A man who raped and controlled five women over a four-year period has been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment, extended by a further five years. 

George De Bathe, 25, cut the victims off from their family and friends, controlling them in different ways, including taking over their phones and social media, dictating what they wore and ate and who they saw. He would threaten to kill himself and even controlled their sleep, demanding that they constantly replied to his messages throughout the night. 

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A man who used drugs, coercion and violence to exploit two teen girls in Manchester 20 years ago, has been jailed. 

Christopher Oates, 45, was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following an investigation by Greater Manchester Police (GMP).

He has been sentenced today (26 June 2025) to 13 years and one month imprisonment at Manchester Crown Square Crown Court. 

Two men have been charged following an investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation in Monmouthshire. 

Hannah von Dadelszen, Chief Crown Prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has received a full file of evidence from the Gwent Police and has authorised the investigation team to charge two defendants with multiple counts of child sexual offences.