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A Fort William sex offender who sexually assaulted three young victims has avoided jail.

Robert Lawrie was convicted of the sex assaults, indecent communication, voyeurism and sexual exposure following a trial at Inverness Sheriff Court.

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A convicted sex offender has been jailed after police discovered horrific images of child abuse on his mobile phone.

Matthew Rout, who had previously been convicted of making indecent images of children in 2017, got involved with conversations with others paedophiles on the KIK online platform.

Norwich Crown Court heard the 39-year-old told them he had previously had sex with young girls and shared a video of a one-year-old being raped.

Hollie Davies-Regan, prosecuting, said police became aware of indecent images being uploaded to the internet via an account linked to Rout.

Police attended his address and seized 17 devices, including a Samsung mobile phone on which indecent images and videos were found. 

They included 373 still images and 151 videos at category A - the most serious - 307 category B images and 28 videos and 278 category C images and 18 videos. 

Miss Davies-Regan said Rout also distributed indecent images and videos in 13 separate conversations he had with other users.

He stated to those he was having conversations with he was "interested" in children aged 0 to eight with "no limits at all".

He also stated an interest in "raping young boys" as well as dogs and young children. 

Rout, of Ferry Road, Heckingham, near Loddon appeared at court for sentencing on Tuesday.

He had previously admitted five counts of making indecent photos of a child and five offences of distributing indecent photos of a child.

He also admitted possession of extreme pornographic images.  

Jailing Rout for 32 months, Judge Alice Robinson said of "significant concern" was his claims he had "sexually abused" young girls in the past and his encouragement of others to "rape children".

Andrew Oliver, mitigating, said Rout's strongest mitigation was his guilty pleas.

He said Rout became invoked in "fantasy chat" which was "utterly morally repugnant" although there was no evidence he had been involved in any contact offences with children. 

The barrister said Rout was "totally disgusted by his conduct".

Rout was made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for life and also put on the sex offenders register for life. 

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A CONVICTED sex offender is back behind bars after police carried out a routine visit at his home.

Nicky Lloyd was previously locked up after authorities found his ‘paedophile manuals’, instructing him how to abuse children and get away with it.

The 41-year-old was handed an indefinite court order to limit his ability to reoffend, but he has breached this previously – and he has now breached it again.

He was subsequently charged with and admitted six counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO), for which he was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday.

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

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

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

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The man pictured is 53-year-old David Shorrock and he is a sex offender. 

He used to work as a care worker at a residential home in Hyndburn.

That was until he sexually assaulted a vulnerable resident, who was mute and had advanced dementia.

The incident happened on 7th July 2023 and Shorrock was caught in the act by a colleague. CCTV from outside the room captured 11 seconds of the incident.

The incident was reported to police and Shorrock was arrested the same day.

He was later charged with an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, namely a care worker engaging in sexual activity with a mentally disordered female.

Shorrock, formerly of Ballantrae Road, Blackburn, but now of no fixed address, was found guilty after a trial at Preston Crown Court in January.

He returned to the same court today (12th May) where he was jailed for nine months.

He was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life.

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A rapist from Worcester who duped a man into visiting his flat then raped him in 2009 has today (Monday 12 May) been sentenced to nine years at court.

Steven Ronan Wilson, 55, (pictured) previously known as Stephen Dorr, of Penncricket Lane, Rowley Regis, was handed the term at Worcester Crown Court, after he was previously found guilty of rape and sexual assault on 4 April.

Wilson’s victim had been on a night out in Worcester city centre in 2009 when he left his friends to go home and went to a taxi rank on The Cross to wait for a taxi.

There, he was approached by Stephen Wilson - who he did not know and had never seen before - and was asked whether he wanted to go back to his flat in Worcester to attend “a party where there are lot of girls.”

However, when the victim arrived at the flat there was no party and no girls. As he entered the flat, Wilson locked the door behind him.

Wilson put some pornography on the TV and told him to perform oral sex on him.

Believing he had no choice and fearing for his safety, he carried out the act for which Wilson was charged with rape. Wilson then sexually assaulted his victim.

Detective Constable Chris Hawkes, who led the investigation, said: “Wilson’s victim was incredibly scared during his time trapped in his flat and feared for his safety as he did not know Wilson, or what he was capable of.

“His awful ordeal lasted for three or four hours as it was light outside when Wilson eventually allowed him to leave the flat.”

The victim recognised Wilson – previously known as Stephen Dorr - after his picture appeared in the local press in 2011 in connection with a conviction for grooming offences involving boys in similar situations.

Today at court, Wilson received a nine-year custodial sentence for rape with a concurrent two-year custodial sentence for sexual assault. 

Wilson was also ordered to remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

DC Hawkes added: “We are pleased to get this court result for Wilson who subjected his victim to a degrading and humiliating ordeal back in 2009.

“The victim only came forward in 2021 having seen local press articles online about sexual offences committed by Wilson - formerly called Stephen Dorr - in 2011.

“We hope this shows that we will always take reports of sexual assault and rape seriously, no matter how long ago they occurred and always investigate them thoroughly.

“The victim in this case showed incredible bravery and strength to come forward about Wilson’s crimes, and we hope his conviction will go some way to help him move forward with his life.”

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A 55-year-old man was caught in an undercover sting after he sent "revolting" messages to what he thought was a 13-year-old girl. Simon Clayden from Bridlington sent "terrible" and "repulsive" sexual messages to a decoy teenager in an online chat app on December 30, 2022.

Hull Crown Court heard how the messages would have been "highly corrupting" if the girl had been real. However, her online account was all part of a police operation to identify and deter online perverts from potentially harming actual children. He admitted attempting to communicate sexually with a child, attempting to cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity and two offences of making indecent images of children.

Ashleigh Metcalfe, prosecuting, said the fake girl told Clayden she was 13 but he replied "cool" and asked her what she was wearing. He asked to see her naked and continued to send sexualised messages, including asking explicit questions, reports HullLive.

He told her "I won't tell" and said he liked the fact that she was just 13. The messages were all apparently sent on just one day. Clayden seemingly stopped sending them voluntarily and there had been no repetition, said Miss Metcalfe.

What Clayden was saying in the messages was "quite revolting" and "repulsive" and the "terrible talk" by him would have been "highly corrupting" if it had been a real 13-year-old girl, the court heard.

The messages were passed to the police, who went to Clayden's home on February 2, 2023 after identifying him from his online details.

His phone was searched and police found five indecent images of children in Category B and 22 in Category C, dating from between October 2020 and February 2023.

The children involved in the images were aged between four and 16. Sexual acts were involved. During police interview, he denied any sexual interest in children and denied any knowledge of the images of children on his phone.

David Camidge, mitigating, said Clayden had no previous convictions and pleaded guilty. There was some evidence of minimisation during a probation service interview but Clayden accepted what he had done.

"He always intended to plead guilty," said Mr Camidge. "There is a realistic prospect of rehabilitation. He doesn't present a risk to the public or it can be managed in the community."

Clayden was given a 16-month suspended prison sentence, a sex offenders' treatment programme and 15 days' rehabilitation. He was given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and he must register as a sex offender for 10 years.

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A Fife nurse blamed Filipino “culture” for a video that showed him indecently touching a young child.

Mark Rebustes was snared with dozens of images and files of child abuse on a laptop he brought to Fife from the Philippines.

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A convicted sex offender has been accused of breaching a court order by photographing a child in a Tenerife swimming pool.

Ronald Barnbrook is currently subject to a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) and notification requirements relating to the sex offenders' register. But the 73-year-old is accused of breaching these by failing to notify police before allegedly flying to Tenerife from Newcastle Airport in November 2024.

Barnbrook, of Park Road South, Middlesbrough, was made subject to the SHPO in 2017. He appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Thursday, May 8, charged with the offences.

Court documents outlining the charges say: "Between November 19, 2024, and December 3, 2024, at Tenerife (Spain), without reasonable excuse, taken photographs of female children under the age of 18 years, an act prohibited from doing so by a sexual harm prevention order."

Anne Mitchell, prosecuting, told the court one image relates to a child in a swimming pool in Tenerife. Barnbrook was given conditional bail and will appear at Teesside Crown Court on June 5.

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A Devon paedophile "learned a great deal" from his sex offender programme - then went back to searching the dark web for child abuse images.

James Power from Honiton completed the Horizon programme for sex offenders after being convicted of filming sex sessions with women and collecting more than 1,000 child images in 2021.

He was regarded as a success and even attended poetry evenings with someone who supported him through the course. But when his offender manager knocked on his door they found he had been using a phone to look at sick images and take photos of himself with his penis out at various locations.

Power, 44, of Roundball Close, has now been sentenced to two years and four months. He admitted three breaches of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order and three charges of downloading indecent images of children.

Peter Coombe, prosecuting, said his offender manager visited Power at his home in May 2024. When he answered the door he appeared "flustered".

He had hastily deleted the Kik app from his phone and said he had been "looking at something he shouldn't". It turned out he had joined a group to look at people having sex with animals.

In total, 174 indecent images of children were found on his phone, 24 in the most serious category of abuse.

Police returned in February 2025 and Power was again slow at reaching the door. He initially denied hiding a phone but then took the officer to an airing cupboard where he had stashed a device among the linen.

Analysis of the phone showed he had been accessing the internet since the start of the year and had a clear sexual interest in children. There were also photos of Power exposing himself at locations including the public toilets in King Street. He sent the images to adults online and had also been chatting on a dating site and deleting images.

Zoe Kuyken, defending, said Power had done well on the Horizon programme and learned a great deal from it. He had gone above and beyond what was expected of him which made his return to court concerning.

She said he had gone from having a great deal of support from Horizon and probation to not a lot and had "handled the transition poorly" by going back on the internet when he was alone in the evenings and off work with sciatica.

He describes himself as addicted to the material and living in a fantasy world. He looked at bestiality websites because he was seeking social contact, she said. He would like to be banned from the internet and is highly remorseful. She said if he was sent to prison he would lose his landscaping job.

Judge David Evans said Power may need more active supervision in the community in future. He will serve either 40 or 50 per cent of his sentence behind bars.

Power's SHPO was extended to 2036.

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A dangerous paedophile who sexually abused a schoolgirl and filmed sick videos of his attacks has been locked up.

Harpreet Khasria made 'disturbing' internet searches including for 'young', 'school girl' and 'putting people in a deep sleep' by giving them 'pills or chloroform'.

The 36-year-old even recorded some of his horrific sex attacks for his 'own sexual gratification'.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how one victim told police in December 2023 that she had been sexually assaulted by Khasria.

Images and videos discovered by police on Khasria's iPhone revealed he had filmed some of the abuse.

He also made recordings of a second girl, prosecutor Andrew Baker said.

Internet searches indicated Khasria had looked online for "how to behosh a person medicine" - with 'behosh' said to be a Hindi word for unconscious.

Mr Baker added: "There was a clear interest in sexual activity with children, judging by his searches."

The paedophile - who was assisted in court by a Punjabi interpreter - has no previous convictions in the UK but has overstayed his visa.

Holly Kilbey, defending, had initially asked for the sentence hearing to be adjourned for a psychiatric report.

But Judge Michael Chambers KC said any mental health issues would not 'reduce culpability' and refused the request.

Prosecutor Mr Baker also told the court there was no evidence of any psychiatric problems.

Ms Kilbey said Khasria 'is likely and will inevitably find the custodial environment incredibly difficult' due to his lack of English.

His wife suffered a miscarriage while six months pregnant in 2023, which had a 'profound impact' on Khasria.

It led to the defendant taking sleeping tablets, drinking alcohol and a decline in his mental health, Ms Kilbey said.

She added: "He regarded the whole world as an enemy and was trying to deal with these feeling of loss.

"This may have been the spark of a downward spiral."

Judge Chambers told Ms Kilbey he did not 'fully follow' how the 'tragic' miscarriage could 'explain or excuse' Khasria's offending.

Ms Kilbey went on to tell the court it was 'background information', adding: "It does not excuse it."

Khasria, of Sandwell Street, Walsall, admitted 10 counts of sexual assault and five counts of voyeurism committed between September and November 2023.

Sentencing, Judge Chambers deemed Khasria to be a dangerous offender and passed an extended sentence of 17 years.

This means that Khasria must serve at least two-thirds of a 13-year jail term and will be subject to an extended licence period of four years.

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A man who live streamed child sexual abuse from the Philippines and shared indecent images of children has been sentenced following a National Crime Agency investigation.

Darren Ashton, 52, from Somerset, regularly accessed websites that streamed the real-time abuse of children in the Philippines.

Calling himself 'Daz from England', Ashton discussed the sharing of images and videos of male children aged 13 and 14 and talked about his preference for 'cam shows' rather than recorded videos.

In another deleted conversation recovered from his mobile phone, Ashton is seen to be talking to a child based in Singapore aged around 11 years old. After receiving an image of the boy, Ashton encouraged him to send indecent pictures of himself to him.

NCA officers arrested Ashton at his home in Somerset after receiving intelligence from the Philippines National Police as part of their investigation into a Filipino national who had been arrested in country.

Indecent images – 185 in Category A, 244 in Category B and 266 in Category C – were discovered on his devices, alongside 10 extreme or prohibited images.

Ashton was interviewed and denied the offences. He was later charged and pleaded guilty to nine child sexual abuse offences on 13 February at Taunton Crown Court.

He was sentenced at the same court today (9 May) and was sentenced to four years in prison. He will also be on the Sex Offenders Register and subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) indefinitely.

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A Dover sex offender has been jailed after specialist Kent Police officers tracked him down 100 miles from home.

Matthew Downing was issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) in January 2022 after being convicted of offences including the making of indecent images of children.

His access to the internet is strictly controlled as a result, meaning he is unable to use any phone or computer without first notifying Kent Police and allowing monitoring software to be installed.

In February 2025 officers became aware that Downing, 25, had been using such devices without permission but were unable to locate him at his home address in Salisbury Road, Dover.

He was therefore treated as a missing sex offender and within days was found sleeping in a newly-purchased car in the Surrey village of Gomshall by officers from the MOSOVO (Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders) Targeting Team.

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Downing was taken into custody where he refused to answer any questions during interview and was later charged with 13 separate offences including 10 breaches of his SHPO. These relate to his use of an anonymous web browser, an online storage device and a social media app with disappearing messages, and his failure to notify police that he had access to a smartphone, a laptop computer and two virtual computers.

He also used the dark web to make indecent images of children, and breached the terms of his notification requirements by failing to register dating app usernames.

Downing pleaded guilty to all offences and was sentenced to five years and three months’ imprisonment when he appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Thursday 8 May 2025, including two years and three months for unrelated offences committed outside of Kent.

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Investigating officer Detective Constable Marie-Anne Boulton of Kent Police said:

‘Matthew Downing has repeatedly demonstrated that he cannot be trusted to access the internet without being complicit in the sexual abuse of children whose images he views and shares online.‘Sexual Harm Prevention Orders help to reduce the risk offenders like Downing may pose to the public after being released from prison, and enforcing them is a responsibility we take very seriously.‘Downing thought he could get away with hiding his devices from us by running away to Surrey, but our specialist officers were quickly able to locate him and bring him to justice. He will now serve another period of time behind bars as a result.’

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Police found a huge secret stash of more than 12,300 indecent images of children after they went to the home of an online pervert and carried out a search of his internet devices.

Some of the sickening images that were found showed very young children who were clearly in pain from the sexual abuse that they had suffered at the hands of people exploiting them, Hull Crown Court heard.

Lawrence McKee, 38, of Copandale Road, Molescroft, Beverley, admitted three offences of making indecent images of children.

Maya Hanson, prosecuting, said that police received information on July 23, 2023 that indecent images of children had been linked to an IP address for McKee. They went to his home on September 28 of that year and seized a number of items.

They were examined and a "high volume" of 12,334 images of children, including videos, were found. They included 457 in the most serious Category A, 231 in Category B and 11,646 in Category C. At least one of the children featured was as young as between one and two years old. Some of them were shown in pain from what was happening to them.

Chantelle Stocks, mitigating, said that McKee had shown a willingness to take part in any probation service activities that were imposed on him as part of a community order. He did not oppose the forfeiture and destruction of the items that were seized from him.

He had already registered as a sex offender and he had pleaded guilty at a hearing before Hull Magistrates' Court. He had no previous convictions.

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A convicted paedophile who attempted to engage in sexual activity with a child has been jailed after he failed to disclose a mobile phone and his address to the authorities. He also tried to prevent his phone from being accessed by failing to properly use his thumb on a scanner.

Lewis Ware, 20, was made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and sex offender notification requirements in 2023, following his conviction of speaking to a decoy pretending to be a 14-year-old girl. He also has convictions for assault by penetration, sexual assault and engaging in sexual communication with a child, as well as multiple breaches of the orders he is subjected to.

A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday heard Ware was prohibited from possessing a mobile phone unless he makes his offender manager aware.

He was also prohibited from concealing passwords or codes for his mobile phone.

Following his release from custody on February 17 this year, he failed to attend a police station within three days to make the authorities aware of his address.

On February 25, the defendant was visited by his offender manager and he was arrested for failing to comply with his notification requirements.

Prosecutor Abigail Jackson said the officer saw a Samsung phone which Ware admitted to owning and he was asked to unlock the device with his thumbprint.

He didn't comply with this and and failed to put his phone fully on the scanner.

A brief review of the phone revealed it had access to social media apps including Instagram and Snapchat, which he was prohibited from using.

Ware, of Broadway, Cardiff, later pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and sex offender notification requirements.

In mitigation, defence barrister David Pinnell the defendant had the reading age of a six-year-old and had been diagnosed with ADHD.

Judge Eugene Egan sentenced Ware to a total of 40 weeks imprisonment.