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Showing 1 - 8 of 8 results for crime type "Sexual offences" & area "East Midlands"
A Leicester man has been jailed for nearly 15 years for rape and controlling or coercive behaviour, after prosecutors challenged his claim he had committed the offences in his sleep.Dean Final, 32, from Braunstone, admitted he had physically, sexually and emotionally abused two former partners…
A rapist from Leicester has been given an extended prison sentence totalling 25 years, thanks in part to a complainant giving evidence against him for a second time.Randy Ayor, 22, from Leicester, physically, sexually and emotionally abused three women after starting relationships with them and…
A former schoolteacher from Rushden in Northamptonshire has been jailed for 26 years for abusing a series of young boys in a 16-year campaign of child abuse.Between 1971 and 1987, Robert Gould, now 74, abused a series of boys in his classroom, in the course of voluntary activities and through…
A man from Burton on Trent has been jailed for seven years and three months for attempted rape and sexual assault on a young woman looking for a safe taxi ride in Leicester.Ghulan Mohammed, 36, targeted the young woman in the city centre. He had been driving around Leicester looking for sex workers…
An anaesthetist from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment with an extended licence of four years for a series of sexual and indecent images offences.Edward Finn, 36, had previously pleaded guilty to nine offences, including sexual assault, making and taking…
A rally driving official from Somerset has been jailed for non-recent child sexual offences.Simon Slade, 65, from Yeovil, groomed and manipulated a teenage girl into sexual activity over a two-year period. Slade engineered a number of situations where sexual activity took place and, during those…
A fast food delivery driver has been jailed for using his job to get access to the homes of young women to photograph them in intimate situations.
Stanislaw Filipiak, 39, from Netherfield, filmed a series of young women in their homes in situations including showering, getting changed and in bed…
Improving the experience of rape victims who enter the justice system has been the subject of pioneering joint working between CPS East Midlands and voluntary and public sector groups.
Rape prosecutors are committed to giving victims of these offences a voice in court, so the CPS recognised it…
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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.
