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Showing 1 - 7 of 7 results for crime type "Sexual offences" & area "Thames and Chiltern"

Former police officer who raped women is jailed
A former police officer has been jailed after being found guilty of rape, coercive or controlling behaviour, voyeurism and stalking, in relation to three women.Jake Cummings, 26 and of Hertfordshire, was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment today (23/09/25) at St Albans Crown Court - following two…
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Former US government advisor who arranged to rape a child is jailed
A former advisor to the US government who flew to the UK to rape whom he believed to be a nine-year-old child has been convicted and jailed for 11-and-a-half years.International investment banker Rahamim Shy, 47, travelled to Bedfordshire from New York in February 2024 to have sex with the girl…
Press Release Sexual offences CPS Thames and Chiltern
Former Bedfordshire police officer jailed for sexually exploiting two teenage girls
A former police officer who preyed on two teenage girls by ‘befriending’ them online and then sexually exploiting them has been jailed following a successful CPS prosecution.Elliot Wright, 29, was arrested in March 2024, when a vulnerable 17-year-old girl was reported missing after getting into a…
Press Release Sexual offences Thames and Chiltern
Former Berkshire GP jailed for indecently assaulting female patients
A former GP who abused his position by indecently assaulting seven female patients during routine medical examinations between 1988 and 1997 has been jailed for 22 years.During a four-week trial, a jury heard how Stephen Cox, 65, touched parts of the patients’ bodies during examinations at his…
Press Release Sexual offences Thames and Chiltern
Prosecutors authorise sex offence charges against former police officer David Carrick
Lisa Ramsarran, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Thames and Chiltern, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Hertfordshire Constabulary to charge David Carrick with sexual offences against two women.“David Carrick has been charged with five counts of indecent…
Press Release Sexual offences CPS Thames and Chiltern
Nurse jailed for sexually assaulting 85-year-old woman
A nurse who sexually assaulted an 85-year-old woman in her home has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.Steven Hicks, 60, was one of the healthcare professionals who had been providing care to a woman after she was released from hospital following a fall.On 5 January 2022, wearing medical…
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CPS Thames and Chiltern initiatives see a significant rise in rape charges
Successful initiatives in CPS Thames and Chiltern have seen a significant rise in rape cases being charged. CPS Thames and Chiltern have seen their charge rate for rape cases increase from 60.5% in 2018-19 to 77.5% in 2019-20. This increase is a result of initiatives that the area has launched…
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