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Man who breached restraining order to send MP abusive emails is convicted

An abusive man who ignored a restraining order to send malicious emails to his Member of Parliament has been convicted.Gene Matthews, 53, of Willenhall, admitted he sent Valerie Vaz, MP for Walsall South, abusive messages about his previous convictions and used offensive language to accuse her of…
Press Release Cyber / online crime West Midlands

Walsall man sentenced for child sexual offences

A Walsall man who discussed sexually abusing children as young as six with convicted female paedophile Vicki Bevan has been jailed.
Press Release Sexual offences West Midlands

Magnet fishing YouTuber sentenced for child sexual offences

A Birmingham man has been sentenced after he ejaculated over a slice of cake he gave to a child.
Press Release Sexual offences West Midlands

Father convicted of manslaughter of six-month-old son

The father of a six-month-old baby who suffered a non-survivable brain injury has been convicted of manslaughter.
Press Release Violent crime West Midlands

Former primary school teacher sentenced for child rape

A former Sheffield teacher who acted as a 'sugar daddy' to a 12-year-old girl has sentenced for raping a child.
Press Release Sexual offences West Midlands

CPS West Midlands: Successful Hate Crime Cases: January 2024

In January 2024, the CPS West Midlands Magistrates’ and Crown Court units successfully prosecuted various hate crime cases.
Press Release Hate crime West Midlands

Prosecutors in West Midlands seeing increased number of rape charges through closer working with police

Prosecutors in West Midlands are steadily increasing the number of rape cases that go to court as a result of working more closely with police forces.
Press Release Sexual offences West Midlands

Successful Hate Crime Cases March 2021 - CPS West Midlands

In March 2021, CPS West Midlands Magistrates' Court Unit successfully prosecuted a range of hate crime cases. Below are just a handful of the cases we prosecuted.
News Item Hate crime West Midlands

Closer working between CPS and police helping to increase charges of rape and serious sexual offences in the West Midlands

As part of a collective effort across the criminal justice system to tackle the discrepancy between rape and sexual offence cases being reported and taken to court, senior police officers and legal managers across the country are now working closer and communicating more regularly. In the West Midlands, this has contributed to a 33% rise in charges for rape and serious sexual offences.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS West Midlands

CPS West Midlands: Hate crime cases prosecuted in May and June 2020

During May and June, CPS West Midlands Magistrates’ Court unit successfully prosecuted 124 hate crime cases. Among those targeted by the defendants were police officers, a bus driver, a taxi driver and a paramedic. Below are just a handful of the cases we prosecuted.
Press Release Hate crime West Midlands

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