Locations
Birchfield Drive, Boothstown, Worsley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M28
Description
Philip Hamer (13/08/1990) of Birchfield Drive, Worsley, was charged on 6 March 2024 with sexual offences against eight victims.
The charges relate to offences taking place between 2010 and 2023.
Hamer had already admitted several offences but following a trial he has now been found guilty of a further 21 charges, including eight counts of rape; seven counts of sexual assault; six counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity; and one count of sexual activity with a child.
Hamer was found guilty of 33 charges by a jury at a trial which concluded at Manchester Crown Court today (Friday 29 November 2024).
Detectives investigating Hamer found he used social media apps to target and make contact with his victims by manipulating and grooming them. Many of Hamer’s victims were teenagers at the time they were abused.
After one victim came forward, Hamer’s phone was seized which enabled police to trace further victims.
Hamer would send unsolicited pictures to his victims and also tracked their movements.
He incited his victims to send him hundreds of pictures and videos over a period of seven years. One victim was in fear that Hamer may disclose the pictures to others or come to their address.
Officers later found voyeuristic videos and pictures Hamer had taken of people in changing rooms who were not aware they were being filmed.
Hamer worked as an ice hockey player and had appeared on television shows as an extra. He sexually assaulted an actress while on set of one show.
Hamer will be sentenced on Thursday 30 January 2025.