September 2008
Evil sex trio jailed
AN EVIL sex trio – a man and two women – abused two children and filmed the act for their own gratification.
And today they are starting jail sentences after their sordid crimes were revealed at Coventry Crown Court.
Adam Thompson, 42, Kim Carrie, 36 and Tara Bowen, 36, had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to a string of sex offences.
Thompson, from Coventry, was sentenced to 10 years for sexual offences with a child, possessing a controlled class C drug, two counts of supplying a controlled drug and three counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
Carrie was given three years for cruelty to a person under 16 years and Bowen was given four years for sexual activity with a child.
Adrian Keeling, prosecuting said the incidents took place in 2007 at Thompson’s home in Cargill Close, Longford.
He said the three defendants were “swingers” who had sex with each other at drug-fuelled orgies at his home.
Thompson provided the drug GHB which was used as an aphrodisiac and ketamine which makes people lose their inhibitions.
The teenagers were made to watch the defendants taking drugs and having sex with each other. Mr Keeling said the teenage girl was given drugs, before being abused by Thompson.
Mr Keeling said the teenage boy was given drugs and made to engage in sexual activity with both women.
Mr Keeling said the horrific activities were discovered when police were called to Thompson’s house on an unrelated matter. They were tipped off about video tapes.
In one of the videos Thompson boasted on an internet chatroom that he had installed spy cameras in his bathroom and above the sofa in the lounge.
He bragged to another user about the girl coming to his house and how he would use the film for his gratification as well as showing it to others.
Glyn Samuel, defending Thompson, said: “He had an unfortunate childhood which gave rise to his behaviour.”
Wilbert Harris defending Carrie, of Parson’s Hill, Oldbury, said: “Before her relationship with Thompson drink and drugs were alien to her. “It is following that relationship that this all began.”
Mohamed Riaz defending Bowen, of Blandford Road, Quinton, Birmingham, said: “She has expressed regret and she is ashamed.”
Thompson was disqualified for life from working with children, barred from having internet access in his home, having children under 16 in his home and from possessing any equipment for recording visual images.
Both Thompson and Bowen were ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life.
