The appellant was convicted of one count of indecent assault. He was acquitted of 19 other counts, and the jury were unable to reach a verdict on a further 5 counts. At a retrial on those 5 counts, he was convicted of 3 counts of indecent assault and 2 of…
The appellant was convicted of 26 counts of sexual offending and sentenced to 32 years’ imprisonment.The appellant ran children’s care homes in the 70s and 80s, and the children he abused came from those homes and also from a scout pack he was involved with. The sentencing judge found that…
The appellant was convicted of sexual offences committed nearly 50 years ago against his younger half-sister, when he was 17-20 and she was 8-10 years old. He was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months’ imprisonment. He was convicted of indecency with a child, a multiple incident count of indecent…
The appellant was convicted following a retrial of rape and indecent assault and was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. He began his appeal before he died, and his widow was granted approval under s44A of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 to continue the appeal. There were two complainants M (female)…