In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that Dennis Moore, then 71, and his sister Susan Truscott, then 64, were sentenced for what a judge described as “the depths of depravity.” On Tuesday, 27 November 2018, the siblings appeared at Leicester Crown Court following a jury trial that uncovered decades of historical sexual abuse against two young girls.
The investigation established that Moore, of Ambleside Drive, Eyres Monsell, Leicester, raped the first victim on an almost weekly basis during the late 1980s when she was no more than 13. Truscott, formerly of Barfoot Road, Leicester, was found guilty of procuring the girl as a “sexual object” for her brother and watching the abuse for her own gratification. In the late 1990s, Moore targeted a second 12-year-old girl, whom he “picked up” outside shops and exploited in exchange for cigarettes.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Truscott acted as a secondary party by aiding, abetting, and encouraging the repeated rapes of the first victim. Judge Timothy Spencer QC noted that Truscott would confiscate the five-pound “rewards” Moore gave the child. The judge described the victims as “easy prey” who were violated, unloved, and abandoned, leading to “blighted and miserable” lives marked by serious and lasting psychological damage.
The judge noted that Moore had absolutely no insight into the damage he had wreaked on both women. For his actions in Leicester, Leicestershire, Moore was sentenced to 19 years in prison, while Truscott received 10 years for her role in the abuse of the first girl. The prosecution noted that the investigation relied on the remarkable courage of the survivors who confronted their abusers in court with moving personal impact statements.
Sentences and Statutory Requirements
For their crimes in England, the siblings were handed:
- Dennis Moore: 19 years in prison for four counts of rape, indecency with a child, and indecent assault.
- Susan Truscott: 10 years in prison for aiding, abetting, counselling, and procuring rape and other sexual offences.
- Sex Offenders Register: Both were placed on the register for life.
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Leicester Crown Court after denying all allegations.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Moore and Truscott are managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) by Leicestershire Police and the prison estate. Due to the predatory and depraved nature of the offences in Leicester, Leicestershire, their management is subject to the highest level of oversight by the Public Protection Unit.
As members of the Sex Offenders Register, both must comply with notification requirements regarding their residence for the rest of their lives. Authorities state that despite the defendants’ ill health, their crimes necessitated significant custodial terms to reflect the “wickedness” of their actions. Any breach of their registration conditions or future licence terms, should they be released, will result in immediate arrest and a return to Leicester Crown Court.
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