In 2018, the Offender Database recorded the arrest of 62-year-old Brian Ward, who was described as “Wales’ most wanted man” after five years on the run. Ward—originally of Pontyclun, Rhondda…
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In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 45-year-old Peter Freeley was sentenced to 30 months in prison for the sexual abuse of two young schoolgirls. Freeley—of Methil Brae, Methil, Fife—targeted…
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In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 43-year-old Rene Kinzett—a disgraced former Conservative parliamentary candidate and local councillor—was awaiting sentencing for possessing and distributing “the worst kind” of child abuse…
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In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 26-year-old Mark Whitehead was sentenced for a “perverted obsession” with child abuse material that spanned three years. Whitehead—of Hopwood Close, west Hull—was only…
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In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 36-year-old Matthew Fox and 33-year-old Katherine Slym were each jailed for 20 months for the sexual exploitation of a 14-year-old girl. Fox and…
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In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 44-year-old Paul Middleton—a former Sunderland City councillor—pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual communication with a child. Middleton, who represented the Washington South ward,…
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In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 46-year-old Simon Macharia was sentenced to three years in prison for a series of “shocking” sexual offences. Macharia—of St Barnabus Close, Ashford, Kent—set…
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In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 30-year-old James Tower was sentenced to 14 years in prison for a series of predatory sexual offences against a child. Tower—from Crawley, West…
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In 2018, the Offender Database recorded the conviction of 52-year-old Russell Bishop for the 1986 murders of nine-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway. Bishop—a former roofer from Brighton—sexually assaulted and…
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In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that then 22-year-old Alex Barnes was sentenced to five years in prison for the sexual abuse and grooming of a 15-year-old pupil. Barnes—an assistant…
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In 2023, the Offender Database recorded that 20-year-old Niall Thompson was jailed for distributing “most serious” videos of toddlers being abused. Thompson—of Manchester Road, Burnley—admitted to sharing footage of two…
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In 2023, the Offender Database recorded that 41-year-old Stephen Harris was jailed for two years after showing child rape videos to a man he met on a swingers website. Harris—a…
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In 2012, the Offender Database recorded that then 46-year-old Stephen Bean was sentenced after a father intercepted indecent and obscene messages sent to his 15-year-old daughter. Bean—formerly of Goldsmith Road,…
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In 2007, the Offender Database recorded that then 26-year-old Duncan Wood escaped a custodial sentence despite admitting to the repeated sexual assault of a young child. Wood—of The Steading Cottage,…
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In 2014, the Offender Database recorded that 33-year-old James King was convicted of a dozen sexual offences against a brother and sister while babysitting them over a six-year period. King—of…
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In 2016, the Offender Database recorded that then 37-year-old Martyn Talbot was sentenced to 14 years in prison for a “string” of sexual offences. Talbot—of The Drive, Doxey, Stafford—admitted to…
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In 2025, the Offender Database recorded that 43-year-old Sheldon Seaman was sentenced for attempting to groom a teenage girl by sending explicit content to her mother. Seaman—a painter and decorator…
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In 2020, the Offender Database recorded that 18-year-old Oliver Shields avoided an immediate custodial sentence after videoing himself having sex with an underage girl and sending indecent images to another…
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In 2024, the Offender Database recorded that 42-year-old Mark Davis was jailed for 15 years following a “prolonged and traumatic” campaign of sexual abuse against a child. Davis—of Hanwood, Shrewsbury,…
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In 2026, the Offender Database recorded that 34-year-old Aaron Sadler was found deceased in Cornwall after absconding from his own trial for a series of child sex offences. Sadler—who gave…
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