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Showing 61 - 70 of 149 results for crime type "Sexual offences" & area "CPS"

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Brighton man jailed for raping and sexually abusing young women and children

A Brighton man was imprisoned for offences against six victims including rape, sexual abuse and assault.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS

PhD student found guilty of raping 10 women

A PhD student from University College London has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women in China and the United Kingdom.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS London South

Operation Stovewood: Men convicted of sexually abusing two young girls in Rotherham

Three men who committed child sex abuse offences against two young girls in Rotherham more than a decade ago have been convicted. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuted Romauld Houphouet, 37, Absolom Sigiyo, 41, and Jacek Brzozowski, 35, following an investigation by the National Crime…
Press Release Sexual offences CPS

Former Olympic swimmer jailed for 21 years for raping teenage girls

A former Olympic swimmer and trainee police officer, who represented Great Britain at the 2012 London Games, has been jailed at Plymouth Crown Court for raping two teenage girls.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS South West

Former scout leader who assaulted 19 boys jailed

A former scout leader who assaulted children as young as seven over almost three decades has been jailed. Ian Charles Silvester, 60, was found guilty of 79 offences following a trial at Lewes Crown Court on 20 November 2024. Today, he has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment, with an…
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Man jailed 20 years for sexually abusing child in West Yorkshire

A man has been jailed for sexually abusing a child more than 30 years ago.Yusuf Kayat, 54, was found guilty of 17 offences relating to the sexual abuse of a child between 1989 and 1992 following a trial at Leeds Crown Court today (5 February 2025) and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, with an…
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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.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS Thames and Chiltern

Sexual predator who raped women at knifepoint jailed for life

A sexual predator who raped lone women at knifepoint in Manchester City Centre has been jailed.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS North West

Doctor jailed for sexually assaulting female patients

A GP from Salford has been jailed after being found guilty of sexually assaulting women whilst examining them.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS North West

Former police officer and his mother sentenced after perverting course of justice by burying evidence in garden

Former police officer Lewis Edwards and his mother Rebekah Edwards have been sentenced after attempting to conceal crucial evidence following an online child abuse and blackmail case.
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