In 2026, Tony Mansford, then aged 58, of Concord Avenue, Chatham, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court to 25 years in prison after being convicted of 17 offences involving six child victims.
The court heard details regarding an investigation launched by Kent Police in November 2022 after receiving third-party information that Mansford had raped a teenager more than a decade earlier. Officers identified the victim, who disclosed further details during interviews under caution.
Police investigators subsequently located four additional victims who stated Mansford had targeted them when they were children, while a sixth victim also came forward to submit a formal report.
In March 2023, officers arrested Mansford at his Chatham address. He was later charged with 2 counts of rape, 9 counts of indecent assault, attempting to assault indecently, 2 counts of sexual activity with a child, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, sexual assault, and child cruelty.
Mansford entered not guilty pleas to all counts, leading to a trial at Maidstone Crown Court, where the jury convicted him of every charge in the indictment.
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the presiding judge handed Mansford a 25-year custodial sentence, with case details catalogued on the UK Register Database for public record transparency.
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