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John Park – Portsmouth

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June 2008

Protests as paedophile has prison term reduced

Children’s rights campaigners have attacked a judge’s decision to cut a sex predator’s jail sentence.

John Park, 47, sexually assaulted a two-year-old girl and took pictures of himself doing so with a digital camera

Park was jailed for seven years at Portsmouth Crown Court on February 25 after admitting assaulting a child and taking 22 indecent photographs of a child.

He also admitted perverting the course of justice by throwing away his computer.

But Park’s sentence has now been cut to six years at London’s Criminal Appeal Court.

Mr Justice King described it as a ‘sickening example of child abuse’, but added: ‘It is unlikely that the victim was put in fear and he certainly didn’t cause any injury to her.

‘The discount should have been greater than that the judge actually gave.’

The judge’s comments have outraged campaigners.


Passmore – Pensnett

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December 2013

Pensnett man jailed for sex attacks on young girls

A PENSNETT man who carried out sex attacks on schoolgirls going back ten years has been jailed for 36 months.

At Wolverhampton Crown Court, Passmore of High Street, had denied eight charges of indecent assault but he was convicted by a jury after they retired to consider the evidence at the end of his trial.

Judge Martin Walsh told Passmore: “This was systematic, grotesque and lewd behaviour by you towards young girls.”

He said it was accepted the assaults were “not of the utmost severity” but they had been committed over a long period of time against three victims.

The judge further made Passmore the subject of an indefinite Sexual Offenders Protection Order and said he must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Jonathan Rose, for Passmore, a man of previous good character who was also barred from ever working with children, said his client had now lost everything.

He said Passmore, a toolmaker, who had maintained in his defence the touching of the girls had been innocent and there was no sexual motive was now looking to rebuild his life on his release from custody.

Malcolm Morse, prosecuting, said Passmore who had a “propensity to behave in a certain way towards young girls” had been arrested at a time when all his three victims were adults.

Passmore had admitted a charge of beating against one of his victims and the judge jailed him for three months for that offence – to run consecutively to 33 months for the sex attacks.

 

Michael Bell – Salford/Urmston

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December 2013

‘I did it to save you’: Sick claims of Manchester paedophile jailed for sexual abuse of two girls aged only four

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A man who sexually abused two young girls has been jailed.

Michael Bell (17/01/1978), of no fixed address, was found guilty of 18 counts of indecent assault. 

At Minshull Street Crown Court today, Friday 13 December 2013, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for life. 

Bell started sexually assaulting one girl when she was just four years old. The abuse continued over a number of years until she was 10 or 11. 

He began abusing the second girl when she was aged around five or six over a shorter period of time.

The abuse happened at a number of addresses across Greater Manchester including Urmston and Salford. 

He would film the naked girl and force her to watch it, and told her that he would ‘have her one day’ and would ‘go to prison for her’.

A number of years later she bumped into Bell. He talked to her about the abuse and told her he had done it to “save” her. He also told her, “I’ll have you one day and I’d go to prison for you.”  

Detective Constable Nicola Graham, from the Child Protection Unit, said: “Hall subjected two very young girls to repeated abuse. 

“Certainly in the case of one victim the abuse was so consistent that she thought that was happening was normal. 

“Hall has destroyed their childhoods and their emotional wellbeing has been significantly affected because of this. 

“We have and will continue to support these two young women – who have found strength in each other at what continues to be a deeply traumatic time for them both. 

“By coming forward they have ensured Bell has been brought to justice for his heinous crimes. 

“He told one girl he would go to prison for her. Thanks to her bravery we have been able to make sure he is true to his word.” 

Van Newman – Woodseats/Sheffield

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May 2010

Jail for man who raped girl of seven

A SHEFFIELD man has been locked up for 14 years for a campaign of rape which started when his young victim was just seven years old.

Van Newman, aged 55, of Fraser Road, Woodseats, became “besotted” and “infatuated” with his victim after first meeting her when she was six, Sheffield Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Corinne Wilson said the paedophile told police that in his eyes she “progressed from a beautiful child to a sexual being” and from the moment he met her he thought she was “perfect”.

He admitted 13 specimen charges of rape from when the girl was seven until she was 12, two specimen counts of indecent assault and two other sex offences with the girl when she was 13.

Ms Wilson, prosecuting, said Newman bombarded the girl with text messages as she got older and it was when the victim’s mum discovered a text that she dialled 999 to report him.

“She spoke to her daughter and her daughter bust into tears, uncontrollably sobbed for some time,” added the prosecutor.

When police spoke to the girl she told them she used to cry during the attacks but would hide her tears from the attacker.

The court heard Newman claimed to “love the girl very much”. “He was entirely smitten from the very outset,” said Ms Wilson.

Andrew Smith, representing Newman, said the offending was “disgraceful”.

“None of this is the girls fault – the defendant wants me to say that,” he said. “It seems very much like a teenage boy infatuated with a teen girl, but the defendant was many, many years older. His behaviour is appalling, it’s serious and he knows it. In some perverted way he has fallen in love with somebody who was totally unsuitable to be the object of his affections.”

Recorder of Sheffield Alan Goldsack QC said Newman had robbed his victim of much of her childhood.

“One of the most aggravating features in this case is the extremely young age of your victim when the rapes started,” he said. “You utterly controlled this girl.”

Shaun Binfield/Sally Dent – Belper

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December 2013

Shocking litany of mistakes over tragic death of Belper toddler Riley Pettipierre 

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HEALTH staff failed to tell social workers that youngster Riley Pettipierre’s mother was a drug addict.

That is one of the main conclusions of a report released today into the death of the Belper tot.

But authorities responding to the damning findings admitted nobody had been sacked over Riley’s death, blaming instead the failure of “systems”.

The report of a Serious Case Review into Riley’s death carried 12 devastating conclusions about some of the actions of professionals involved in the care of Riley and his mother, Sally Dent, and made 18 recommendations.

The main criticisms included “poor information sharing” between health professionals; a lack of effective recording systems; and failure of drug treatment workers to put Riley’s needs above Dent’s and to assess whether the toddler was at risk.

It said a number of professionals did not comply with the child protection procedures in Derbyshire by referring the family to Children’s Social Care.

Mother Dent and father were jailed in February after they were convicted of the manslaughter of their son, Riley.

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The toddler died at their home in Kilbourne Road, Belper, on March 13, 2012 after he drank Dent’s methadone.

She had placed it in a child’s beaker for herself to take during the night. Binfield was convicted of putting the beaker in a place that was accessible to Riley.

Dent was also convicted of cruelty to a child – after it was found that, during the final months of Riley’s life, he ingested cocaine, heroin and methadone. Dent used crack-cocaine and heroin alongside methadone.

Lynn Woods, chief nurse and director of quality at NHS Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “I don’t believe anyone has lost their job – in most cases it is a system failure – individual negligence is not common.”

Ms Woods, speaking for the different health organisations in Derbyshire, said: “A serious case review is not a disciplinary procedure – it’s a reflective looking back and learning lessons. It would be up to the individual host organisations if they thought host disciplinary procedures were necessary.”

The conclusion of the report stated that, if Riley had been referred to Children’s Social Care, it “probably” would have prevented his “untimely death”.

The serious case review revealed that despite the many different health professionals and drugs workers involved in care of Sally Dent, a known hard-drugs user, children’s social care was never informed of Riley’s birth in November 2009.

When it was pointed out that a failure of communication between professionals and agencies is something that has been raised before in reviews of why children have died or been harmed, Ms Woods said there were mechanisms in place, such as audits, to ensure the actions taken as a result of the review were “actually serving to make things better for kids”.

She said: “We know there were issues in this particular case that may have impacted on other children, but steps have been put in place from the serious case review and children should be at less or no risk going forward.”

In this case, when Riley was born, he showed symptoms that could be attributed to drugs withdrawal – under correct procedures, the midwife should have requested a meeting with Children’s Social Care and the health visitor.

This was never done.

When Dent left hospital with Riley, health “professionals did not always effectively share communication with each other”, the report said.

Staff involved in Dent’s drug treatment (her methadone plan) “failed to compare the information she provided about her drug use” with each other, which would have shown she was giving conflicting reports.

The report states there might have been a culture at the drug treatment clinic she attended not to be proactive about referring safeguarding concerns to Children’s Social Care. It said the clinic had made no referrals in 12 months.

But the report does add that Riley appeared to thrive, a positive bond had developed between the mother and child and “they were living in what was seen as a positive and supportive arrangement”.

Ms Woods said she did not believe there was “a culture” among drug workers of not referring to social care but she added: “”We, in this case, fully accept, in health, a referral to social care should have been made”.

During the final 10 days of Riley’s life, police received information about Dent and Binfield and drug-dealing but “they did not connect the couple together as parents or identify they had a small child living with them”, says the report.

Police have now instructed all staff that they must inform the Central Referral Unit, which includes social care staff, when they are dealing with an incident that may affect a child’s safety.

Marie Raison – Dagenham

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December 2013

Dagenham woman took photos of herself sexually abusing two children to please internet paedophile

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A pregnant woman sexually abused a nine-month-old baby and a five-year-old girl in order to please a paedophile she had met on the internet, a court heard today.

Marie Raison, formerly known as Marie Harris 25, sent explicit photos of her touching the young children sexually to a Paul Dent, 29, of Washington, Tyne on Wear even though they had never met, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.

The pair met on an internet dating site and their conversations quickly became sexually orientated. Dent would actively encourage Raison to molest the young children so he could satisfy his own sick desires.

Raison was pregnant with another man’s child during the period between May and July this year that the offences took place.

Raison, of Whalebone Lane South, Dagenham admitted two counts of conspiracy to commit sexual activity with a child and one of conspiracy to take indecent photos of a child.

Two counts of sexual activity with a child and eight of possession of indecent photographs of a child were left to lie on the court file.

Raison will be sentenced at a later date

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Emma Wilson – Windsor

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December 2013

Mother facing life sentence for sons death

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A young mother who took pictures of her eleven month old son’s injuries before battering him to death is facing a life sentence today after being found guilty of murder

Emma Wilson, 25, beat son Callum so violently she shook her neighbour’s ceiling and then blamed his two year-old brother, the Old Bailey heard.

Callum died at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on March 20, 2011, after suffering fatal brain damage.

Two weeks before his death Callum suffered fractures to nine ribs, his left leg and his right arm. There was also bleeding around the optic nerves on both eyes and he had suffered a detached retina. There was also bruising to his face, head, chest, back and leg.

A post mortem examination revealed severe swelling to the baby’s brain, to the extent it had shifted within the skull and was pushing down on the stem

Wilson had her baby boy buried in an unmarked communal grave.

November 2013

Young mother ‘battered baby son to death after covering up abuse by claiming he was not her child’

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  • Two weeks before he died Callum had fractures to nine ribs, his leg and arm

  • 11-month-old was found unconscious in his cot on March 18, 2011

  • He died two days later from a severe head injury caused by a blunt impact

  • Mother Emma Wilson, 25, denies murdering the child she claimed was her cousin’s son

A young mother battered her 11-month-old son to death after covering up months of abuse by pretending he was not her child, the Old Bailey heard today.

Emma Wilson, 25, is accused of inflicting an ‘unsurvivable brain injury’ on her son Callum, who had also lost sight from a detached retina and had multiple fractures and bruising all over his body.

The jury heard she used a false name for her son and claimed that she was looking after him for her cousin.

She paid hardly any attention to the boy on trips to the nursery and shrugged off concerns about the number of bruises on his face, it is claimed.

Two weeks before his death Callum suffered fractures to nine ribs, his left leg and his right arm, the court heard.

The injuries were not discovered until the boy was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious in his cot on the morning of March 18, 2011.

Wilson, who denies murder, remained calm and did not appear to be upset at the plight of her child, the court heard.

Callum died two days later as a result of a severe head injury caused by a blunt impact.

Wilson claimed ‘constant pushing and rolling’ of Callum by his then 23-month-old brother, who can not be named for legal reasons, may have been to blame.

Prosecutor Paul Dunkels QC said: ‘The injuries were a culmination of a series of violent acts by her towards her vulnerable son.

‘She must have realised she was causing Callum a great deal of pain. Her last and fatal assault on him involved a forceful impact on his head. 

‘It must have been a directly blow to his head or striking his head on something.

‘It may have been done in a moment of temper, it might have been regretted immediately after it was done but at the critical moment that was her intention.’

A post mortem examination revealed severe swelling to the baby’s brain, to the extent it had shifted within the skull and was pushing down on the stem

There was also bleeding around the optic nerves on both eyes and he had suffered a detached retina.

The pathologist also discovered old and new fractures to ribs on both the youngster’s back and front, one to his wrist and one to his lower leg. There was bruising to his face, head, chest, back and leg.

The court heard Wilson tried to hide Callum’s existence from her family and friends after his birth on April 23, 2010.

She became pregnant with the boy while having an affair with a young man, Lee Workman, and DNA tests later proved her partner Neil Mitchinson was not the father, jurors were told.

Wilson planned to put him up for adoption and gave him away to a foster parent but changed her mind and took him into her home in November that year.

Two days later a social worker noticed a tiny scratch on his face but Wilson claimed it had been caused by an older boy.

In January 2011 the GP also noted five scratches to his nose and side of his face and bruises to his forehead and cheek.

Wilson gave the same explanation but insisted she did not have any concerns.

During the same period staff at a local nursery, the Woodlands Park Village Children’s Centre in Maidenhead, Berkshire, also noticed bruising.

Wilson had given the boy’s name as Callum Keeler and claimed he was her cousin’s baby.

‘She used this to distance herself from the many bruises,’ said the prosecutor.

‘Witnesses describe how Callum always used to have old and fresh bruises on his face.’

Wilson told one witness that ‘she dreaded taking him back to his mum as his mum must think she beats him’.

Mr Dunkels said the abuse led to Callum becoming increasingly withdrawn and less mobile.

‘In the early days he had been a happy, smiling baby but he became blank, emotionless and listless,’ said the prosecutor.

‘She [Emma Wilson] gave the impression that her relationship with Callum was not that of mother and son.

‘It seemed that she was annoyed at having to look after Callum for her cousin.’

Experts believe that Callum suffered the fractures to his ribs, arm and leg between March 6 and 10.

Mr Dunkels said that Wilson did not take her son to the nursery between March 8 and 9.

‘The prosecution suggest she may have been keeping Callum away while he made some recovery from the effects of the injuries she had caused to him at that time,’ he added.

On March 11 another mother heard Callum screaming and crying at the swimming pool and then noticed him with new bruises on his face, the court heard.

Four days later a nursery assistant also noticed a large bruise on his cheek and one of the mothers described him as being ‘the worst she had ever seen him,’ it is claimed.

On March 17, Wilson explained away bruising by claiming that Callum had fallen off a toy at the nursery.

She told staff she was not bringing him to a ‘Stay and Play’ event the next day because she did not have to look after her cousin’s child on Fridays.

Mr Dunkels said: ‘Right to the end she was perpetuating her lies as to who Callum was and distancing herself from him by concealing their true relationship.’

Photographs of Callum during this period also revealed the bruising to his face – including one in which Wilson grins next to her crying son.

‘This is a photograph taken when he is obviously pretty miserable – that doesn’t seem to be a matter of concern judging by the look on her face,’ said Mr Dunkels.

Another photo showed Callum moving away from a young boy wielding a pair of open secateurs.

Wilson took Callum to her parents’ home on the afternoon of March 17 before heading back to her flat in Windsor at 7pm.

‘At some time over the next 13 hours when Callum was in her sole care at her flat he received a fatal blow to his head and the earlier fractured ribs were re-fractured,’ said Mr Dunkels.

Their neighbours downstairs heard five or six loud banging noises which shook their ceiling between 7.30pm and 8pm, the court heard.

The next morning at around 8am Wilson’s mother dialled 999 after receiving a phone call from her daughter.

Speaking to her mother, Wilson said: ‘I just got him out the cot. He was fine when he went to bed. he’s lifeless and not doing anything. He’s making noises but I don’t know.’

Paramedics noticed bruises above his left eye and on the side of his mouth.

Mr Dunkels said that Wilson had been unable to put forward a ‘plausible explanation’ for the injuries.

‘Callum was in her sole care at her flat throughout that 13 hour period and nothing she has said can explain what has happened to him.

‘The effect of the injuries would have been immediate and catastrophic.’

Wilson, of Windsor, denies murder.

The trial continues.

Robert Hawkins – Reading/Tilehurst

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December 2013

Juror reported child rape after sitting through another trial

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A man has been jailed for rape after his victim worked up the courage to tell police the day after serving on the jury of another abuse trial.

Robert Hawkins was sentenced to 11 years in prison for raping the then 13-year-old schoolgirl when she was drunk.

The victim kept quiet about the attack for 12 years, finally coming forward after hearing evidence in another case.

Reading Crown Court heard Hawkins, 51, from Whitley in Reading, had a previous rape conviction.

Hawkins had denied carrying out the attack, but was convicted after a trial in September.

The woman was called for jury service at the same court last year, when she sat in on a case of child abuse.

It had “a profound effect” on her given her own circumstances.

The day after the trial finished she walked in to Reading police station to report she was a rape victim.

Hawkins raped her in the bedroom of a house in Tilehurst where she was staying.

She blacked out during the attack, the court heard.

Sentencing Hawkins, Judge Nicholas Wood said the rape had been the girl’s first sexual experience.

“Afterwards she went off the rails. Her behaviour changed, she self-harmed,” he said.

“She had nightmares, she took drugs, she got into trouble with social services.

“That’s the effect your selfish act had on her.”

Katie Russell, from charity Rape Crisis England and Wales, believes only one in seven women who experience sexual violence ever report it to police.

“That can be for a number of reasons; a fear of not being believed, a fear of being judged and blamed, and also a fear of their perpetrator.

“If they also hear reports of low conviction rates or poor treatment by the courts, that can be even more off-putting,” she said.

After serving half his sentence, Hawkins will be released on licence and remain on the sex offenders register for life.


Milan/Mathue/Mikorlee Babic – Etruria

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September 2013

Evil serial rapist jailed for life after attacks on eight females

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SERIAL rapist Milan Babic has been jailed for life after being convicted of 40 serious sexual offences on eight females.

The 53-year-old – who corrupted two of his sons to rape some of the victims – must serve at least 13 years behind bars before he can be considered for release.

Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard Milan Babic’s offending spanned more than 30 years.

In a reign of terror, Milan Babic sometimes blindfolded his victims before raping them, filmed some of his sex attacks, and even invited his son, Mathue, to join in the rapes.

The two sons – Mathue and Mikorlee – were yesterday jailed for eight years and three years respectively.

Judge David Fletcher told Milan Babic: “Your actions had a devastating and totally life-changing effect on your victims. There is no remorse on your behalf. Over more than 30 years you committed hundreds, possibly thousands of offences.”

A jury convicted Milan Babic, of James Brindley Court, Etruria, of 22 rapes, four attempted rapes, 13 indecent assaults and one sexual assault after a lengthy trial earlier this year.

His offending came to light only when one of his victims went to the police – with Milan Babic continuing to commit offences while on police bail.

Milan Babic will be on the sex offenders’ register for life and was made subject to a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO) until further notice.

Mathue Babic, of Thorpe Green, Newstead, was convicted of two charges of rape and one attempted rape.

John McDermott, defending Mathue, said the 23-year-old is of limited intelligence and was corrupted by his father.

Mr McDermott said: “He is an immature and disadvantaged young man who was lured into offending by his father.”

Jailing Mathue Babic, Judge Fletcher said: “On each of these occasions you were accompanied and encouraged by your father. You have a distorted perception of sexual conduct.”

Mathue Babic will also be on the sex offenders’ register for life.

Mikorlee Babic, aged 17, of James Brindley Close, Etruria, was sentenced to three years detention in a young offenders’ institution after being convicted of one charge of rape.

The Sentinel successfully challenged reporting restrictions to allow us to name the teenager.

He will be on the sex offenders’ register for life and was made the subject of a five-year SOPO.

Staffordshire Police today welcomed the sentences.

Detective Sergeant Steve Chadwick said: “This has been one of the most emotive and distressing cases our officers have had to investigate.

“All eight victims bravely gave evidence on such difficult and distressing matters.

“Horrific crimes of this nature will not be tolerated.”

William Stephens – Bristol

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December 2013

Father jailed for killing 16-week-old baby

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A ‘violent’ father has been sentenced to six years in prison for killing his 16-week old daughter.

William Stephens, 25, left his baby girl with injuries so severe that she died in hospital three days after collapsing in her home in Bristol in January.

Bristol Crown Court heard how baby Paris Vince-Stephens was either shaken to death or suffered a blow to the head at the hands of her father.

Bristol Safeguarding Children Broad, who are conducting an independent Serious Case Review, said in a statement:’This is an extremely sad case where there has been the tragic loss of a young life. If nothing else I hope that today’s verdict offers some small measure of closure.’

Stephens and Paris’s mother, 19, had a ‘volatile’ relationship and there was evidence of domestic abuse.

The pair had been working with social services for the past year and even had a meeting two days before Paris suffered fatal head injuries.

In a series of agreements with social workers, Stephens was banned from Ms Vince’s home and a restraining order was even in place between November 2012 and May this year.

The court heard how the pair would be violent towards each other and Ms Vince told police that Stephens once assaulted her with a dog chain while she was pregnant.

On the day that Paris suffered horrific injuries, Stephens came round the flat at 3.30am with his dog. The next day Ms Vince left the child in his care while she went to an appointment at her doctor’s surgery.

Paris was admitted to Bristol Children’s Hospital that afternoon having suffered ‘catastrophic’ head injuries and died three days later.

Stephens, who denied manslaughter, will serve three years in jail and three years on licence.

Patrick Lowe – Timperley/Chorlton

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January 2005

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MANCHESTER United skipper Roy Keane is in shock at finding out one of his closest friends is now a convicted paedophile

Keane was a frequent visitor to the boxing gym run by fellow Irish ex-pat Patrick Lowe. 

Lowe, 65, was even invited to family functions and Keane’s apparent fondness for Lowe meant he donated equipment to the gym in nearby Timperley, Manchester. 

But Lowe was sent to prison for nine months at Manchester Crown Court last Friday after a four-day trial involving a distraught key witness. 

The woman victim, now aged 32, was just 13 when she was abused by Lowe in 1985. 

He had formed a friendship with the girl’s family, becoming close when her father fell ill with cancer. 

Trusted by the ill man to look after his daughter, Lowe, then in his mid-40s, took the girl for trips in the van. 

He also ran a B&B in nearby Chorlton and often invited the girl to visit and earn money by doing chores. 

It was at the B&B in 1985 that trusted friend Lowe subjected the girl, who cannot be named, to a serious sexual assault. She was left so traumatised by the abuse that she was frozen into fear and silence for the next two decades. 

Only in 2004 did she eventually feel capable of approaching Greater Manchester police to report the crime. 

Lowe pleaded not guilty in court but was sentenced to nine months for indecent assault and ordered to remain on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years. 

Lowe moved to England more than 30 years ago and has been associated with the boxing club ever since. 

He became a pillar of the local Irish community in South Manchester and North Cheshire and had many friends in common with Keane before they became close. 

In 2003 the Mayor of Manchester presented Lowe with a long service award for his contribution to the community and in particular to the local boxing community. 

Detective Constable Nicky Shaw of the Child Protection Unit at West Didsbury police station said: “This sentence is an extremely positive result for the woman Lowe abused.” 

Mark Naylor – Scunthorpe

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December 2013

Scunthorpe man had more than 200 indecent images on laptops

A MAN had more than 200 indecent images on his two laptops, a court heard.

Mark Naylor, 42, of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, was found in possession of 203 indecent images of children and extreme pornography.

Naylor pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing indecent images of children, one of making indecent images of children and two counts of possessing extreme pornography.

Jeremy Evans was prosecuting at Grimsby Crown Court.

Pamela Coxon, mitigating, said Naylor had no relevant previous convictions and said he was willing to accept probation service help.

Naylor was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.

He must also attend the sexual offenders’ treatment programme and register as a sex offender for seven years.

Naylor is also prevented from owning any device that can store digital images and accessing the internet, without being able to be inspected by a police officer.

 

David Simpson – Accrington/Rishton/Rawtenstall

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December 2013

Sex trap supply teacher from Accrington found guilty

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A TEACHER caught in a ‘paedophile’ sting trying to meet what he believed was a schoolgirl for sex will be jailed in the New Year.

David Simpson, 49, was yesterday found guilty of attempting to meet a girl under 16, intending to commit a relevant offence, between February 22 and 27, by a Burnley Crown Court jury, after a five-day trial.

He had denied the allegation. The jury took three hours and 33 minutes to reach its majority verdict.

Judge Andrew Woolman bailed the defendant, of Oak Street, Accrington, who spent three months in custody after his arrest, until January 24, for a pre-sentence report. Simpson, who must live at an address in Southampton, was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register.

The judge warned him: “You should expect an immediate custodial sentence, even though there is no actual victim in this case.”

Simpson qualified as a teacher in 2002 and then taught at Hollins Technology College in Accrington. He left in December 2011 and told the jury it was because of work pressures.

He returned to teaching in 2012 and had worked as a supply teacher at Norden High School and Sports College, Rishton, Alder Grange Community and Technology School, Rawtenstall, and Ribblesdale High School, Clitheroe, around the time he started sending obscene internet messages to what he thought was a 15-year-old, in February.

The messages to the ‘child’, the jury had been told, used an ‘effective grooming technique’ and had included calling her ‘my sexy little schoolgirl’, and one telling her: “We will have lots of sex when we are together. You won’t be a little girl anymore.”

He had asked the ‘15-year-old’ to take pictures of herself in her school uniform and had sent her a photo of his private parts.

The court had heard Simpson had not been communicating with an under-aged girl at all, but a woman in her 20s.

Lisa had acted as a decoy to help a man named Stinson Hunter set up a fictitious profile in the name of Lisa Rxxxxx on the free adult dating site Plenty of Fish.

Mr Hunter was out to trap what he would describe as a ‘paedophile’ and Simpson was later caught in a sting when he turned up in Birmingham on February 26, to meet the ‘schoolgirl’ for sex in a hotel.

Prosecutor Sarah Johnston had told the court: “He wasn’t confronted by a 15-year-old wanting sex, he was confronted by Mr Hunter, who had set up this profile for precisely this purpose.”

The confrontation was filmed by a journalist from a national newspaper, who was with Mr Hunter, and was put on YouTube.

The day before the meeting, Simpson, terrified of getting caught, had, said Lisa ‘pretty foolishly’ rung the police, said he had been talking to a woman called Lisa Rxxxxx on the internet and asked if she was an under cover police officer.

Simpson claimed in court he ‘knew’ he had been conversing with an adult and rang the police because he wanted to know what kind of ‘game they were playing’.

Giving evidence, Simpson, a former consultant metallurgist, said he married his wife in 2003 and they separated in 2011.

Simpson said he had gone on Plenty of Fish for ‘fun and chances of sexual encounters’.

The defendant said he had been on the site about a year, had sent lots of messages, had met our people and had had sex. He said he had put on his profile he had been looking for ‘intimate encounter’ and so had Lisa 

Mick Defries – Barnham

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December 2013

Police sergeant pleads guilty to abusing 13 year old girl

A BRITISH Transport Police sergeant has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

Mick Defries, 58, of Barnham, appeared at Lewes Crown Court for a preliminary hearing and pleaded guilty to two historical allegations of sexually touching a girl under the age of 13.

He has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on January 10.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: “BTP can confirm that Sergeant Defries, who has served with the force for ten years, has been suspended from duty following his arrest and charge by Sussex Police.

Defries had served 10 years with the force and had been suspended pending disciplinary action.

Christopher Collins – Penzance

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December 2013

Judges rule no need for extended licence period for paedophile 

A PREDATORY paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing young girls during a perverted campaign that stretched more than 15 years has had his sentence reduced by top judges on appeal.

Christopher Harry Ernest Collins committed a string of sex crimes against four girls when they were aged between 8 and 15 and his offending only came to light after one of his victims plucked up the courage to go to the police.

Following her complaint, officers found thousands of indecent images of children on Collins’ computer – including some films he had made of himself abusing other victims.

He had also taken photographs of children in parks and supermarkets, using his mobile phone.

The 49-year-old, of no fixed address in Penzance, was handed a 23-year extended sentence – made up of a 15-year custodial term and a further 8 years on licence – at Truro Crown Court in May.

He previously admitted 16 sex offences, including indecent assault, making indecent images of children and sexual activity with a child.

But his sentence was this week replaced by a conventional jail term of 15 years, by judges sitting at London’s Criminal Appeal Court – who ruled the original punishment was ‘excessive’.

His lawyers said he has since expressed genuine remorse for his crimes and has said that he is determined not to re-offend.

They argued his extended sentence was ‘unnecessary’, in light of the fact he will be subject to strict monitoring upon his release from prison in any event.

Allowing the appeal, Sir David Calvert-Smith said the 15-year custodial sentence was ‘not a day too long’, but that there was no need for the extended licence period.


Patrick Clarke – Leeds

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November 2012

Pervert jailed for multiple sex offences

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Patrick Clarke of Seacroft, Leeds has been found guilty of multiple offences including sexual offences against a child 

The former Tesco’s cleaner’s offences included, sexual assault on female, three counts of gross indecency with a child and two counts of committing an act outraging public decency. He was jailed for 36 months

Clarke was also placed on the sex offenders register

Philippe Beaugeard – Jersey

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December 2013

Paedophile had over 200 indecent images of children on his mobile phones

A paedophile who was arrested after giving a 13 year old boy his mobile phone number was later found to have more than 200 indecent photographs of children stored on his mobile phones

Philippe Gerard Beaugeard (53), was sentenced 180 hours community service by the Royal court on Friday

Beaugeard was arrested last June after the mother of the teenage boy told the police that her son had been approached outside Iceland in Georgetown

The police arrested Beaugeard and searched his home five days later, where they seized three mobile phones and two photographs of naked children

Two of the phones were found to contain 206 indecent images. Beaugeard later pleaded guilty to two counts of making indecent images of children

The court heard how the 13 year old knew Beaugeard’s address and that the defendant had told police that he had invited the boy to his home to watch a movie

Beaugeard was placed on the sex offenders register for five years, and was ordered to complete a sex offenders rehabilitation programme. He will also spend three years on probation

David Woodhead – Huddersfield/Dalton

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December 2013

Bestiality and child abuse images found on Dalton man’s laptop

Police found indecent images of children and extreme pornography involving animals on a laptop computer at a Huddersfield club.

And Leeds Crown Court heard yesterday officers had acted after receiving information from a man in prison that David Woodhead had been accessing such images.

Ewan McClachlan, prosecuting, said they went to the Liberal Club in Wakefield Road, Moldgreen, Huddersfield, on October 18 last year where Woodhead was then living and seized his laptop.

Investigation showed he had made searches using words such as Lolita, Pre-teen and Jail Bait.

When the images were discovered he denied responsibility and claimed the man in jail had been looking at them.

After inquiries showed they had been accessed between August 16 and October 18 when that man was already in prison, Mr McClachlan said Woodhead then provided a list of people who he said had accessed his computer. Only later did he plead guilty.

Anastasis Tassou representing Woodhead, said he had lost his job as a result.

“It was a position of responsibility and became untenable as a result of the charges against him.”

He was now receiving JobSeeker Allowance and was fully prepared to comply with any community punishment.

Woodhead, 34, of Dalton, admitted 11 charges of possessing indecent images and one of having extreme pornography involving people having sex with animals.

He was given a three year community order with an activity requirement.

He was also ordered to pay £100 costs and to register as a sex offender for five years.

Judge Sally Cahill QC said she was sentencing Woodhead for 96 images at the lowest level one, four at level two, six at level three, seven at level four and four at the highest level, level five.

“I hope you understand that the sentencing guidelines are that you should go to prison; that is how serious these matters are.

“What you need to understand is that while you may look at them on your computer children in these images are abused and they suffer horribly as a result.

“If you did not look at these images children would not have their photos taken of them.”

But she said her main responsibility was to protect the public in the future and it was considered the best way of doing that was for him to attend the sex offender programme under the community order.

Richard Pink – Snodland/Maidstone

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December 2013

Teacher jailed after starting affair with pupil at Holmesdale Technology College in Snodland

A teacher who had a sexual relationship with a pupil after she revealed she had a crush on him has been jailed for eight months.

Richard Pink was told by a judge he had to pass a prison sentence to reflect the view of the public and Parliament that such unacceptable behaviour had to be punished.

The 32-year-old married father was teaching at Holmesdale Technology College in Snodland when the offence was committed several years ago

Maidstone Crown Court heard Pink became “friendlier” with the girl when she was 16.

They exchanged telephone numbers and then sexual texts. 

When she was 17 Pink told her it was difficult to remain professional when she was around.

He touched her bottom and then told her he hoped he had not upset her. She replied: “On the contrary, it was really nice.”

On another occasion there was a “clinch” in a store cupboard when he again touched her bottom.

“She thought the relationship had moved to the next level,” said prosecutor Paul Valder. “Again, he sent her a text saying he hoped he hadn’t scared her.”

Pink invited her to his home and they kissed and went to his bedroom and indulged in sexual foreplay. It happened a second time.

She was due to go there again but lost her nerve. The relationship then petered out.

Mr Valder said the girl eventually confessed to her mother and the school was contacted.

Pink, of Brooklands Road, Larkfield, Maidstone, admitted four offences of sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust.

Submitting a suspended sentence could be imposed, Jane May, defending, said Pink would never teach again. He had found a temporary job as a courier van driver and had prospects of a permanent job.

But Judge Charles Byers told Pink: “I have no doubt you were a dedicated and talented teacher. I also have no doubt you were given training on appropriate behaviour with students.

“You entered into a voluntary and consensual relationship with this young girl when you were 25 and she was 16 and 17

“I give you credit for the fact you did not bring the relationship into any form of fruition until she had passed the age of consent.

“But the law is there to protect students from the advances of their teacher. Your relationship with her progressed from general fondling, kissing and cuddling eventually to the bedroom..

“I can’t overlook that. Although I accept there may have been genuine affection during this criminality the public and, indeed, Parliament take the view that unacceptable behaviour of this sort has to be punished.

“The sentence I pass must reflect that. You are a person who has worked hard. You have done your best to put this behind you. You have done your best to obtain employment.

“I recognise you will never work as a teacher again. I take that very much into account.”

The judge said he gave credit for the fact that Pink’s guilty plea meant the victim did not have to give evidence.

A sexual offences prevention order was made for five years and Pink’s name will appear on the sex offenders’ register.

Fahim Uddin – Hollingdean

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December 2013

Man who had sexual relations with Brighton child he met on Facebook jailed for 32 months

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A man has been jailed after he met a child on Facebook and went onto have sexual relations with her.

Now Sussex Police are warning young people and their families to be aware of who they are talking to online. 

Jobless Fahim Uddin, 21, of Melrose Close, Hollingdean, appeared at Brighton Crown Court on Friday, December 13, where he was jailed for 32 months.

He had previously pleaded guilty to five charges, four of having sexual activity with a child and one of arranging the commission of a child sex offence.

Uddin was also required to register as a sex offender for life and was also served with a Sexual Prevention Order (SOPO) for life, which severely restricts his access to computers and children.

Detective Constable Tracey Dixon said: “The victim, who lives Brighton, was 14 and has learning difficulties, when Uddin met her on Facebook on Christmas Day last year.

“He then met her a couple of days later and engaged in sexual activity with her.

“There followed more contact on Facebook and Skype and he arranged to meet her again.

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