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CPS authorises charges against former Metropolitan Police Officer

The CPS has today announced that John Doyle, 53, has been charged with coercive or controlling behaviour alongside several counts of rape and misconduct in public office following allegations in relation to a twelve-year period of offending that was first reported in 2024. Catherine P Baccas,…
Press Release Sexual offences London South

Musician sentenced for cyberflashing

A musician and registered sex offender who sent over 200 unsolicited pornographic images and videos of himself has been sentenced.Ben Gunnery, 46, was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service.Adrita Ahmed, District Crown Prosecutor…
Press Release Sexual offences London South

Watch robbers jailed for £1.1 million heist

Three men involved in a robbery of over 70 watches worth more than £1.1 million from a luxury watch dealer in Richmond have been jailed to a combined total of 51 years imprisonment today.Kyle Mehmet, 40, Michael Holmes, 35 and Mannix Pedro, 38, were found guilty of conspiring to rob 247 Kettles, a…
Press Release International and organised crime London South

Restaurant boss convicted of attempting to spike woman’s drink

A man who attempted to spike a woman’s drink with the intent of sexually assaulting her has been convicted. Vikas Nath, 63, was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service. Today, following a trial at Southwark Crown Court,…
Press Release Sexual offences London South

CPS authorises charges against Conor McGinn

The CPS has today announced that Conor McGinn, 41, has been charged with one count of sexual assault in connection to an allegation of sexual assault made by a woman in July 2022.Jessica Walker, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor of CPS London South said:“The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to…
Press Release Sexual offences London South

Sentenced: man convicted of attempted murder after Notting Hill drive-by shooting

A man who tried to murder another in a drive-by shooting attack has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years.Nathan Tokosi, 26, has been sentenced after being found guilty of attempting to murder a man alongside several firearm offences following two trials at the Old Bailey.In a…
Press Release Violent crime London South

CPS authorises further charges against Russell Brand

Lionel Idan, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the CPS, said: “Today the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised two further charges of rape and sexual assault against Russell Brand."Mr Brand is already charged with two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault in…
Press Release Sexual offences London South

Two men jailed for horrific online sexual exploitation of children in legal first as CPS tackles Violence Against Women and Girls

Two men who committed unspeakable acts of violence against vulnerable children have been jailed as the CPS continues to crack down on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).Charlie Johnson, 24, and Prince Singh, 23, encouraged their victims to self-harm before illegally sharing&nbsp…
Press Release Cyber / online crime Sexual offences CPS London South

Former CPS paralegal sentenced after unauthorised access to criminal boyfriend’s file

A former CPS paralegal who accessed a criminal’s case file without authorisation has today been sentenced to six months' imprisonment, which was suspended for 18 months.Kiera Greenslade, 27, used the CPS internal database to find and send a picture of her then-boyfriend’s Police National Computer…
Press Release London South

CPS statement following sentencing of serial rapist

A serial rapist has been sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court today after he drugged and raped women in Greenwich.Chao Xu, 33, pleaded guilty to multiple serious sexual offences including rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault, voyeurism, administering a substance with intent and upskirting.He…
Press Release Sexual offences CPS London South

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