Thomas Michael Cox, who was handed an 11-year prison sentence in September 2015 for repeatedly raping and abusing two children aged just five and seven, is currently residing in the West Bromwich area without any ongoing supervision from the Probation Service.
Cox, formerly of Kingstanding, Birmingham, carried out a calculated campaign of grooming against both young victims before subjecting them to repeated sexual violence and contact abuse. The court proceedings revealed that Cox deliberately manipulated the children to secure their silence, repeatedly warning them that they must never disclose what took place because the abuse was their shared secret.
Under UK legislation, all victims of sexual offences are protected by lifelong statutory anonymity.
Following a contested Crown Court trial, Cox was convicted of seven separate sexual offences committed against children under the age of 13. The convictions on the indictment comprised three counts of child rape, three counts of assault, and one count of sexual assault.
On 18 September 2015, the trial judge sentenced Cox to a total of 11 years’ imprisonment, directing that the custodial terms for each individual count run concurrently. Under the standard determinate sentencing framework applicable at the time of his sentencing, Cox was required to serve half of his sentence in custody before being released on licence to complete the remainder of the 11-year term under statutory community supervision.
Because the full term of the 11-year sentence has now elapsed, Cox’s statutory licence has officially expired, terminating all routine contact, curfew controls, and monitoring previously conducted by the Probation Service. Enquiries confirm that Cox is now living in the West Bromwich area as a free individual, subject solely to public protection notification requirements under the Sex Offenders Register.
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