April 2026 – UK Child Sexual Offence Convictions

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This page provides a transparent, independently compiled record of UK court outcomes relating to child sexual offences recorded during this page.

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APR 2026
UK Child Sexual Offence Convictions Recorded
CSA

BF26-319 — Kamran Khan

Khan carried out a series of sexual offences against a young girl after gaining access through family connections. Khan was convicted of ten offences involving a single child victim, including rape of a girl under 13 and assault by touching a girl under 13, with the abuse taking place over multiple incidents before the victim disclosed the offending to a family member.

Area: London

Court: Inner London Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 15 years | SHPO: imposed | SOR: life | Other: restraining order

CSA

BF26-320 — Christopher Welch

Welch carried out sexual offences against three child victims and two adult women over multiple decades in Devon during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Welch was convicted of four counts of indecent assault against children, two counts of indecency with a child, and one count of assault of a child under 13 by penetration, alongside multiple offences against adult female victims.

Area: Braunton

Court: Exeter Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 26 years | Licence: 3 years | SOR: life

TRUSTGROOMINGCSA

BF26-321 — Roy Green

Green used his position within a youth football club to groom and abuse multiple young boys over a period of around ten years. Green targeted vulnerable children, gaining their trust with lifts, sweets, chocolate, cigarettes, alcohol and pornography before coercing them into sexual activity, with the youngest victim aged seven. He admitted 32 offences comprising 21 counts of indecent assault on a male and 11 counts of indecency with a child.

Area: Accrington

Court: Preston Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 21 years

REOFFENDERGROOMINGIIOC

BF26-322 — Trevor Fernandes

Fernandes targeted children online in the UK and overseas, using coercion, threats and blackmail to obtain sexualised material and direct abusive behaviour. Following further examination of his devices after earlier convictions, Fernandes admitted 67 additional offences including blackmail, causing or inciting sexual activity with a child, causing a child to watch a sexual act, malicious communications, and making and distributing indecent images of children. Victims ranged in age from 16 to as young as one year old, with investigators identifying hundreds of victims across multiple countries.

Area: Swindon

Court: Swindon Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: life | Minimum term: 13 years 8 months

CSA

BF26-323 — Stephen Harper

Harper abused two female child victims over a period of approximately 16 years in Stansted Mountfitchet. Harper admitted nine offences involving the girls, including five offences against a child under 13 and four further sexual offences, after the abuse was reported to police in 2024.

Area: Stansted Mountfitchet

Court: Chelmsford Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 7 years 6 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: life

GROOMING

BF26-324 — Luckvindar Singh

Singh used social media to contact and communicate with a child. Singh admitted multiple child-related online offences following an investigation by Cleveland Police and YHROCU, with digital examinations of his devices providing supporting evidence.

Area: Teesside

Court: Teesside Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 28 months | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: 10 years

GROOMINGCSA

BF26-325 — Francis Wells

Wells groomed and sexually abused two child victims in Cornwall during the 1980s and 1990s, using threats to discourage disclosure. Wells was convicted of offences involving both children, including two rape offences, two indecent assaults and two indecency with a child offences, with the abuse having a lasting impact on the victims.

Area: Barnoldswick

Court: Truro Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 22 years

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHIIOC

BF26-326 — Peter Stilwell

Stilwell continued offending despite a previous indecent image conviction and being subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Stilwell admitted three offences relating to the making of indecent images of children, including 44 Category A images, six Category B images and 2,051 Category C images, while forensic examinations also identified hundreds of thousands of additional files requiring further assessment.

Area: Runcorn

Court: Chester Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 13 months

GROOMING

BF26-327 — Christopher Clinton

Clinton used social media to befriend a person he believed was the mother of a six-year-old girl and sought to involve the child in sexual activity. Clinton admitted arranging a child sex offence after communicating with an undercover police officer whom he believed could facilitate access to the child, and expressed a desire for ongoing contact as the child grew older.

Area: West Midlands

Court: Nottingham Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 8 months | SHPO: imposed | Internet restrictions: imposed | Child contact restrictions: imposed

GROOMINGIIOC

BF26-328 — Carlo Tritta

Tritta met a teenage girl through Roblox and maintained prolonged online contact before police intervention. Tritta admitted child-related communication offences and indecent image offences, while investigators also proved a sustained pattern of unwanted contact with the victim and her family.

Area: Eastleigh

Court: Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 28 months

CSA

BF26-329 — Craig Raeburn

Raeburn was convicted of five child sexual offences involving a single victim in Barrow between 2014 and 2016. Raeburn was found guilty following a trial, with the court hearing that he was fully aware of the victim’s age when the offences were committed.

Area: Barrow

Court: Preston Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 14 years | SHPO: 20 years | SOR: life | Other: restraining order (indefinite)

CSA

BF26-330 — Mohammed Sayid

Sayid was convicted of 14 offences involving two female child victims following a four-day trial at Ipswich Crown Court. The offending began in the early 2010s and involved one victim under 13 and a second victim under 16, with both later coming forward and supporting the prosecution as adults.

Area: Ipswich

Court: Ipswich Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 22 years | Licence: 1 year | SOR: life

London multi-defendant case
Cases: BF26-331 • BF26-332 • BF26-333
MultiCSA
MULTI CASE

BF26-331 — Deon Smith

Smith sexually exploited a 14-year-old girl with learning difficulties after she was taken to his flat by co-defendant German. Smith was convicted of offences against the child including rape and sexual activity with a child aged 13 to 15.

Area: London

Court: Woolwich Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 7 years

MultiCSA
MULTI CASE

BF26-332 — Jordan Wint

Wint sexually exploited a 14-year-old girl with learning difficulties after being brought to her by co-defendant German. Wint was convicted of offences against the child including rape and assault by penetration.

Area: London

Court: Woolwich Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 6 years

MultiGROOMINGCSA
MULTI CASE

BF26-333 — Daryl German

German targeted a 14-year-old girl with learning difficulties after she had run away from home, supplying alcohol and drugs before sexually exploiting her over several days. German was convicted of multiple offences involving the victim, including arranging travel for exploitation, and also admitted two indecent image offences involving children.

Area: London

Court: Woolwich Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 15 years

End of Multi Case
CSA

BF26-334 — David Jones

Jones abused a female victim over many years, beginning in childhood and continuing into her young adult years. Jones was convicted of multiple offences following a trial after the victim came forward in 2021 and supported the investigation through to conviction.

Area: Manchester

Court: Manchester Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 18 years | Other: restraining order (life)

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHIIOC

BF26-335 — David Whitehall

Whitehall, who was already subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order following a previous indecent image conviction, resumed contact with children online using a newly acquired smartphone. Investigators found he had been sending explicit images of himself, requesting images from young people, and had amassed multiple indecent images of children, including 27 Category A videos, leading to further child abuse image offences.

Area: Dover

Court: Canterbury Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years 2 months

CSA

BF26-336 — Alexander McClymont

McClymont sexually abused a child on multiple occasions over a period beginning around a decade before the offences were reported in 2022. McClymont was convicted following a trial of nine offences against a single victim, comprising eight counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of sexual assault.

Area: Nottingham

Court: Nottingham Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 9 years 2 months | SHPO: life | SOR: life

CSAIIOC

BF26-337 — Zana Adil Mohammed

Mohammed abused a vulnerable teenage boy in Huddersfield in 2011 before leaving the UK during the subsequent investigation. Mohammed later admitted multiple offences involving the victim as well as separate indecent image offences involving children after being arrested on his return to the country in 2025.

Area: Huddersfield

Court: Leeds Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 62 months

CSA

BF26-338 — Derek McAvoy

McAvoy sexually abused a girl over an extended period between 2008 and 2019, repeatedly touching her inappropriately and taking photographs of her in various states of undress. McAvoy was convicted of eight offences against the victim, including sexual assault offences involving a child under 13 and a child under 16, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and voyeurism.

Area: Corby

Court: Northampton Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 11 years

GROOMINGIIOC

BF26-339 — Gary Dennett

Dennett communicated online with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl through a dating app and WhatsApp, sending a large volume of sexually explicit messages. A device linked to Dennett was found to contain 17 indecent images of a girl, and police became involved after receiving information from an online child protection group.

Area: Croxton

Court: Peterborough Magistrates’ Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years 2 months

IIOC

BF26-340 — Rory James

James was found in possession of nine indecent images of children across Categories A, B and C, including Category A material, as well as prohibited extreme pornographic images. The offences were uncovered after investigators executed a warrant following information received by Cheshire Constabulary’s Online Child Abuse Investigation Team.

Area: Runcorn

Court: Liverpool Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 22 months | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: Unavailable | Other: rehabilitation activity requirement

GROOMINGIIOC

BF26-341 — David Johnson

Johnson was found in possession of nearly 200 indecent images of children, including 105 Category A images, after a report from a passenger who observed illegal material on his phone during a train journey. Communications recovered by investigators showed Johnson attempting to engage with a person he believed to be a 13-year-old girl and arranging to meet her, while examinations of his devices uncovered extensive indecent image offences.

Area: London

Court: Inner London Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 3 months | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: 10 years

REOFFENDERCSA

BF26-342 — Ryan Thomas

Thomas sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl after following her and making unwanted physical contact. While awaiting sentence for that offence, Thomas sent another woman an unsolicited sexually explicit video and further explicit messages, with the court hearing he had a history of previous sexual offence convictions in the UK, Australia and Ireland.

Area: Abercarn

Court: Cardiff Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 13 months

REOFFENDERGROOMING

BF26-343 — Ben Puckering

Puckering approached a 14-year-old boy at Hull Paragon station and offered him money in exchange for a sexual act. The boy reported the incident immediately, and police stated that Puckering had a lengthy history of previous offending and convictions.

Area: Hull

Court: Hull Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 18 months

CSA

BF26-344 — Anthony Adewale Sobogun

Sobogun committed 17 sexual offences against two child victims known to him over a prolonged period spanning the 1990s and early 2000s. The abuse included repeated sexual offending against a girl under 13 and caused one female victim to become pregnant, with supporting medical and counselling records later recovered during the investigation.

Area: Croydon

Court: Inner London Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 28 years

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHGROOMING

BF26-345 — Alan Falconer

Falconer breached a Sexual Harm Prevention Order on six occasions after having contact with children and concealing his previous convictions from their families. Falconer used grooming tactics to build relationships with the families in order to gain access to the children, despite previous convictions for offences including rape, attempted rape and indecent assault against children.

Area: Billingham

Court: Unavailable

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years 6 months

TRUSTGROOMINGCSAIIOC

BF26-346 — Toby Haslam

Haslam groomed a vulnerable 15-year-old schoolgirl while working at her school, communicating with her on social media, sending sexual messages and buying her gifts before sexually abusing her. Haslam admitted seven counts of sexual activity with a child, including two penetrative offences, sexual communication with a child, and possessing an indecent photograph of a child, having abused a position of trust over the victim.

Area: Wrexham

Court: Mold Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 6 years | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: life | Other: restraining order (10 years)

GROOMINGIIOC

BF26-347 — Declan Sains

Sains engaged in sexually explicit online communications with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old boy, encouraging sexual activity and seeking access to other children. Further investigation uncovered additional sexual communications with real child victims, including requests for sexual acts and the sending of explicit images, and Sains admitted offences including sexual communication with a child, making indecent images of children, and causing/inciting a boy to engage in sexual activity.

Area: Bishop Auckland

Court: Durham Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 8 years 3 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: Unavailable

GROOMING

BF26-348 — Awais Sheikh

Sheikh contacted a 15-year-old schoolgirl through Snapchat and Instagram, continuing communication after being told her age and complimenting her appearance. Weeks later, Sheikh travelled from South Yorkshire to Telford to meet her, collected her from school, and drove her to a secluded location after building the online relationship.

Area: Rotherham

Court: Shrewsbury Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 24 months | SOR: 10 years

BF26-349 to BF26-378
REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHGROOMING

BF26-349 — Teejay Walton

Walton engaged in online communication with a girl who told him she was 12 years old and continued the contact despite knowing her age. Less than a month after release from prison for a previous sexual offence, Walton breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order by communicating with a child online and altering social media settings to automatically delete messages.

Area: Crewe

Court: Chester Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 30 months | SHPO: until 2033 | SOR: Unavailable

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHIIOC

BF26-350 — Jonathan Peter Clark

Clark was found in possession of 195 indecent images of children on his mobile phone, ranging from Category A to Category C, after investigators traced an online account suspected of uploading an indecent image. Clark admitted possessing indecent images of children and breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, with police describing him as a repeat sexual offender.

Area: Winchester

Court: Winchester Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 8 months | SHPO: life

CSA

BF26-351 — Nigel Bull

Bull was convicted of two counts of rape, two counts of engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a girl, and one count of sexual assault on a female. The convictions followed a seven-day trial at Grimsby Crown Court.

Area: Patrington Haven

Court: Grimsby Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 20 years | SOR: life

GROOMINGCSAIIOC

BF26-352 — Owen Evans

Evans groomed a girl online before arranging to meet her in person, with the offending ending after she disclosed what had happened to a friend. Evans admitted meeting a child following grooming, sexual communication with a child, engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged 13–15, and making an indecent photograph of a child.

Area: Barry

Court: Newport Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 7 years | Licence: 3 years | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: life | Other: restraining order

CSA

BF26-353 — Shaun Mitchell

Mitchell admitted six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a girl and two counts of causing or inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity. The offences came to light after the victim reported Mitchell to police in 2024, leading to his arrest and subsequent guilty pleas.

Area: Stoke-on-Trent

Court: Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years 4 months

CSA

BF26-354 — Kai Edwards

Edwards was convicted of raping three teenage girls and assaulting one of them by penetration following separate incidents over a period of months. Edwards met the victims through separate social media interactions, and the jury found him guilty after hearing evidence relating to all three girls.

Area: Hessle

Court: Hull Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 7 years | SOR: life

IIOC

BF26-355 — Conor McGrath

McGrath admitted making 515 indecent images of children between June 2024 and March 2025, comprising 77 Category A images, 109 Category B images and 329 Category C images. The offences were uncovered after devices seized during an unrelated investigation were examined by police.

Area: Stevenage

Court: St Albans Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Suspended sentence: 8 months (2 years) | SHPO: 10 years

REOFFENDERCSA

BF26-356 — Tajinder Sabherwal

Sabherwal committed an offence targeting an 11-year-old girl while travelling on a train with her mother. Sabherwal was identified following a public report and had previous convictions for sexual offending on the railway network, including incidents involving women at stations and on trains.

Area: Bedford

Court: St Albans Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 2 months | SHPO: imposed

CSAIIOC

BF26-357 — Phillip Harris

Harris committed multiple sexual offences against a boy over a period between 1989 and 1991, including indecent assaults, gross indecency offences and buggery. When officers searched his home following his arrest, they recovered indecent images of children, including Category A material, leading to additional offences relating to making indecent images of a child and possession of an extreme pornographic image of a child.

Area: Merthyr

Court: Newport Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 15 years | SHPO: imposed | SOR: Unavailable

IIOC

BF26-358 — Tony Bonner

Bonner was found in possession of indecent photographs and videos of children after officers examined electronic devices seized during a specialist investigation. The investigation also established that Bonner had been making arrangements online to access child abuse material involving a 12-year-old child.

Area: South Shields

Court: Newcastle Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 4 years | SHPO: 10 years

TRUSTIIOC

BF26-359 — Michael Elmer

Elmer, a serving police constable at the time of the offending, admitted three counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children and one count of distributing indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children following an Internet Child Abuse Team investigation. Investigators found that Elmer had been engaging online in a manner demonstrating a sexual interest in children, leading to offences involving the creation and distribution of child abuse material.

Area: Bristol

Court: Exeter Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 13 months | SHPO: 10 years

CSA

BF26-360 — Kane Fox

Fox admitted an offence of sexual activity with a child involving a young female victim following an incident in October 2024. The case was brought to police attention after the victim disclosed the offending to her family, and investigators obtained forensic evidence linking Fox to the offence.

Area: Immingham

Court: Hull Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 5 years 6 months

CSA

BF26-361 — Adam O’Dee

O’Dee was convicted of 17 sexual offences involving five victims after reports made between 2022 and 2025 led to a police investigation. The offences included multiple incidents of sexual abuse against three child victims, two of whom first disclosed the offending to others before police became involved, together with further sexual offences against two adult women.

Area: Plymouth

Court: Plymouth Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 25 years | Licence: 5 years

CSA

BF26-362 — Michael Allen

Allen was convicted of four counts of rape involving two victims who were both under the age of 18 at the time of the offending. The offences were committed against two separate child victims, who later came forward and supported the investigation.

Area: Port Talbot

Court: Unavailable

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 23 years

CSA

BF26-363 — Colin Walker

Walker targeted four child victims over a period of around 25 years, beginning when some of the children were as young as five. Walker admitted and was convicted of multiple child sexual offences involving the victim group, including sexual assault of children under 13, assault by penetration, indecent assault and causing a child to engage in sexual activity.

Area: Wirral

Court: Liverpool Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 10 years | Licence: 12 months | SHPO: life | SOR: life | Other: restraining orders (indefinite)

CSA

BF26-364 — Connor Chard

Chard admitted offences involving two female child victims, both aged seven at the start of the offending. Police established that one victim was abused on multiple occasions between 2019 and 2022, while a second child disclosed offending in 2024, leading to the investigation that uncovered both cases.

Area: Yeovil

Court: Taunton Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 4 years | Licence: 1 year | SHPO: 15 years

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACH

BF26-365 — Sebastian Pavel Baltatu

Baltatu had previously been convicted of the rape of a child under 13 and was later deported from the UK. Following a police investigation, Baltatu was found to have returned to the country unlawfully and committed multiple breaches of his sex offender notification requirements.

Area: Manchester

Court: Manchester Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 18 months

CSA

BF26-366 — Juma Ahmadi

Ahmadi was convicted of rape and sexual assault offences involving two victims, one of whom was a teenage girl under 18 at the time of the offending. The investigation began after the teenage victim disclosed the abuse to a hospital doctor, with a second victim later coming forward to report further offences.

Area: Birmingham

Court: Wolverhampton Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 25 years | SHPO: indefinite

TRUSTGROOMINGIIOC

BF26-367 — Anthony Bath

Bath, a scout leader working with children aged 6 to 14, engaged in online communications with an undercover officer in which he expressed a sexual interest in children and discussed accessing children through his scouting role. Bath also shared indecent images of children, including Category A material, and admitted offences relating to arranging a child sex offence and making and distributing indecent images of children.

Area: Portslade

Court: Lewes Crown Court

Month: Feb 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years | SHPO: imposed

CSA

BF26-368 — Linden Chirico

Chirico sexually abused a teenage girl on multiple occasions over a seven-month period between January and July 2022. Chirico was convicted of two counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl, one count of engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a girl, and one count of causing or inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity.

Area: East Cambs

Court: Cambridge Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 7 years | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: life | Other: restraining order (10 years)

IIOC

BF26-369 — Troy Green

Green secretly recorded 528 videos and images involving 465 victims in public toilets across Birmingham and Solihull, including two child victims. Examination of devices seized from his home also led to offences relating to making indecent images of children, which Green initially denied despite extensive evidence.

Area: Birmingham

Court: Birmingham Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 22 months

TRUSTCSA

BF26-370 — Derek Feast

Feast was convicted of 17 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency involving four male child victims aged between 12 and 15. Feast targeted three victims while volunteering as a Scout leader and another while working in a Norfolk newsagent, with the offending spanning from 1974 to 1991 and, in one case, continuing over several years.

Area: Isle of Mull

Court: St Albans Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 12 years | SOR: life

CSA

BF26-371 — Janpal Singh

Singh sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl inside his phone repair and vape shop in Paignton in 2023 after detaining her within the premises. The child escaped and reported the incident to police, leading to Singh’s conviction following a trial.

Area: Paignton

Court: Plymouth Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 6 years 8 months | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: Unavailable

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHGROOMINGIIOC

BF26-372 — Lee McLoughlin

Uren was found with indecent images and videos of children on multiple devices and engaged in sexual communications with children aged 10 to 15 while posing as both himself and a female child online. While under investigation and later subject to notification requirements and bail conditions, Uren continued offending, concealed an undisclosed mobile phone, retained 16 indecent child videos, and committed further sexual communication and notification offences.

Area: Folkestone

Court: Woolwich Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 8 months | SHPO: 10 years

GROOMINGIIOC

BF26-373 — Miles Goninon

Goninon used multiple Snapchat accounts, including profiles posing as teenagers, to target and manipulate vulnerable girls online. Devices seized during the investigation contained thousands of indecent images and videos of children across all three categories, evidence of distributing child abuse material, and extensive communications with child victims obtained through his online offending.

Area: Winkleigh

Court: Exeter Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 12 years | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: life

Scunthorpe multi-defendant case
Cases: BF26-374 • BF26-375
MultiTRUSTIIOC
MULTI CASE

BF26-374 — Pamela Martin

Martin, a teaching assistant, abused her position within a school to create indecent images of child pupils and shared them with another adult. Police found indecent images of children on her devices, leading to offences involving taking and making indecent images of children.

Area: Scunthorpe

Court: Grimsby Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 7 years | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: life

MultiIIOC
MULTI CASE

BF26-375 — Christopher O’Kane

O’Kane came to police attention after online messages indicated a sexual interest in children. Examination of his devices uncovered indecent images of children and communications relating to child abuse material, resulting in offences including making and distributing indecent images of children.

Area: Scunthorpe

Court: Grimsby Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 7 years | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: life

End of Multi Case
CSA

BF26-376 — Abdul Qayum

Qayum sexually offended against a 14-year-old female child in Bradford in 2004 after approaching her from a vehicle and taking her to his flat. The victim immediately reported the incident, and advances in DNA technology later linked Qayum to forensic evidence recovered during the original investigation, resulting in his conviction more than 20 years later.

Area: Bradford

Court: Bradford Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 14 years | SOR: life

GROOMING

BF26-377 — Adrian Hughes

Hughes believed he was communicating online with girls aged 12 and 13 and sent explicit messages while requesting images from them. The offending was uncovered during an undercover police operation, with Hughes admitting offences involving sexual communications with children and attempts to involve children in sexual activity.

Area: Dudley

Court: Unavailable

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 32 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: Unavailable

Public source:
Unavailable

Media:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy717lrz0yro

CSA

BF26-378 — Afsar Safi

Safi abducted a seven-year-old girl from a hotel in west London after luring her away from her mother and then sexually assaulted her. The child escaped after alerting security staff, and Safi was subsequently convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault offences relating to the young victim.

Area: London

Court: Isleworth Crown Court.

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 6 months | SOR: 7 years

BF26-379 to BF26-408
CSA

BF26-379 — Mohammed Al-Amin

Al-Amin sexually abused a female child victim from her early teens and was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a child. The victim later reported that she had also been subjected to coercive control and forced into an Islamic marriage while still under the age of 18.

Area: Bedford

Court: Luton Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years 7 months | SOR: 7 years | Other: restraining order (5 years)

IIOCCSA

BF26-380 — Andrew Garbutt (AKA Samuel Little)

Garbutt sexually assaulted a young female child victim between May and August 2023, with the offending coming to light after the child disclosed what had happened to her family. Devices seized during the investigation contained indecent images of a child and a covert recording of an adult woman, resulting in convictions for child sexual assault, indecent image offences and voyeurism.

Area: Kirklees

Court: Leeds Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 6 years 3 months | Licence: remaining extended term | SHPO: imposed | SOR: life

ORDER-BREACHGROOMINGIIOC

BF26-381 — Owen Trevallion

Trevallion, while subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, posed as a teenage girl online to target female child victims through social media. Investigation of his phone uncovered sexually explicit communications with children, indecent images of children, attempts to incite two girls into sexual activity, threats to share intimate images, and multiple breaches of his SHPO.

Area: Lowestoft

Court: Ipswich Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 6 years | SHPO breach convictions: 4 counts

IIOCCSA

BF26-382 — Ben Caunce

Caunce was reported to police after showing indecent images of children to a work colleague. Analysis of his devices uncovered 187 Category A images, 43 Category A videos, thousands of additional indecent images of children dating back to 2018, and evidence of sexual offences against a child, resulting in multiple convictions for child sexual abuse and indecent image offences.

Area: Mancot

Court: Mold Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 21 years | SHPO: life | SOR: life | Other: restraining order (15 years)

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHIIOC

BF26-383 — Andrew Contento

Contento was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order when a routine offender management visit uncovered internet activity linked to a website associated with child abuse material. Forensic examination of his device confirmed indecent images of children, resulting in convictions for three counts of making indecent images of children and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Area: Wirral

Court: Liverepool Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 10 years 3 months | SOR: life | Other: Deprivation Order

CSA

BF26-384 — John Erskine

Erskine was convicted of multiple sexual offences against a female child victim following a prolonged pattern of abuse spanning several years during the 1960s. The victim first reported the offences in the 1980s and, after the case was revisited decades later, Erskine was convicted of five counts of rape of a girl under 16 and two counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14.

Area: Coventry

Court: Birmingham Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 20 years

IIOC

BF26-385 — Jeremy Bird

Bird came to police attention after repeatedly flying a drone over a primary school and being seen recording and attempting to interact with children at local schools in Salisbury. Searches of his devices uncovered a significant collection of indecent images of children, resulting in convictions for making indecent images of children and aviation-related offences.

Area: Salisbury

Court: Winchester Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Suspended sentence: 19 months (2 years) | SHPO: 10 years

IIOCCSA

BF26-386 — Klein Chinoda

Chinoda sexually abused a female child on multiple occasions in Wellingborough between April and June 2023. He was subsequently convicted of multiple child sexual offences, including rape of the child victim, sexual activity with a child, and possession of indecent images of a child following a specialist safeguarding investigation.

Area: Wellingborough

Court: Northampton Crown Court

Month: Mar 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 17 years

Wakefield multi-defendant case
Cases: BF26-387
MultiCSA
MULTI CASE

BF26-387 — Jagtar Sahota

Convicted of multiple historic sexual offences against a teenage victim over a prolonged period, resulting in a substantial custodial sentence.

Area: Wakefield

Court: Leeds Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 21 years

End of Multi Case
REOFFENDERORDER-BREACH

BF26-388 — Aaron Ray Dungey

Convicted of multiple breaches of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order after contacting children, resulting in a custodial sentence.

Area: Wellingborough

Court: Northampton Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 1 year 6 months

CSA

BF26-389 — Diwan Khan

Convicted of a serious sexual offence against a teenage victim, resulting in a substantial custodial sentence; Naheed Ejaz was also convicted of perverting the course of justice in connection with the case.

Area: Bracknell

Court: Winchester Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 12 years | Licence: 5 years | SHPO: 20 years | SOR: life | Other: restraining order (indefinite)

CSA

BF26-390 — Bruce Marshall

Convicted of multiple non-recent sexual offences against a child, including rape, resulting in a substantial custodial sentence.

Area: Woolavington

Court: Exeter Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 22 years | Licence: 1 year

Dewsbury multi-defendant case
Cases: BF26-391 • BF26-392 • BF26-393 • BF26-394
MultiCSA
MULTI CASE

BF26-391 — Jagtar Sahota

Sahota sexually abused a female child victim between 1997 and 2000, committing 11 rapes, 11 indecent assaults and an offence of actual bodily harm. The offending formed part of a wider investigation into the prolonged abuse of the same victim by multiple offenders over several years.

Area: Dewsbury

Court: Leeds Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 21 years

MultiCSA
MULTI CASE

BF26-392 — Zahid Hussain

Hussain was convicted of indecent assault offences against the same female child victim, with the offending taking place between 1994 and 1997. His conviction followed a long-running investigation into the abuse the victim suffered over several years.

Area: Dewsbury

Court: Leeds Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Convicted: indecent assault offences | Sentencing due: 4 June 2026

MultiCSA
MULTI CASE

BF26-393 — Mohammed Chhibda

Chhibda was convicted of indecent assault offences against the same female child victim relating to offending committed between 1994 and 1997. The offences formed part of a wider pattern of abuse investigated by specialist detectives.

Area: Dewsbury

Court: Leeds Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Convicted: indecent assault offences | Sentencing due: 4 June 2026

MultiCSA
MULTI CASE

BF26-394 — Basharat Wali

Wali admitted two counts of indecent assault against the same female child victim. His guilty pleas formed part of the prosecution of four men for offences committed against the victim between 1994 and 2000.

Area: Dewsbury

Court: Leeds Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Guilty plea: 2 counts indecent assault | Sentencing due: 4 June 2026

End of Multi Case
REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHIIOC

BF26-395 — David Landin

Landin, previously convicted in 2023 for attempting to incite a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order by operating an undisclosed social media account. Examination of his phone uncovered more than 15,000 messages relating to child sexual abuse, deleted message activity, searches relating to indecent images of children, and 19 indecent images including 3 Category A, 4 Category B and 12 Category C images hidden at his home.

Area: Ipswich

Court: Ipswich Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years | SHPO: indefinite

ORDER-BREACHCSA

BF26-396 — Michael Marshall

Marshall committed a sexual offence against a 12-year-old girl after attending her family home in 2022 and attempting to involve her in sexual activity. Following his conviction, Marshall also admitted failing to comply with Sex Offender Notification Requirements by failing to notify police of his home address.

Area: Southampton

Court: Southampton Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years

Nuneaton multi-defendant case
Cases: BF26-397 • BF26-398
MultiCSA
MULTI CASE

BF26-397 — Stephen Lloyd

Lloyd sexually abused three female child victims over a period spanning more than three decades between 1991 and 2022. Lloyd was convicted of rape, penetrative and non-penetrative sexual activity involving girls under 16, causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and sexual assaults against young girls after multiple victims came forward to report his offending.

Area: Nuneaton

Court: Warwickshire Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 18 years

Multi
MULTI CASE

BF26-398 — June Lloyd

June Lloyd was convicted of wilfully exposing two young girls to sexual abuse by Stephen Lloyd between 2009 and 2022. She was found responsible for causing or allowing child neglect and suffering by failing to protect the victims from ongoing abuse.

Area: Nuneaton

Court: Warwickshire Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 30 months

End of Multi Case
TRUSTCSA

BF26-399 — William Caton

Caton abused his position of trust as a teacher to sexually exploit a female child victim under 16. Caton caused the victim to engage in sexual activity on multiple occasions and engaged in sexual activity with her himself, resulting in seven child sexual offence convictions.

Area: Diss

Court: Ipswich Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 5 years | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: life

IIOCCSA

BF26-400 — Michael Wisdom

Wisdom was convicted of offences against a girl he abused in Birmingham in 1979 after the victim came forward decades later to report the abuse. When arrested in 2025, Wisdom attempted to destroy his mobile phone, which was found to contain dozens of indecent images of children including Category A material, while investigators also uncovered messages discussing the abuse of a girl.

Area: Birmingham

Court: Birmingham Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Remanded in custody pending sentence

REOFFENDERCSA

BF26-401 — Sean McDade

McDade, a registered sex offender, admitted ten offences involving a girl under 13 committed between May and July 2025. The charges included six counts of assault by penetration, three counts of rape and one count of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, with the victim later disclosing the abuse and helping secure his conviction.

Area: Northampton

Court: Northampton Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: life (min 12 years)

GROOMINGCSA

BF26-402 — John Crossley

Crossley believed he was communicating online with a 14-year-old girl during November 2025 but was actually interacting with an adult working with a paedophile hunter group. Evidence gathered from those conversations was passed to police, leading to his arrest, guilty pleas and subsequent imprisonment.

Area: Burnley

Court: Preston Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years | SHPO: 15 years

GROOMINGCSA

BF26-403 — Henry Hart

Hart was convicted of three offences involving a 13-year-old girl he knew personally. Using Snapchat, Hart sent inappropriate messages to the child before concerns were raised by one of her friends, leading to a police investigation, conviction after trial and the imposition of lifetime safeguarding measures.

Area: Stanningfield

Court: Cambridge Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 5 years 10 months | SHPO: indefinite | Restraining Order: indefinite | SOR: life

CSA

BF26-404 — Edwin Timewell

Timewell admitted assaulting a girl under 13 by touching at a house in Peterborough on 21 December 2024 after the child immediately alerted her parents. When interviewed by police, Timewell admitted the offence and later pleaded guilty before being sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court.

Area: Peterborough

Court: Cambridge Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years | SHPO: until Apr 2036 | SOR: until Jan 2036 | Restraining Order: until Apr 2036

IIOCCSA

BF26-405 — Ian Isherwood

Isherwood pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children in Categories A, B and C, possessing a Category C image and assisting the commission of an offence, and was also convicted of multiple offences involving a girl under 13. After Cheshire Police linked him to a PayPal account used to purchase child abuse material, officers recovered hundreds of indecent images from his devices and identified a girl who disclosed that Isherwood had abused her when she was around eight to ten years old.

Area: Warrington

Court: Liverpool Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 15 years | SHPO: imposed | SOR: life

ORDER-BREACH

BF26-406 — Mark Klein

Klein, a registered sex offender, admitted two breaches of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order after police found Snapchat installed on his phone in April 2025 and later discovered he had concealed a mobile phone during a compliance visit while on court bail for the earlier breach. The order had originally been imposed in 2013 and remained in force at the time of the offences.

Area: Blackburn

Court: Preston Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 21 months

ORDER-BREACHGROOMINGCSA

BF26-407 — Paul Parker

Parker admitted stalking causing serious alarm or distress, breaching a Stalking Protection Order and two counts of sexual communication with a child. Between June 2023 and May 2024, Parker repeatedly contacted two 12-year-old girls after they found his phone number in a public toilet, continuing to call and message them after learning they were underage, while a separate investigation found he had also breached a court order by concealing an additional mobile phone.

Area: Stevenage

Court: St Albans Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 4 years

CSA

BF26-408 — Teo Tewson-Bozic

Tewson-Bozic gained the trust of a 14-year-old girl before subjecting her to repeated abuse during 2024. He admitted five counts of sexual activity with a child and was later convicted of four counts of assault by penetration and two counts of rape after the victim disclosed the offending to family members, leading to a police investigation.

Area: Brighton

Court: Brighton Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 15 years | Licence: 2 years | SHPO: 25 years | SOR: imposed

BF26-409 to BF26-409
IIOCCSA

BF26-409 — Joshua Mumby

Mumby admitted three counts of sexual assault and two counts of taking indecent images of children after a Kent Police investigation linked him to indecent material uploaded online. Digital forensic enquiries recovered more than 200 indecent images from his phone relating to his own offending, and he later changed his plea after initially denying responsibility and claiming the images had been manipulated.

Area: Deal

Court: Canterbury Crown Court

Month: Apr 2026

Outcome: Jailed: 6 years 6 months | Licence: 3 years 6 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: life


APR 2026 PH CASES
GROOMING Medium

PH26-128 • Kyle Evans

Coventry • Apr 2026

Evans was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a 12-month community order together with 120 hours of unpaid work and a five-year SHPO.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Community Order: 12 months | Unpaid Work: 120 hours | SHPO: 5 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: The Underworld

GROOMING Medium

PH26-129 • Danny Reeves

Ashford, Kent • Apr 2026

Reeves engaged in sexual communication with a person he believed to be a 13-year-old girl and arranged a meeting following grooming behaviour. He pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence together with rehabilitation requirements, unpaid work and seven-year safeguarding orders.

Court: Folkestone Magistrates Court

Outcome: Suspended Sentence: 6 months (18 months operational period) | Rehabilitation: 25 sessions | Unpaid Work: 200 hours | SHPO: 7 years | SOR: 7 years | Costs: £85

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Innocent Voices Stings

GROOMING Medium

PH26-130 • Michael Penney

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire • Apr 2026

Penney was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a one-year supervision order together with five-year safeguarding and notification requirements.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Supervision Order: 1 year | SHPO: 5 years | SOR: 5 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Silent Angels

REOFFENDERGROOMING High

PH26-131 • Jamie McDonald

Glasgow • Apr 2026

McDonald, described as a repeat offender, was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a 22-month custodial sentence together with 10-year notification requirements.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Jailed: 22 months | SOR: 10 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Scotlands Child Protection Team ASA

GROOMING Medium

PH26-132 • Marcus R

Suffolk / Essex • Apr 2026

Marcus R was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a suspended sentence together with unpaid work, rehabilitation requirements and long-term safeguarding orders.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Suspended Sentence: 24 months (24 months operational period) | SHPO: imposed | SOR: 10 years | Unpaid Work: imposed | Rehabilitation Activity: imposed

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Saving Childrens Futures South West

GROOMING High

PH26-133 • Shamshair A

Keighley • Apr 2026

Shamshair A was convicted of sexual communication offences involving a perceived child and offences including sending indecent images and inciting sexual activity. The court imposed a 25-month custodial sentence together with a 10-year SHPO.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Jailed: 25 months | SHPO: 10 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Sanctuary Online Child Protection Team

GROOMING Medium

PH26-134 • Joe Jackson

Brighton • Apr 2026

Jackson was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a suspended sentence together with programme requirements, rehabilitation activity, a forfeiture order and 10-year safeguarding and notification requirements.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Suspended Sentence: 9 months (18 months operational period) | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: 10 years | Programme: 20 days | Rehabilitation Activity Requirement: 25 days | Forfeiture Order: mobile phone

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Protecting Pompeys Innocent

REOFFENDERGROOMING High

PH26-135 • Lee Grovell

Newport • Apr 2026

Grovell, described as a repeat offender, was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a 32-month custodial sentence together with indefinite safeguarding and notification requirements.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Jailed: 32 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: indefinite

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Protecting Pompeys Innocent

GROOMING Medium

PH26-136 • Vincent Sword

Lowestoft • Mar 2026

Sword pleaded guilty following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. Ipswich Crown Court imposed a suspended sentence together with rehabilitation activity, mental health treatment and a five-year SHPO.

Court: Ipswich Crown Court

Outcome: Suspended Sentence: 16 months (18 months operational period) | Rehabilitation Activity Requirement: 25 days | Mental Health Treatment Requirement: 9 months | SHPO: 5 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Unavailable

GROOMING High

PH26-137 • Peter Hills

Bridgwater • Apr 2026

Hills pleaded guilty following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. Taunton Crown Court imposed a custodial sentence of 26 months’ imprisonment.

Court: Taunton Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 26 months

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Unavailable

REOFFENDERGROOMING High

PH26-138 • Colin Brown

Halifax • Apr 2026

Brown, described as a repeat offender, was convicted following grooming offences involving a teenage girl. Bradford Crown Court imposed a 29-month custodial sentence together with lifetime notification requirements.

Court: Bradford Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 29 months | SOR: life

Source: Unavailable

Extra Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/20283175.veteran-jailed-inviting-teenage-girl-shower/#

Poster Credit: Fleetwood Enforcers UK

REOFFENDERGROOMING High

PH26-139 • Robert Taylor

Harehills / Otley • Apr 2026

Taylor, described as a repeat offender, was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a custodial sentence together with a 10-year SHPO and lifetime notification requirements.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years | Concurrent Sentence: 8 months | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: life

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: EXPO Exposing Predators Online

GROOMING Medium

PH26-140 • Robin Smith (aka Al White)

Blackpool • Apr 2026

Smith, also known as Al White, was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a community order together with rehabilitation requirements and five-year safeguarding and notification requirements.

Court: Preston Court

Outcome: Community Order: 18 months | SHPO: 5 years | SOR: 5 years | Rehabilitation Activity Requirement: 20 days | Costs: imposed

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Child Online Safety Team (COST)

GROOMING High

PH26-141 • Zacharie John Hall

Unavailable • Apr 2026

Hall was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a lengthy custodial sentence together with indefinite safeguarding and notification requirements.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Jailed: 9 years | Extended Licence: 4 years 4 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: indefinite

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: STOP Stings

GROOMING High

PH26-142 • Nyron Davies

Port Talbot, Wales • Apr 2026

Davies was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. Swansea Crown Court imposed a three-year custodial sentence together with indefinite safeguarding and notification requirements.

Court: Swansea Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: indefinite

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Dank Dragon / Child Online Safety Team (COST)

IIOC Medium

PH26-143 • Robin Vecchi

Barry • Apr 2026

Vecchi admitted offences involving indecent images of children and was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court to a community order with rehabilitation requirements, electronic monitoring and long-term safeguarding orders.

Court: Cardiff Crown Court

Outcome: Community Order: 12 months | Rehabilitation Activity Requirement: 15 days | Curfew Tag: 6 months | SHPO: 5 years | SOR: 10 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Dank Dragon

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHGROOMING High

PH26-144 • Samuel Haynes

Banbury • Apr 2026

Haynes, described as a repeat offender, was convicted of sexual communication offences involving a perceived child and breaches of a prevention order. Oxford Crown Court imposed a custodial sentence together with indefinite safeguarding restrictions.

Court: Oxford Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 24 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: 10 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Dank Dragon

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHGROOMING High

PH26-145 • Dave Hudson (Robert Wayne Derricutt)

Telford • Apr 2026

Hudson, also known as Robert Wayne Derricutt, was convicted of sexual communication offences involving a perceived child and breaches of existing orders. Shrewsbury Crown Court imposed a three-year custodial sentence together with long-term safeguarding restrictions.

Court: Shrewsbury Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: 7 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Dank Dragon

GROOMING Medium

PH26-146 • Jonathan Perkins

Cambridge • Apr 2026

Perkins pleaded guilty following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. Cambridge Crown Court imposed a suspended custodial sentence together with rehabilitation requirements and safeguarding orders.

Court: Cambridge Crown Court

Outcome: Suspended Sentence: 18 months (24 months operational period) | Rehabilitation Activity Requirement: 25 days | SHPO: imposed | SOR: imposed

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Dank Dragon

GROOMING High

PH26-147 • Nathan Swift

Rugby • Mar 2026

Swift pleaded guilty to offences involving online sexual communication with a perceived child and was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court to 8 years and 5 months’ imprisonment together with a 10-year SHPO.

Court: Warwick Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 8 years 5 months | SHPO: 10 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Child Online Safety Team (COST) / EXPO Exposing Predators Online

GROOMING Medium

PH26-148 • Neil Wright

Basingstoke • Apr 2026

Wright was convicted of attempted sexual communication and incitement offences involving a perceived child. The court imposed suspended custodial sentences together with rehabilitation requirements, safeguarding orders and costs.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Suspended Sentence: 9 months x2 concurrent (18 months operational period) | Rehabilitation Activity Requirement: 10 days | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: imposed | Costs: £700

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Child Online Safety Team (COST)

GROOMING Medium

PH26-149 • Kamalakar Reddy Solipuram

Newcastle • Apr 2026

Solipuram was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a suspended custodial sentence together with a 10-year SHPO, device forfeiture and costs.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Suspended Sentence: 8 months (18 months operational period) | SHPO: 10 years | Device Forfeiture: imposed | Costs: £187

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Child Online Safety Team (COST)

GROOMING Medium

PH26-150 • Joshua Nevison

Bradford • Apr 2026

Nevison pleaded guilty following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. Bradford Magistrates Court imposed a suspended sentence together with rehabilitation requirements and long-term safeguarding orders.

Court: Bradford Magistrates Court

Outcome: Suspended Sentence: 8 months (12 months operational period) | Rehabilitation Activity Requirement: 20 days | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: imposed

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Child Online Safety Team (COST)

GROOMING Medium

PH26-151 • Matthew James Connell

Leeds • Apr 2026

Connell pleaded guilty following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. Leeds Crown Court imposed a community order together with rehabilitation requirements and a five-year SHPO.

Court: Leeds Crown Court

Outcome: Community Order: 18 months | Rehabilitation Activity Requirement: 25 days | SHPO: 5 years | Surcharge: imposed

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Child Online Safety Team (COST)

GROOMING Medium

PH26-152 • Paul Freeman

Liverpool • Apr 2026

Freeman pleaded guilty following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. Liverpool Crown Court imposed community-based requirements including alcohol monitoring, rehabilitation activity, registration requirements and a SHPO.

Court: Liverpool Crown Court

Outcome: Alcohol Abstinence Requirement: 120 days | Rehabilitation Activity Requirement: up to 30 days | SHPO: until 20/04/2031 | SOR: 5 years | Fine: £250

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Child Online Safety Team (COST)

GROOMING Medium

PH26-153 • Paul Oldham

Manchester • Apr 2026

Oldham engaged in online communications with a person he believed to be a child and attempted to arrange further contact. The court imposed a three-year community order together with sex offender registration requirements.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Community Order: 3 years | SOR: 5 years

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Children’s Voices

GROOMING Medium

PH26-154 • Michael Fogarty

Upminster • Apr 2026

Fogarty was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a suspended sentence together with unpaid work, probation requirements and 10-year safeguarding orders.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Suspended Sentence: 2 years | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: 10 years | Probation: 30 days | Unpaid Work: 180 hours

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Broken Dreams Awareness

GROOMING High

PH26-155 • Stephen Deard

Stevenage • Apr 2026

Deard was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child. The court imposed a custodial sentence together with indefinite safeguarding and notification requirements.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Jailed: 36 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: indefinite

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: Angels of Innocence

GROOMING High

PH26-156 • Wesley Pennington

Stockport • Apr 2026

Pennington was convicted following an online child-grooming investigation involving a perceived child and an attempt to arrange a meeting. The court imposed a four-year custodial sentence together with a 15-year SHPO and lifetime notification requirements.

Court: Unavailable

Outcome: Jailed: 4 years | SHPO: 15 years | SOR: life

Source: Unavailable

Poster Credit: C&C


Severity Key

Severity indicators describe general seriousness based on offence type, sentencing outcome,
and safeguarding risk. They are not legal classifications.

  • 🟡 Low–Medium Severity
    Non-custodial or suspended sentences; safeguarding concerns remain
  • 🟠 Medium–High Severity
    Custodial sentences, grooming, sexual communication, indecent images
  • 🔴 High Severity
    Serious contact abuse, exploitation, repeated or high-risk offending

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