March 2022 – 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.

Entries are grouped into two reference types: BF and PH.

BF (Be Frank) cases are verified court outcomes, cross-checked against official public sources such as police press releases, CPS statements, court reporting, or reputable media coverage.

PH (Paedophile Hunting) cases are compiled from publicly shared conviction / guilty-plea posters on social media by independent awareness and safeguarding groups. These outcomes may not always appear in mainstream media reporting, but can be included where a clear outcome is stated.

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convictions recorded this month

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Total shown above includes BF + PH combined.

MAR 2022
UK Child Sexual Offence Convictions Recorded
REOFFENDERCSA

BF22-063 — Isaac Cluley

Cluley admitted sexual activity offences involving an underage girl while already subject to notification requirements and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order from previous convictions.

Area: Leicester

Court: Leicester Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 19 months | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: 10 years

GROOMINGCSA

BF22-064 — Jordan Lanzon

Lanzon used social media to contact and exploit a vulnerable underage girl before being convicted of multiple sexual offences following trial.

Area: Manchester

Court: Manchester Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 9 years 6 months

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHGROOMING

BF22-065 — Anthony Bridgestock

Bridgestock breached notification order conditions after officers discovered deleted internet activity and messaging applications during compliance checks, having previously been convicted of grooming offences involving a teenage girl.

Area: Cambridgeshire

Court: Cambridge Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 8 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: imposed

CSA

BF22-066 — Michael McKenzie

McKenzie was convicted following trial for offences involving the indecent assault of a child, with the victim later reporting long-term emotional impact from the abuse.

Area: Southend

Court: Basildon Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 8 months

GROOMINGIIOC

BF22-067 — Jack Lister

Lister used fake online profiles to manipulate and exploit multiple women, with offences including blackmail, sexual offences and indecent image offences uncovered during the investigation.

Area: Norfolk

Court: Norwich Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 16 years | Licence: 4 years extended

REOFFENDERGROOMINGCSA

BF22-068 — Colin Wright

Wright was convicted of offences involving multiple schoolgirls after using his home to facilitate contact with vulnerable teenagers and providing alcohol and drugs during the grooming process.

Area: Sunderland

Court: Newcastle Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 16 years | Licence: 4 years extended | SHPO: life | SOR: life

REOFFENDERCSA

BF22-070 — David Byrne

Byrne was convicted of further historic offences involving multiple boys in the Yeovil area after previously serving a prison sentence for similar offending against other victims.

Area: Avon & Somerset

Court: Bristol Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 6 years | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: indefinite

IIOCCSA

BF22-071 — Jason Reddy

Reddy was convicted in absence after offences involving a child victim and covert recordings of underage girls were uncovered during a police investigation.

Area: Hastings

Court: Hastings Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 4 years

CSA

BF22-072 — David Carter

Carter was convicted following trial of multiple historic offences against a child, including rape and indecent assault offences spanning numerous counts.

Area: Worcester

Court: Worcester Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 24 years | SOR: life

CSA

BF22-073 — Ronald Clayton

Clayton was convicted of historic offences against a young girl following a lengthy investigation after the victim came forward to police years later.

Area: Wakefield

Court: Wakefield Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 7 years | Licence: 1 year extended | SHPO: imposed

CSA

BF22-074 — Alex Henney

Henney was extradited from Ireland and convicted of historic offences involving two young girls after an investigation began following disclosures made to police decades later.

Area: Bedfordshire

Court: Luton Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 7 years

CSA

BF22-075 — Nathan Ali

Ali targeted a 12-year-old girl in Newcastle before taking her to student accommodation, where the offence was discovered after other occupants returned and contacted police.

Area: Newcastle upon Tyne

Court: Newcastle Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 4 years 6 months | Licence: 1 year extended | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: life | Restraining Order: 5 years

CSA

BF22-076 — Henry Herbert Lenton

Lenton was convicted after trial of multiple offences against a child following a prolonged period of abuse committed over two years in Bordon.

Area: Oxford, Oxfordshire

Court: Winchester Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 13 years | Licence: 1 year extended | SHPO: imposed | SOR: life

TRUSTGROOMINGCSA

BF22-077 — Hannah Harris

Harris abused her position as a teaching assistant to build a secret relationship with a 14-year-old pupil, using fake identities to deceive his parents and arrange meetings outside school.

Area: Henlow, Bedfordshire

Court: St Albans Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 6 years | SOR: indefinite

CSA

BF22-078 — Bernard Taylor

Taylor abused a schoolgirl over many years before the offences finally came to light decades later when the victim disclosed the abuse to someone she trusted.

Area: Cambridgeshire

Court: Cambridge Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 17 years | Licence: 1 year extended | SOR: imposed

GROOMING

BF22-079 — Michael Smith

Smith communicated with and gained the trust of an underage girl over a period of months before arranging contact away from her home area; convicted following a police investigation and victim evidence presented at Liverpool Crown Court.

Area: Hyde, Greater Manchester

Court: Liverpool Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 8 years | Licence: 4 years extended | SOR: indefinite

CSA

BF22-080 — Martyn Quinn

Quinn was convicted after sexually abusing a young boy in New Milton, with the case proceeding to sentencing at Southampton Crown Court following a police investigation and guilty plea.

Area: Fordingbridge, Hampshire

Court: Southampton Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

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

IIOC

BF22-081 — Nigel Turner

Turner was convicted after investigators uncovered Category A-C indecent images and videos involving two young children, along with evidence of repeated abuse and online distribution through a false-profile messaging account; pleaded guilty to multiple offences at Preston Crown Court.

Area: Morecambe, Lancashire

Court: Preston Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 20 years | SHPO: life | SOR: life

Keighley, West Yorkshire multi-defendant case
Cases: BF22-082
MultiGROOMINGCSA
MULTI CASE

BF22-082 — Amjad Hussain

Hussain was part of the Keighley grooming gang and was convicted of multiple offences against a child linked to abuse in the Keighley area between 2008 and 2009, after the victim later reported the offending to police as an adult.

Area: Keighley, West Yorkshire

Court: Bradford Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 12 years

End of Multi Case
CSA

BF22-083 — Ian Nixon

Nixon admitted offences linked to the long-term abuse of a young boy in Rochdale during the late 1980s after the victim later came forward to police, leading to conviction and sentencing at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.

Area: Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Court: Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 13 years 4 months | SOR: imposed

GROOMINGIIOC

BF22-084 — Keith McFadden

McFadden was convicted of offences involving multiple boys over a prolonged period after investigators linked him to indecent material shared online; the case involved cooperation between Northamptonshire Police, the National Crime Agency and the FBI.

Area: Northampton

Court: Preston Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 30 years

GROOMINGCSA

BF22-085 — Ronald Didd

Didd manipulated a vulnerable family to gain unrestricted access to a teenage girl before committing offences while she was staying at his home; he later admitted multiple charges and was sentenced following a safeguarding investigation.

Area: Littlehampton, West Sussex

Court: Winchester Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 10 years | Licence: 2 years 6 months extended | SHPO: 10 years from release | SOR: life | Restraining Order: 10 years from release

CSA

BF22-086 — Peter Crane

Crane was convicted of historic offences involving two children following a trial at Luton Crown Court, with police praising the victims for providing evidence despite the offending dating back many years.

Area: Hemel Hempstead, Bedfordshire

Court: Luton Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 9 years | Licence: 1 year | SOR: life

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHIIOC

BF22-087 — Neil Webb

Webb breached the conditions of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order after police discovered an unregistered mobile phone; he had previously been convicted of offences involving indecent images of children and notification requirement breaches.

Area: Ellesmere Port

Court: Chester Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 20 months | SHPO: 10 years

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHIIOC

BF22-088 — Robert Mills

Mills breached the conditions of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order by allowing a woman and young child to stay at his home without informing police or disclosing his previous convictions; he had previously been jailed after officers discovered 5,879 indecent images of children.

Area: Littleport, Cambridgeshire

Court: Cambridge Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 4 months

REOFFENDERCSA

BF22-089 — William King

King abused two girls and a boy across offences committed in Edinburgh and Fife between 1982 and 2000, with one victim reporting long-term psychological impact; he was convicted following a High Court trial after previously serving a sentence for separate child abuse offences.

Area: Edinburgh & Dalgety Bay, Scotland

Court: High Court in Glasgow

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 6 years | SOR: indefinite

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHIIOC

BF22-090 — Ludovit Gerhat

Gerhat breached monitoring and notification requirements after police discovered attempts to wipe devices and found more than 200 videos and 100 indecent images of children, including Category A material, despite a previous conviction and suspended sentence.

Area: Eastbourne, East Sussex

Court: Lewes Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 15 months | SHPO: further 10 years | SOR: further 10 years

IIOC

BF22-091 — Richard Baker

Baker used Facebook to distribute Category A indecent images of children before police seized multiple devices and uncovered further extreme material during an investigation by Wiltshire Police’s Child Internet Exploitation Team.

Area: Westbury, Wiltshire

Court: Swindon Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 28 months | SHPO: 10 years

GROOMING

BF22-092 — John Brewster

Brewster used Facebook and WhatsApp to communicate with who he believed was a 14-year-old girl before arranging a meeting for sexual activity, but was instead met by an adult who alerted police leading to his arrest and conviction at Cambridge Crown Court.

Area: St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Court: Cambridge Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years 4 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: indefinite

BF22-093 to BF22-102
CSA

BF22-093 — Simon Chapman

Chapman was convicted of 14 historic offences against a girl and a boy in Bristol dating back to the late 1980s and early 1990s, after both victims later provided evidence during a police investigation launched in 2019.

Area: Bristol, Avon & Somerset

Court: Bristol Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 4 years | SOR: indefinite

TRUSTCSA

BF22-094 — Creighton Muirhead

Muirhead abused 19 children across two schools over many years while working as a teacher and headteacher, with offences including assaults carried out during school activities and changing room supervision; he was convicted of 23 counts following a lengthy trial at Guildford Crown Court.

Area: Swindon & Dorking

Court: Winchester Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 11 years | SOR: indefinite | Banned from working with children: life

REOFFENDERORDER-BREACHGROOMING

BF22-095 — Kevan Rose

Rose, who had previously been jailed in 2017 for breaching a Sexual Risk Order, repeatedly breached restrictions again by concealing communications, deleting digital evidence and staying overnight at the home of a woman with children without disclosure; police also uncovered attempts to persuade the woman to mislead officers about the relationship.

Area: Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent

Court: Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 2 years 6 months

GROOMING

BF22-096 — James Doyle

Doyle built a relationship of trust with a vulnerable young girl before offences were committed over a prolonged period in East Grinstead, leading to conviction and sentencing at Hove Crown Court.

Area: East Grinstead, West Sussex

Court: Hove Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 9 years | SHPO: 10 years from release | SOR: life

TRUSTCSA

BF22-097 — Stephen Mitchell

Mitchell committed multiple historic offences against three children, including offences involving boys and girls under 16, before later pleading guilty at Northampton Crown Court after victims and their families came forward to police.

Area: Northamptonshire

Court: Northampton Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 12 years 8 months | SHPO: indefinite | Restraining Order: imposed

GROOMING

BF22-098 — Alexander Turnbull

Turnbull was convicted after developing inappropriate online contact with a teenage girl over an extended period, with the case later reported to police by a trusted adult and heard at Cambridge Crown Court.

Area: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Court: Cambridge Magistrates’ Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Suspended sentence | Rehabilitation activity: 30 days | Unpaid work: 200 hours

GROOMINGCSA

BF22-099 — Simon Berry

Berry groomed and repeatedly abused a child in his local community over a period of years, with offences continuing from when the victim was under 10 into their teenage years; the Court of Appeal later increased his sentence after ruling the original term was unduly lenient.

Area: Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Court: Hove Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 18 years | Licence: 5 years extended | SHPO: imposed | Restraining Order: imposed

CSA

BF22-100 — Neil Jarvis

Jarvis admitted multiple sexual assault offences in Ramsgate during 2021, including an offence against a young child near a bus stop, before being identified through CCTV and witness evidence and sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court.

Area: Ramsgate, Kent

Court: Sittingbourne Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

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

IIOCCSA

BF22-101 — Daniel Cater

Cater was convicted of offences involving a girl under 13 after Operation Safenet officers uncovered indecent images and related evidence during analysis of seized digital devices, leading to further charges and a trial at Stafford Crown Court.

Area: Cannock, Staffordshire

Court: Stafford Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 17 years | SHPO: imposed | SOR: life

TRUSTCSA

BF22-102 — Elton Townend-Jones

Townend-Jones was convicted following trial of rape and child sexual assault offences involving a girl he abused over a prolonged period between 2015 and 2020.

Area: St Albans, Hertfordshire / Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Court: Cambridge Crown Court

Month: Mar 2022

Outcome: Jailed: 14 years | SHPO: indefinite | Restraining Order: indefinite

MAR 2022 PH CASES
GROOMINGIIOC High

PH22-007 • Anthony Mark Clemmit

Taunton • Mar 2022

Clemmit admitted multiple offences when the case came before Taunton Crown Court, including offences involving prohibited images and sexual offending. With guilty pleas entered, the matter was adjourned for sentencing at a later date.

Court: Taunton Crown Court

Outcome: Guilty plea entered | Sentencing: pending

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AARfwLEoP/

Poster Credit: Angels Of Innocence

GROOMING High

PH22-008 • Danny Duffy / Westfall

Essex • Mar 2022

Duffy, also known as Westfall, received a substantial custodial sentence at Basildon Crown Court after admitting offences uncovered during a child protection investigation. Alongside the prison term, the court imposed a 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and lifetime notification requirements.

Court: Basildon Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 9 years 3 months | Extended sentence: imposed | SHPO: 15 years | SOR: life

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1bpYnba8s1/

Poster Credit: Broken Dreams Awareness

GROOMING High

PH22-009 • Gary Sewell

Nottingham • Mar 2022

Sewell was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to more than two years in prison following proceedings relating to online child sexual offending. The court also imposed a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ten years of notification requirements.

Court: Nottingham Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 26 months | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: 10 years

Source: https://www.facebook.com/LeedsExposurePage

Poster Credit: Predator Exposure

VOYEURISM Medium

PH22-010 • Gerard Fairclough

Newton Aycliffe • Mar 2022

Fairclough admitted the offences when he appeared before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court. Jurisdiction for sentence was passed onward, with the case adjourned for Crown Court sentencing at a later date.

Court: Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court

Outcome: Guilty plea entered | Sentencing: adjourned to Crown Court

Source: https://www.facebook.com/ChildOnlineSatetyTeamUK?locale=en_GB

Poster Credit: Child Online Safety Team

IIOC High

PH22-011 • Jason Hildred

Spalding • Mar 2022

Hildred appeared before Lincoln Crown Court where he received a custodial sentence for offences involving indecent images. In addition to the prison term, the court imposed a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ten years of notification requirements.

Court: Lincoln Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 16 months | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: 10 years

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1bpYnba8s1/

Poster Credit: Broken Dreams Awareness

GROOMING High

PH22-012 • Jordan Hince

Warrington • Mar 2022

Hince received a 30-month custodial sentence after the case concluded before the courts. The sentencing judge also imposed indefinite notification requirements and an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order, leaving long-term safeguarding restrictions in place following his release.

Court: Uknown

Outcome: Jailed: 30 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: indefinite

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AcudvLD6i/

Poster Credit: Fleetwood Enforcers UK

GROOMING High

PH22-013 • Michael Moloney

Wembley • Mar 2022

Moloney was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court following a child protection investigation. Alongside the custodial sentence, the court imposed a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ten years of notification requirements designed to manage risk after release.

Court: Snaresbrook Crown Court

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

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1bpYnba8s1/

Poster Credit: Broken Dreams Awareness

GROOMING High

PH22-014 • Michael Willis

London • Mar 2022

Willis was ordered to serve a 21-month prison sentence after appearing before the courts in relation to offences involving a minor. The custodial term brought the proceedings to a close and marked the outcome of the investigation.

Court: Uknown

Outcome: Jailed: 21 months

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1bpYnba8s1/

Poster Credit: Broken Dreams Awareness

GROOMING High

PH22-015 • Patrick Oliver

Bridgehouse • Mar 2022

Oliver received an 11-month custodial sentence when the case was concluded at Leeds Crown Court. The court also imposed a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, placing ongoing restrictions on his future conduct following release.

Court: Leeds Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 11 months | SHPO: 10 years

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AcudvLD6i/

Poster Credit: Fleetwood Enforcers UK

GROOMING High

PH22-016 • Phillip Barrett

Norfolk • Mar 2022

Barrett admitted the offences when the matter came before Norwich Crown Court. With guilty pleas entered, the court deferred final sentencing to a later hearing where disposal and any safeguarding orders would be determined.

Court: Norwich Crown Court

Outcome: Guilty plea entered | Sentencing: pending

Source: https://www.facebook.com/LeedsExposurePage

Poster Credit: Predator Exposure

GROOMING High

PH22-017 • Steve Ryan

Welshpool • Mar 2022

Ryan was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months’ imprisonment following proceedings relating to online child sexual offending. The court also imposed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and lifetime notification requirements, ensuring ongoing restrictions remain in force after his release.

Court: Uknown

Outcome: Jailed: 3 years 4 months | SHPO: indefinite | SOR: indefinite

GROOMING High

PH22-018 • Steven Boorman

Sittingbourne • Mar 2022

Boorman was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court after an investigation into child sexual offending. In addition to the 16-month prison term, the court imposed a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ten years of notification requirements.

Court: Canterbury Crown Court

Outcome: Jailed: 16 months | SHPO: 10 years | SOR: 10 years

Source: https://www.facebook.com/LeedsExposurePage

Poster Credit: Predator Exposure

GROOMING High

PH22-019 • Andrew Torbett

Lowestoft • Mar 2022

Torbett received a prison sentence of four years and six months after the case was brought before the courts. The outcome also included seven years of notification requirements, ensuring he remains subject to monitoring following his release.

Court: Uknown

Outcome: Jailed: 4 years 6 months | SOR: 7 years

Source: https://www.facebook.com/

Poster Credit: Cobra Hunters

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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