Sexual offences | The Crown Prosecution Service

Predatory child rapist sent to prison

An 11-year-old girl was raped and sexually assaulted at a derelict windmill in Portland, Dorset on 31 August 2019.

James Loveman, aged 22, was found guilty by jurors at Bournemouth Crown Court earlier this year. He was sentenced today (27 November 2020) to seven years' imprisonment.

Nottingham knifepoint robber sentenced for rape of sex worker

A Nottingham man has been sentenced for a series of violent robberies that culminated in him raping one of the victims.

Man who posed as teenager and persuaded girls to send him indecent photos jailed

A 45-year-old man who posed on social media as a teenage boy and persuaded girls across the country to send him indecent photographs and videos of themselves, threatening to expose them in an attempt to obtain additional images, has been sentenced to six years and eight months' imprisonment.

Former Eton College teacher convicted of sex offences

A former Eton College teacher who touched schoolboys inappropriately during late-night visits to their bedrooms has been found guilty of sex offences.

Paedophile rapist sent to prison

Today, Jonathan Maertens, a prolific child sex offender, was given a life sentence, with a minimum term of 16 years, for offences of raping and sexually assaulting children and creating images of the sexual abuse of children.

Early discussions with police in London are helping to increase charges for rape cases

Prosecutors in London have been working closely with police in a collective effort to improve prosecution volumes for rape and serious sexual offences.

Child sex offender jailed for 18 years

A sex offender, who groomed children with gifts and sexually assaulted them, has been jailed for 18 years with a two-year extended licence.

Dangerous men convicted for killing and dismembering woman

Two men have been convicted today (9 November 2020) for their involvement in the murder and dismemberment of a Dudley woman in 2019.

Man found to have committed 10 counts of rape

A man who imprisoned and raped a woman over 32 hours has been found to have committed multiple rapes and false imprisonment.

Man who raped a teenager after Christmas lights switch-on jailed

A man who raped a 15-year-old girl following Dorchester’s Christmas lights switch-on celebrations has today been jailed.

Adrian Cordery has been sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court to 15 years in prison and a further eight years on license.

Cordery, 32, from Dorset, threatened the teenager with a knife and took her to a field near St Osmund’s school, where he raped her.

Following the attack on 5 December 2019, Dorset Police worked with the National Crime Agency (NCA) to identify Cordery using CCTV and DNA evidence.

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