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Showing 1 - 10 of 19 results for crime type "Sexual offences" & area "Mersey-Cheshire"

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Ex-Merseyside firefighter found guilty of sexually abusing 13-year-old girl

Former Merseyside firefighter - Scott Cameron - has been found guilty of grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl.
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Pastor convicted of sexual offences against children and young women

A pastor in an evangelical church on Merseyside has been found guilty of seventeen offences, including sexual offences, against young girls and women.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Man pleads guilty to stalking Liverpool FC women's team player

A man has pleaded guilty to stalking Liverpool FC women’s team player Marie Hobinger with inappropriate and sexualised messages.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Man jailed for raping a woman he said he would get home safely

A man who raped a woman after pledging to get her home safely when she became separated from her friends has been given a 16-year sentence.
News Item Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Statement by CPS Mersey-Cheshire Crown Advocate and specially trained Rape and Serious Sexual Offences lawyer Sarah Egan on the sentencing of prolific paedophile William Woods

"Today (15 August 2025) marks the day that William Woods, one of the most prolific paedophiles that the Crown Prosecution Service in Merseyside and Cheshire has ever dealt with, has been brought to justice for the horrific sexual and violent crimes he committed against 8 children, over a period of 30 years.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Predatory paedophile jailed for grooming and abusing children

A man who groomed and sexually abused several children, sometimes for payment, has been jailed for 20 years.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Man jailed for life for grooming young girls online and then sexually abusing them

A man who groomed three teenage girls via social media sites and then sexually abused them has been jailed for life.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Care worker jailed for having a sexual relationship with a client and making her pregnant

A care worker who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he was looking after and made her pregnant has been jailed.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Man jailed for attempting to rape a woman in front of her child in a park

A man who grabbed a woman in a park in broad daylight and attempted to rape her while she was with her young son has been jailed.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Man jailed for life for sexual assaults on two women making their way home from nights out

A convicted sex offender has been jailed for rape and attempted rape after DNA analysis linked him to another attack.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

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