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A 20 year-old man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after three women reported that they were approached in Southsea and touched inappropriately over their clothing.

Shueb Chowdhury of Harold Road in Southsea admitted three offences of sexual assault at Portsmouth Crown Court on 21 August 2023..

The court heard that at around 6:30am on Monday 10 July a 51 year-old woman was assaulted in the Canoe Lake area when a man she did not know approached her from behind and touched the back of her shorts with both hands. He then ran off towards Eastney along Eastern Parade.

Shortly after 3pm on the same day a 41 year-old woman reported that a man she did not know approached her on Empshott Road and touched her chest over her clothing before running off towards Devonshire Avenue.

The following week at 5pm on Tuesday 18 July a 24 year-old woman was approached on Fawcett Road by a man she did not know who touched her chest over her clothing before running off

Today at Portsmouth Crown Court (Friday 13 October) Chowdhury was sentenced to a total of 18 months in prison and he will also be subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and have to sign the Sex Offenders Register. Upon sentencing the judge described Chowdhury as: chilling and worrying.

Investigating officer DC James Adams said: These assaults all took place in daylight hours and were frightening experiences for Chowdhurys victims. We take all reports of sexual assault very seriously and Im pleased that we quickly managed to identify and arrest Chowdhury so that his offending did not escalate. Todays sentence sends a clear message that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated in Portsmouth and we will relentlessly pursue offenders to secure justice for their victims.

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A paedophile had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl after she had "blacked out" while drunk and threatened to tell her family and friends if she stopped seeing him. He went on to have sex with the girl on two other occasions without using protection.

Stuart Barratt, 32, told the girl she looked "fit" after she sent him a photograph of herself in her bra on Snapchat. He later had sex with the girl in Builth Wells when she was intoxicated, after she had lost her friends on a night out.

A sentencing hearing at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on October 6 heard the victim and the defendant came to know each other and began speaking on social media. He went on to offer to buy her a tracksuit but she refused.

Prosecutor Ffion Tomos said the child went on a night out to Builth Wells with older friends and had consumed peach schnapps and Strongbow, which left her "eight out of 10" on a scale of intoxication. She was refused entry to a bar and lost her friends, before making her way through the town.

She was approached by Barratt who had sat down with her and kissed her. The victim "froze" and believed she "blacked out" at some point. When she came round, she found herself lying on the floor. The defendant had pulled her trousers down to her ankles, pulled her clothes and underwear to one side and penetrated her vagina with his penis, which she described as painful.

Following that incident, the victim said she felt pressured into remaining in contact with Barratt. Ms Tomos said: "He was manipulative towards her and said if she ended it he would tell everyone, she would lose her family and friends and people would hate her."

The court heard the defendant and victim had sexual intercourse on two further occasions in a field, during which he did not use protection. The victim later made a report to police and Barratt surrendered himself but answered "no comment" in his interviews.

Barratt, now of Fourth Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child. The court heard he was of previous good character but had one conditional discharge for criminal damage.

In mitigation, Marian Lewis said her client was "in a bad place" at the time of the offences, was suffering with depression, was in debt and did not like his job. She said the defendant found the girl's appearance and personality attractive and it "was not based purely on sexual activity". The barrister added: "The defendant said she looked and behaved older than her chronological years.

Sentencing, Recorder Dyfed Thomas said: "You were the adult and you took advantage of a child sexually. In relation to submissions that she behaved older than her chronological years, the court does not take that into account in no shape or form. The law is there to protect children no matter how they act, and she was a child."

Barratt was sentenced to 32 months imprisonment. He was made subject to sex offender notification requirements and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, and to a restraining order of 15 years.

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The mother of a teenager who was the victim of online sexual offences called police after her daughter was sent crotchless underwear through the post, a court has heard.

The mother asked her daughter, then 14, what was going on after the parcel containing the underwear arrived.

Norwich Crown Court heard her daughter revealed she had been communicating online with Ashton Drake, who was nine years older than her.

Ms Ascherson said police were called after it emerged Drake had sought naked images of the victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons.

Drake had also filmed himself performing sexual acts and had asked her to do the same, in messages sent over the space of a few days between December 24, 2019, and January 4, 2020.

The defendant, now 27, of Alexandra Road, Sheringham, appeared at court for sentencing on Friday (October 13) having previously admitted one count of causing a child to watch a sexual act. 

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

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

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

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

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

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A CARLISLE man who sexually abused a schoolgirl more than 40 years ago when he was a teenager has finally faced justice – after he returned to the UK from his home in Russia.

During the abuse, Andrew Blenkinsopp, now 58, bullied his victim and threatened her, enforcing her silence by telling her she would not be believed if she spoke of what happened.

But with the encouragement of a relative, she did report Blenkinsopp, leading  him being charged.

On the day he was due to stand trial, the defendant - arrested at the airport when he returned from his home in Russia to renew his visa - admitted nine sexual assaults on the victim, including two said to be tantamount to rapes.

After the case concluded, Cumbria Police said it showed that it was never too late for victims to speak out and report such crimes. Officers also praised the courage of the victim.

Prosecutor Tim Evans outlined how Blenkinsopp was able to physically dominate the girl, pinning her down as he carried out the abuse. At the time, he aged between 14 and 16, the court heard.

“He would also threaten her, stating that if she told anyone, no one would believe her,” said the barrister.

In a statement, the victim said: “When it finally stopped, I was at secondary school and I was a bit more aware of sex education and what was going on and I really knew that it wasn’t right and he shouldn’t be doing it to me.

“It was just verbal threats all the time.”

Blenkinsopp, who previously lived in Etterby in Carlisle, repeatedly told the teenager nobody will believe her if she reported the abuse, suggesting she would face negative consequences.

Mr Evans said: “She talks in her victim personal statement of the terrible effect the abuse had upon her.”

Defence barrister Daniel Bramhall told the court that Blenkinsopp had a difficult upbringing. Having lived in Russia with his wife since 2011, he had addressed his drinking habit but was currently in poor health.

When released from jail, he hopes to return to Russia. References provided for the defendant painted a “different” picture and Blenkinsopp, in stark contrast to the person he was 40 years ago, the court heard.

The defendant had also said that he wished he could turn back the clock.

Passing sentence as the victim and her family watched from the court’s public gallery, Judge Michael Fanning said that Blenkinsopp’s abuse took away the victim’s childhood and her teenage years.

His crimes had “substantially reduced the quality of her life.”

Supported by her husband and family, the woman had suffered “real psychological harm, which had persisted over years,” said the judge. This included suicidal thoughts, an overwhelming of her ability to work, and the need for medication and counselling.

What happened left her feeling “dirty”.

The judge said he regarded the victims as having been “vulnerable” and she had been subjected to “bullying and force” and threats – all aggravating factors.

But the judge explained that he was obliged by law to reduce the length of sentence to reflect that fact that Blenkinsopp was a youth when he offended.

He jailed Blenkinsopp for three years and seven months. He also placed him on the Sex Offender Register indefinitely. The judge declined to rule that Blenkinsopp is a dangerous offender.

He did however make an indefinite restraining order, banning the defendant from having any contact with his victim.

After passing that sentence, Judge Fanning turned to the victim in the pubic gallery and addressed her directly, describing the exercise as a “horrible mechanistic process” and complicated.

He said he needed to “get it right” so that a line could be drawn under what happened. “All I can hope is that things get better now that his abuse has been recognised.” The woman thanked the judge, who offered his best wishes to her and her family.

After the hearing, Detective Constable Gabrielle Nicholson, who oversaw the case, said: “I hope that this case sends a clear message to perpetrators that no matter how much time has passed, sexual abuse will not be tolerated by Cumbria Constabulary.

“We will do everything within our power to hold people who commit these crime accountable for their actions.

“No matter how much time has passed, support is available in Cumbria for victims of sexual offences.

“The Constabulary works closely with trusted partner agencies to provide the appropriate support which is tailored to an individual’s circumstances.

“I would encourage anyone who has been victim to a sexual offence to contact police.

“Taking that first step to telling somebody what has happened to you is often the most difficult.

“But please know that if you do, you will be provided with information which will enable you to make choices on how you wish to move forward.

“I would also like to pay tribute to the bravery and courage of the victim for coming forward and reporting this.”

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A warped pervert discussed sexually abusing a 'nine-year-old girl' in lurid detail - unaware he was messaging an undercover cop posing as a paedophile fixer on Grindr. Qasim Azram, 26, from Cheetham Hill, made vile comments about what he wanted to do to the child he later found out didn't exist.

He had no idea he was actually communicating with a Greater Manchester Police officer. Azram was spooked and never made it to a planned rendezvous in a Tesco car park.

When police raided his home, they seized his phone. Among the terms he had searched were 'brothels', 'dogging', 'swingers' clubs' and 'paedophile information exchange'.

As part of an investigation into people with a 'sexual interest in children' - dubbed Operation Stronghold - an officer posing as 'Lee' opened a private message on Grindr from Azram, who was using an account name 'Looking For Fun' on July 10, 2020, prosecutor David Bentley told Manchester Crown Court today (Thursday).

After 'Lee' said 'you read my profile? My kinks is a bit different and not for everyone so I get it', Azram replied that he was 'up for anything'. The officer said he was an 'active dad of 2 here looking for gen pervs who want to explore with us'.

Azram said he was 'looking to explore as well', adding: "I'm into anything, including threesomes." He asked how old the 'children' were. When he was informed they were aged two and nine, Azram asked 'do they go with men or women?', before he requested pictures of 'Lee'.

Their chat then moved into another platform, Wickr, where Azram was said to have asked: "Does your partner know, do they play with men or women?" 'Lee' replied 'yeah they both play' before adding that the older child was a 'timid lil girl'. He said he was aroused watching them play 'with perv c***s'.

The defendant was asked: "Which child you want to play with and what you want to do? Could do with sorting limits out as I don't want to hurt them. It must be fun for everyone."

The pair then arranged to meet at a Tesco in Middleton, with the defendant confirming what car he would be in and that he would be wearing black jeans and a blue denim jacket.

Azram was said to have expressed his fear that he would be caught and told 'Lee': "OK I want to play and tease them and have a bit of fun anything." The Manchester Evening News is not repeating here the sickening comments that followed.

The planned meeting never happened, the court heard. "The defendant never attempted to meet 'Lee' to carry out the sexual assaults... that he had discussed and sought to arrange," Mr Bentley added.

Officers from the sexual crime unit of Greater Manchester Police raided Azram's home on Smedley Road in Cheetham Hill and seized a number of digital storage devices, as well as Azram's Samsung mobile phone. Analysis of the phone showed an internet search history suggesting an interest 'sexually-related topics'.

Among the search terms uncovered were 'adult breastfeeding fetish' and 'paedophile information exchange'. Azram was arrested and offered no comment during a series of police interviews.

When he first appeared in court charged with arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence in February 2022, Azram indicated he would plead guilty but before his sentencing hearing reversed his plea and a trial date was set for January of this year.

His defence argued Azram should have been charged with attempting to arrange of facilitate a child sex offence, but he later had a change of heart and again pleaded guilty to the original charge, only to apply for a second time to change his plea. This was refused and he was sentenced as a man who had admitted the offence before him.

Asking for a suspended prison sentence, Isabella Denn-White, defending, pointed out there was no actual child and 'no harm was caused'. Azram was diagnosed with autism aged 15 which affected his 'thinking and behaviour', said Miss Denn-White. Her client's comments were 'not nice at all', but had been prompted by 'pressure' from the undercover cop, she said.

Her client had only recently 'come out as gay' and his family, some of whom watched proceedings from the public gallery, had 'struggled to deal with it', she said.

Judge Peter Horgan said that 'whilst there's a public interest in punishing people like you' there was also a public interest in making sure they get treatment. A pre-sentence report had said the defendant would not get such treatment in prison.

Judge Horgan said there was 'some prospect of rehabilitation', adding: "I have thought long and hard and it's not without some trepidation I have decided to give you an opportunity and not to send you to custody today."

The judge handed Azram, who had one previous conviction to his name for a dissimilar matter, to 24 months in prison but he suspended the sentence for 24 months. Asram was also ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work; to undergo a treatment program for sex offenders; and 15 days of rehabilitation activity.

He was also made the subject of a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

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A 33-YEAR-OLD man “showed predatory behaviour” as he attempted to groom who he thought was a 12-year-old girl on social media, a court heard.

Simon Howard, from Llanybydder, appeared at Swansea Crown Court charged with engaging in sexual communication with a child, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.

The court heard that Howard was talking to who he thought was a 12-year-old girl on social media. The profile was actually being run by an undercover officer from Tarian - the Regional Organised Crime Unit for southern Wales.

The content of the conversations showed that Howard acknowledged he was talking to a child, and he went on to graphically describe numerous sexual acts and plan to meet with the child.

Howard pleaded guilty to the offences, and was jailed for six years on October 9.

He must register as a sex offender for a period of 10 years, and was made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for the same period of time.

The investigation was led by Tarian officers with support from Dyfed-Powys Police.

Detective Inspector Mathew Davies, of Tarian, said: “This is excellent joint working between Tarian and Dyfed Powys Police.

“The focus of the operation was to target high harm offenders, whilst safeguarding and protecting children.”

Detective Inspector Leon Lewis, from Dyfed Powys CID, said: “Simon Howard displayed predatory behaviour and groomed who he believed was a 12-year-old child.

“It is our absolute priority to protect and keep children safe in our communities.

“The work carried out by Tarian Regional Organised Crime Unit and Dyfed Powys Police has helped to ensure that vulnerable children are protected from the risk Howard poses to them.

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A man told a girl he thought was 14 he wanted to "spank" her and encouraged her to take cocaine. Stuart Tudor, previously of Connah's Quay, but now living in Cheshire, engaged in explicit sexual conversations with the girl on the social media platform Scout and on What'sApp.

But the "girl called Olivia from Flint" was in fact a decoy deployed by paedophile hunters who confronted Tudor on the doorstep of his home Mold Crown Court heard today.

Prosecutor Rosemary Proctor said Tudor sent a series of messages to the decoy in August last year. He asked if she was wearing leggings, how hot she likes her bath, if she takes her phone with her to the bath, and if she wanted a hand to wash her back. He went on to say he had taken lines of cocaine, the court was told.

There was a further exchange of explicit messages into August. He told her they should spend time together where they could watch a film, take drugs, drink alcohol and spank her buttocks. He then sent an image of a pair of reddened buttocks, WalesOnline reported.

He asked the decoy about her pyjamas, if she had a boyfriend, if she had kissed anyone and said he would teach her how to kiss. Tudor said they could have sex and they could either park up in his car or meet in a hotel room, the court heard.

The decoy asked Tudor if it bothered him she was 14 years old and he replied "You like me because I'm older yeah?" The next day the defendant sent a video lasting 38 seconds of a woman being spanked, and told her to delete it straight away.

On August 27, 2022, six members of the paedophile group of which the decoy was a member confronted Tudor at his home and the police attended. He was arrested and a Samsung phone was seized, but he answered "no comment" in interview.

Tudor, now of Old Chester Road in Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, pleaded guilty to four counts of attempting to incite a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity, and one count of attempting to cause a child to look at an image of sexual activity. The court heard he was of previous good character.

In mitigation, defence barrister Robin Boag said his client had the "sense" to plead guilty at the first opportunity. He conceded the defendant had initially sought to blame his use of cocaine and "boredom", and acknowledged there was an element of sexual gratification in his client's actions.

Sentencing, Recorder Simon Mills said: "If a man chooses to play with social media platforms on whatever and they are engaging in sexual communication with somebody saying they are 14, 13, sometimes younger than that, if they take that step and continue with the conversation once an age is claimed.

"They're first of all taking the risk that might be a genuine vulnerable child and also, in this day and age, they're taking the risk it's a group of people, like the one individual in this case, who ruthlessly act to expose people in this way. This court wonders why people do it, because it's a wicked thing to do and the risks of being caught are extremely high. The court has weekly cases like this where people throw away their good character and reveal in themselves an urge to communicate with a child in a sexual way."

Tudor was sentenced to two years imprisonment. He was also made subject to sex offender notification requirements and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years.

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A registered sex offender from Northamptonshire has been sent back to prison after he breached his sexual harm prevention order by allowing his tracker to go flat.

Elando Parsi, previously of Brackley, had a sexual harm prevention order in place until August 2, 2025, meaning he had to abide by a number of conditions, including wearing a Buddi Tracker at all times – a device which allows Northamptonshire Police to monitor where he is.

When the tracker was fitted, Parsi was shown how to charge the device and had it impressed upon him the consequences of not wearing it, police say.

However, at the end of August this year, he allowed the device to go flat on four separate occasions, resulting in his arrest.

Lead Investigator – PC Gemma Glover said: “Elando Parsi was the first case in which we managed to make wearing a Buddi tracker part of his sexual harm prevention order, and it just goes to show the very severe consequences of him choosing to let its charge run out.

“I am really pleased that he has been sent back to prison as it sends a strong message to other registered sex offenders that breaches will not be tolerated by Northamptonshire Police.”

Parsi was charged with four counts of breaching his sexual harm prevention order and after pleading guilty to the offences at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on August 31 this year, he returned to Northampton Crown Court yesterday (October 11) where he was sentenced to one year and five months in prison.

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William Felton, 38, of Bryn Avenue in Kinmel Bay, appeared before Caernarfon Court for sentencing on Wednesday, October 11.

He had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and three counts of failing to comply with notification requirements.

The SHPO in question had been made last year in relation to Felton's attempts to engage a child in sexual activity and was ordered to last until November 2030.

Laura Knightly, prosecuting, told the court that the breaches had all taken place between August 2 and 24 of this year.

They began when Felton was using aliases - 'Jamie' and 'OpenMindOpenPervert' - to take part in online chatrooms, as well as and a new email address - all of which the police should have been notified about.

It continued with the defendant talking to what he believed to be a seven-year-old girl on a site called 'Chat Avenue' and attempting to set up a 'play date' (i.e. engage in sexual activity) with her.

 He had also been speaking to the 'mother' of the child, who was in fact an undercover police officer, the court was told.

Several explicit sexual messages were sent to the 'child'.

Police attended Felton's address in August and seized a mobile phone and a laptop.

However, he also admitted to having another similar laptop which he had not notified the police about and had been hidden out of view - and this was the third notification breach the court heard.

Anna Price, defending, said that Felton had - before committing these offences - sought counselling in an attempt to 'seek help'.

Judge Nicola Saffman said that Felton had been 'relentless' in breaching the orders against him.

The judge added: "You cannot help yourself in the sexual pursuit of young female children. You will do whatever it takes in order to gain access to children, female children, in order to abuse them sexually.

"It's clear that you're offending behaviour has escalated."

Judge Saffman described the breaches as 'very serious' and sentenced Felton to three years and four months in jail.

An order was also made for the forfeiture and destruction of the devices used by Felton. 

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Paul Vickers, of Moreland Road in South Shields, was found guilty at Newcastle Crown Court of six child sex offences, including three counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13.

The 39-year-old denied the offences but following a five-day trial in June, he was found guilty by a jury.

The judge in the case remanded Vickers in custody until he is due to be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on Tuesday, October 31.

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A rapist who attacked a schoolgirl in the woods as she pleaded for him to stop has been jailed.

Connor Pearson-Hartley forced himself on the teenager, leaving her traumatised and with scratches on her arm. He admitted a sexual assault and denied rape but jurors found him guilty.

Now the 20-year-old, of Cramlington, Northumberland, has been jailed at Newcastle Crown Court. As he was locked up the victim said in a statement how she was left feeling "dirty" by the prolonged ordeal.

She said: "The thing I remember so vividly was when I eventually got home, going in the bath and feeling dirty, even once I had come out. I felt like my body didn't belong to me."

She added that the significance of losing her virginity in such horrific circumstances has since hit her, adding: "I can't understand why it happened because I pleaded and pleaded for it to stop.

"At school, when we learned about consent, we learned about the positive sides of it and they stop immediatey. He didn't stop. It took a really long time for me to realise it was not my fault. I did everything I could to stop him."

She added: "I would cry myself to sleep because I knew as soon as I fell asleep I would relive it again and again. I would wake up screaming in fear of it happening again and I developed panic attacks."

She went on to say: "At (my age) all you are worried about is playing with your friends and watching silly rom coms. That evening everything changed.

"I still can't wipe the feeling of being dirty. When I found out he was being sentenced I could finally breathe."

Describing the attack, Glenn Gatland, prosecuting, said: "He tried to kiss her. She turned away but he grabbed her left arm, leaving four scratches on her forearm. He tried to kiss her again and put his hand under her top and down her pants.

"He kept unzipping her jeans and she pulled them back up. He took hold of her hand and moved it to his boxer shorts. He tried to take her further into the woods and pulled his pants down." He then sexually assaulted her and raped her despite her saying "no".

The victim eventually managed to run away and Pearson-Hartley was later arrested. Pearson-Hartley, who was 17 at the time, of Kendal Drive, Cramlington, pleaded guilty to a sexual assault and was found guilty of rape.

He was jailed for four-and-a-half years and must sign the sex offenders register for life and will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order and restraining order for five years.

Judge Penny Moreland told him: "What happened was a prolonged detention and a sustained attack. What you did to her was painful and it had a serious impact on her.

"You robbed her of that stage of her childhood and you robbed her of the opportunity to have a first sexual experience to be something of her choosing and not something forced upon her."

Jessica Slaughter, defending, said the case has effected his mental health and he has attempted suicide. She added that it has also had a life-changing effect on his family and has impacted his younger siblings.

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Endless hard work by a series of Metropolitan Police Officers has resulted in the jailing of an 18 year old male for ten sexual offences including rape.

The 18 year old was 17, when he committed the string of sex attacks on ten different women across east London and has now been jailed, but for just 4 years.

His victims will never be the same after the horrendous ordeal they went through, yet the perpetrator will soon enough be back on our streets despite ruiing countless lives.

Zyroam Allen from Hackney, was named after the Judge lifted his anonymity on the day he turned 18 and at Wood Green Magistrate’s Court he was sentenced last week, for the rape of a woman, seven sexual assaults and exposing himself to another woman. Again, just 4 years.

Police officers from across the capital worked tirelessly to catch Allen and analysed more than 400 hours of CCVT, took multiple statements and undertook detailed forensic testing, all of which led to his conviction.

One of Allen’s victim’s who has shown incredible bravery throughout this awful ordeal, has openly praised the police and the way the whole investigation has been dealt with. She has also spoken openly about how her life will clearly never be the same.

She said: “I no longer run along the canal as I do not feel safe. I won’t even go for a walk if I am by myself, as I find it too stressful. It makes me really angry that I can’t enjoy the area I live in now. This person has taken that away from me and I do not think I will ever get that back.”

Her life as it was is gone and nothing will ever bring that back, yet Allen will be walking the streets just as before in no time whatsoever. Where is the justice for these women? Why does it feel as if sexual offences against women carry no value in our society at all? What deterrent does it show to possible offenders?

Allen pleaded guilty to all offences after the thorough investigation by officers from the Met Police, who must surely feel as disappointed as every woman reading this.

Once again, despite an increase in sex offences against women, the jailing of Allen for 4 years, clearly goes to show that sexual attacks on women count for very little.

Let’s finish by praising the women who came forward to report him and respect the bravery they have shown throughout this awful ordeal.

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A convicted sex offender formed relationships with three women who all had children before staying at their homes without informing the police.

Robert Riley was convicted of possession of indecent images of children in November 2020, and his sentence included being placed on the sex offenders register, as well as a five year a sexual harm prevention order.

However, last Thursday (October 5), Preston Crown Court heard how Riley had pleaded guilty to four breaches of his sexual harm prevention order and four offences of failing to notify in relation to the sex offenders register.

As a result, Riley, 32, of Euston Road, Morecambe – previously of Burnley - was jailed for three years and 10 months.

The court was told how in the space of four months Riley formed relationships with three women, all of whom had children.

The women were unaware of his offending history and twice he used a different name when forming the relationships – the name was not registered with the police.  Two of the failing to notify offences related to this.

The other failing to notifiy offences related to when Riley stopped for more than 12 hours where children resided during one of the relationships without notifying the police, and stopped at another address during a relationship for more than seven days in a 12-month period.

Three breaches of his sexual harm prevention order related to when he tried to hide such relationships from his offender managers by deleting his internet history.

The fourth breach was being found in possession of an internet device which he hadn’t declared.

The prison term imposed included Riley being re-sentenced for the offence he was initially given a community order for in November 2020.

Riley’s sexual harm prevention order period was also extended from five years to seven years.

DC Adam Weaver of Lancashire Police’s West MOSOVO (Management of Sexual or Violent Offenders), said: “Robert Riley several times breached the orders and notification requirements which the court had placed on him.

“We monitor sexual offenders in the community and won’t hesitate to put them back before the courts if they breach and ignore the orders imposed.”

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A Fife funeral director has admitted sexually assaulting a woman at her home in Methil.

Alex Little appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and pleaded guilty to cuddling his victim, unclipping her bra and fondling her breasts, all while she was intoxicated and incapable of giving consent at the property on May 6 this year.