A 64-year-old Warwickshire man has received an immediate custodial sentence of 20 years at Leicester Crown Court after being convicted of raping and sexually abusing four teenage girls during the 1990s.
David Campbell, residing at Deacon Street in Nuneaton, appeared in the dock for sentence on Thursday 5 November 2026, more than three decades after his offending first began.
The court heard that the abuse took place between 1992 and 1997 while Campbell was living at a residential property in South Leicester. Campbell systematically exploited opportunities when he was left alone with the victims to subject them to serious sexual assaults and rapes. To prevent disclosure, Campbell threatened one of the girls, warning that if she reported the abuse to anyone, he would claim she had consented and initiated the sexual contact herself.
The historical crimes were first brought to the attention of law enforcement in 2021 when a survivor contacted the Child Abuse Investigation Unit (CAIU) at Leicestershire Police to disclose what Campbell had done to her during her teenage years. Subsequent inquiries by detectives uncovered three additional female victims who had also been subjected to sexual abuse by Campbell when they were children.
When interviewed under caution, Campbell submitted a prepared statement denying any sexual involvement with any of the complainants.
Ahead of his scheduled trial, Campbell entered guilty pleas to four charges on the indictment:
Two counts of rape (relating to a second victim)
Two counts of indecent assault (relating to a third and fourth victim)
Campbell contested the remaining charges, but following a trial at Leicester Crown Court, a jury convicted him on 17 September of:
One count of attempted rape (relating to a fourth victim)
Three counts of indecent assault (relating to the same victim)
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, all four victims are protected by mandatory, lifelong statutory anonymity. Any publication, broadcast, or public dissemination of information capable of leading to their identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Sentencing Campbell, the presiding judge highlighted the prolonged nature of the offending and the lasting psychological damage inflicted upon four young girls, handing down an immediate custodial term of 20 years.
In addition to the prison sentence, Campbell was ordered to comply with statutory notification requirements on the Sex Offenders Register for life and made subject to post-conviction protective orders.
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