a man into a pervert who flashed at females of all ages, a court heard. Jody Hawkins exposed himself to a girl aged 15 on a Facebook video call.

In a similar drug-induced state he was in a ladies lavatory when he exposed himself to a woman aged 69. He then followed a woman aged 71 and exposed himself to her, Bristol Crown Court was told on Thursday (June 29)

Hawkins, 41, of Keynsham, pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, causing a child to watch sexual activity and enticing a child to engage in sexual activity. Judge Moira Macmillan jailed him for two years and four months.

The judge told Hawkins: "I have to sentence you for really serious matters. I know you're aware of that. I want you to put yourself in (the young complainant's) position."

Hawkins was handed an indefinite restraining order banning all contact with the young complainant. He was handed a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order designed to stop reoffending and was told to register as a sex offender for 10 years.

Charles Thomas, prosecuting, said Hawkins - wearing just boxer shorts and socks - engaged in a Facebook video call with the 15-year-old girl. After asking her questions she felt were "awkward", he showed her a sex scene on his TV and engaged in a sex act, encouraging her to do the same.

The embarrassed youngster declined to do so, the court heard. She told her mum, Hawkins was tracked down and arrested and initially denied wrongdoing.

The court heard he was in a ladies lavatory when he exposed his penis to a woman aged 69. He then followed a woman aged 71 into a garden, told her "I bet you haven't seen a d*** like this for a long time", took out his penis and engaged in a sex act.

One of the older victims stated how the incident had upset her. She said she had already felt vulnerable after suffering illness. The younger victim said the incident badly affected her mental health. She also said she had suffered flashbacks.

George Threlfall, defending, said his client was on drugs at the time and had little recall of events. But he said Hawkins was now clean of narcotics. Mr Threlfall said: "He has let himself down badly. He said he was sorry that his behaviour had had this effect on (the young complainant)

"It was wrong. It was very wrong, it shouldn't have happened. It only happened because he was taking too much crack cocaine. People, especially middle-aged people, ought to realise when you take these Class A drugs you have no real control on your behaviour. Anything can happen."

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A dangerous sexual predator who drugged and raped a teenager in Accrington has been given a further prison sentence.

44 (pictured), 44, was jailed for 11 years in 2020 after being found guilty of raping a woman whilst threatening her with a knife.
 
Having seen media coverage of that case, the Accrington victim contacted our officers to say that Shafiq had drugged and raped her when she was 17.
 
Shafiq initially denied the offence, falsely claiming that he had been in a relationship with his victim and he had ended it when she became possessive of him.
 
He encouraged a family member from prison to repeat that lie to police.
 
Shafiq, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to rape and perverting the course of justice. He was jailed for eight years at Preston Crown Court today (June 29) with a further eight on extended licence after a Judge deemed him to be a dangerous offender.
 
He was previously ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life.

DS David Tait, who led the investigation, said:

“Shafiq is a sexual predator who presents a very real danger to women by his perverted and warped views towards them.

“I am pleased by the sentence handed down to him by the court, which reflects the seriousness of his offending.

“I want to praise the bravery of the victim. She has had to live with the impact of what the Shafiq did to her for many years and I am pleased we have now been able to achieve some form of justice for her.

“I hope the outcome of this case will encourage other victims to come forward, knowing they will be believed, listened to and that we will do everything in our power to put them before the courts.”

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Godfrey Bignell, whose criminal career dates back to the early 1970s, returned to his old stomping ground on the east coast for what he claimed was a holiday, York Crown Court heard.

He was swiftly brought to book after police found him with the blade in a betting shop in Westborough.

Godfrey Bignell, whose criminal career dates back to the early 1970s, returned to his old stomping ground on the east coast for what he claimed was a holiday, York Crown Court heard.

He was swiftly brought to book after police found him with the blade in a betting shop in Westborough.

Bignell, who had lived or been staying in the town as recently as 2021, had lately been living in Doncaster.

He had been subject to notification requirements and a sexual-harm prevention order after being convicted of his latest sexual offences in 2018.

“In March this year his registered address was in Doncaster but when that was visited by his support workers, they realised he had not been staying there,” said Ms Dasaolu.

“There were further enquiries regarding bank withdrawals which brought (police) officers to Scarborough.

“He was found in Scarborough on March 23 after a member of the public approached police officers on duty and informed them there was a man in a nearby betting shop covered in blood.

“They found him in the shop where he was stopped and searched.

"He was found to have a knife.”

Bignell told officers he was on holiday in Scarborough and that he had stayed in a bed-and-breakfast for a few nights.

He claimed he had suffered a bloody nose after a fall.

He said he had been in Scarborough for about a week and was carrying the knife to remove a tag attached to a new belt.

Bignell, whose last registered address was Beckett Road, Doncaster, admitted breaching his notification requirements and possessing a knife in public.

He appeared for sentence via video link on June 28 after being remanded in custody.

The court heard he had a criminal record dating back more than 50 years, including convictions for indecent exposure, sexual offences against children, violence, outraging public decency and breaching court orders designed to prevent further sexual offending.

He had served numerous prison sentences down the years, the latest being an 18-month jail term imposed at York Crown in August 2021.

Jazmine Lee, mitigating, said that Bignell had serious mental-health issues which had been confirmed by a doctor’s report.

She said there was no suggestion he had been talking to children during his stay in Scarborough.

A probation report recommended an immediate prison sentence because Bignell, a “high-risk” offender, was unmanageable in the community.

Judge Sean Morris described Bignell’s record as “worrying” particularly as he was in a seaside town “where children go” and said that his carrying of the knife was “incredibly dangerous”.

He told the pensioner: “You are 71 and you are coming back before the courts again and again for breaches of (the court orders).

“I don’t think you are going to get any help on the outside because you won’t help yourself and you do need help.”

Bignell was handed an 18-month jail sentence of which he will serve half behind bars.

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Shane Jenking, 36, described as a “high-risk offender”, was supposed to inform police of any new electronic devices under a sexual-harm prevention order imposed in 2018 when he was jailed for attempting to incite a young girl to engage in sexual activity.

But when police monitoring officers went to Jenking’s flat in Albemarle Crescent, they found a phone with a new SIM card under a pillow in his bedroom, York Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Rachael Landin said that Jenking, who worked as a chef, had not notified police about the SIM card which was a breach of the 10-year court order which placed curbs on his internet use.

In July 2018, Jenking was convicted of attempting to cause a child to engage in sexual activity and given a 10-month prison sentence, along with a 10-year sexual-harm prevention order which included monitoring checks at his home.

On March 29 this year, officers were on a routine check at his bedsit where Jenking seemed “displeased about their attendance”.

“When he was asked to provide his mobile phone for inspection, he became defensive, asking why they needed to see it,” said Ms Landin.

“He was asked again to provide his mobile and he replied that he had just got up and needed time to wake up.”

An officer told him she would give him “two minutes to wake himself up” but would then need to inspect his phone.

“He remained defensive, made himself a cigarette and was asked a fourth time for his phone,” added Ms Landin.

“He told officers he needed a cigarette first and wanted to go to his room to smoke it.

He was told he couldn’t (whereupon) he raised his voice.”

Another officer warned him not to shout and he was asked a fifth time to hand over his phone.

“He continued to take objection to the officers’ attendance…and began to push out his chest, tense his arms and went red in the face,” said Ms Landin.

The officers said that Jenking looked “ready to fight them”, but then he turned towards his bed, reached under a pillow and pulled his phone out.

However, he then made a “quick movement” towards the window and officers believed he was about to throw the phone outside.

They pulled him away from the window, but Jenking resisted and threatened one of the officers.

They tried to cuff him but Jenking pulled his arm down to try to hamper them while continuing to threaten officers and warning them that he had been “violent in the past”.

He was eventually handcuffed, arrested and taken to Scarborough Police Station.

During a subsequent search of his bedsit, police found a dual SIM card about which Jenking had failed to notify them.

During questioning by police, Jenking was “disruptive” and told officers to “get on with it please”.

He even claimed his phone was “taken without permission” and that officers were “twisting what he said”.

He told interviewing officers: “You lot are on my back when I’ve done nothing wrong.”

He said he had borrowed the SIM card from a friend because his didn’t work and that he had forgotten to remove it from his phone.

However, he ultimately admitted two counts of breaching a sexual-harm prevention order, failing to comply with notification requirements and resisting a police constable.

He appeared for sentence via video link after being remanded in custody.

The breaches included deletion of data, the use of aliases, failing to make his phone available for inspection and failing to notify police about the new SIM card.

Jenking had 23 previous convictions for over 40 offences including eight sexual offences between 2018 and 2020.

He had three previous convictions for resisting a police officer, five previous raps for breaching a sexual-harm prevention order and three previous breaches of notification requirements.

He was last released from prison last year following recall.

Jenking, who represented himself, told the court he had worked as a chef for 18 years but had now lost his job in Scarborough.

He said that the job had been kept open for him if he kept his liberty.

He said the contract had run out on his SIM card and that when police went to his home “I had just woken up; I’ve been suffering with insomnia for 24 years”.

Judge Sean Morris jailed Jenking for six months for the “deliberate breaches (of the order)”, but due to time spent on remand, it would mean his immediate or imminent release from prison.

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