A 71-year-old Clee Hill Paedophile, Hugh Hughes, has denied multiple sexual offences committed against many children spanning more than 35 years.
When Hugh Hughes of Lion Lane, Clee Hill, came before Recorder Ben Williams at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday, he entered not guilty to 20 charges connected to the sexual abuse of young girls.
With the most current charges concerning acts allegedly committed as recently as 2021, the court heard the charges involving at least four victims and traced back as far as 1987.
The charges cover several counts of sexual assault on girls as young as six, as well as assault by penetration on females aged under thirteen, sexual assaults on children under thirteen, and several indecent assaults on girls under the age of thirteen.
Hugh Hughes, who entered not guilty to all twenty counts, is scheduled for trial in March next year.
UPDATE 17.06.25
A father and son have been sentenced after they were both fond guilty of a string of sexual assaults against young girls in Shropshire.
Hugh Hughes, of Lion Lane in Clee Hull, Ludlow was given an 18-year custodial sentence on Thursday (June 12) at Shrewsbury Crown Court.
He will also be placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.
The 72-year-old was found guilty in April 2025 of the following offences:
– Six counts of sexual assault against a female child under the age of 13
– 12 counts of indecent assault on a child under 14
– One count of sexual assault against a female
The offences took place between 1987 and 2021 and involved a number of victims.
On Thursday (June 12) Lyle Huges, also of Lion Lane in Clee Hull, Ludlow was given an 18-month community order, and told he must complete 100 hours of unpaid work.
The 23-year-old will also be placed on the Sex Offenders Register for five years.
He was found guilty of sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault on a child in April 2025. The offences took place between 2014 and 2021.
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