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Showing 1 - 10 of 32 results for crime type "Sexual offences" & area "North West"
A man who groomed a 13-year-old girl using Snapchat so he could sexually abuse her and encourage her to self-harm has been jailed for 20 years at Manchester Crown Court with a five year extended licence – in one of the first cases to be prosecuted under a new offence created by the Online Safety…
A senior heart surgeon at Blackpool Victoria Hospital has been jailed today for sexual offences at Preston Crown Court.Amal Krishna Bose, 55, has been jailed for six years.Bose abused his position as head of the cardiac department and sexually assaulted five more junior female members of staff at…
A teacher who groomed and sexually abused one of his students ten years ago has been sentenced today at Bolton Crown Court.Daniel Rowe, 39, was sentenced to 16 months in prison, suspended for two years, and he must complete 25 days rehabilitation. At the prosecution’s request, he was ordered to…
Originally published 24 July 2025.A man who preyed on people in the Canal Street area of Manchester, known as the ‘gay village’, has been jailed for life with a 16-year minimum term at Manchester Crown Court, after being found guilty of raping two men and one woman in a series of attacks.Mourad…
A man has been jailed today for his involvement in the sexual exploitation and trafficking of women.Laszlo Matus, 53, conspired with the previously sentenced Melinda Petrovics 35, and Attila Angyal 43, to control women, transporting them across the North West and forcing them to carry out sexual…
Suzanne Llewellyn, Chief Crown Prosecutor of CPS North West, said:“The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the prosecution of two men in relation to the death of a 13-month-old boy in Blackpool.“Jamie Varley, 36, of Grimsargh in Lancashire, has been charged with the murder of baby Preston…
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A psychiatrist who inappropriately touched his patients has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault following a trial at Bolton Crown Court.Dr Vijay Gaikwad, 44, denied sexually assaulting his patients, claiming he had not conducted physical examinations of the three women.Gill Petrovic…
A man has been jailed after carrying out a terrifying sex attack on a woman in broad daylight.Brandon Smith, 25, was sentenced today to 12 years and six months' imprisonment, with an extended licence period of three years, at Bolton Crown Court for raping and sexually assaulting a woman in July…
Ten men have been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court for grooming and sexually exploiting girls in Greater Manchester.Ashley Darbyshire, 28, was jailed for 15 years, Daniel James Flatters, 34, was jailed for seven years, Richard Haslam, 36, was jailed for 16 years, Jack Poulson, 32, was jailed for…
Robert Emmerson, 40, was sentenced today at Manchester Crown Court to four years and six months in prison. He was also made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for life. The facts of the offences can be found in the CPS North West press release on conviction.Alex Mann, Senior Crown…
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To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
