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Showing 31 - 40 of 43 results for crime type "Sexual offences" & area "Mersey-Cheshire"

Man jailed for trying to lure young girls away to commit sexual acts

A 71-year-old man has been jailed for trying to lure away children in city centre shops for sexual purposes.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

Former teacher jailed for further sexual assaults on boys

A former teacher at a school in Widnes has been sentenced for further sexual assaults on boys.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

Woman jailed for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy

A forty-year-old woman has been jailed for 9 years and 6 months for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

Woman jailed for life for rape and sexual abuse of a young girl

A woman who instigated and organised the rape and sexual abuse of a young girl with two men has been jailed for life.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

Former world champion darts player jailed for sexual assault

The former World Champion Darts player Edward Hankey has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting a young woman.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

Man jailed for sexually assaulting teenager as she made her way home

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for sexually assaulting a teenage girl as she returned home from a chip shop in Liverpool.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

Man jailed for a series of serious sexual offences

A man has been jailed for 13 years for a series of sexual offences in January and July 2020.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

Man jailed for raping a young girl

A man who raped and sexually assaulted a girl from when she was six until she was nine years old has been jailed for 16 years.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

Man jailed for breaking into a child's bedroom with intent to commit a sexual offence

A man has been jailed for 10 years for breaking into the bedroom of a child in Merseyside with intent to commit a sexual offence against a child.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

Man jailed for raping a woman in his home

A man has been jailed for seven years for raping a woman at his home in Liverpool.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Mersey-Cheshire News

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