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A former scout leader has been jailed after admitting a string of historical child sexual abuse against boys during the 1970’s in Sutton Coldfield. Stuart May, now aged 79, was a scout leader in Wylde Green when he carried out his wicked sex crimes against victims as young as 10-years-old.
A paedophile from Birmingham has been jailed for child sexual abuse after police secured enough evidence for a jury to convict him. Martin Munnerley, 65, was found guilty of rape and indecent assault and handed a jail sentence on Tuesday 18 April.
A gang of twenty-one people have been convicted of serious sexual offending against children in Walsall in the largest child sexual abuse investigation conducted by West Midlands Police. The crimes committed by a “network of child abusers” took place against seven victims, aged 12 and younger, over a period of nearly a decade in Walsall and…
A rapist who groomed and sexually assaulted two underage girls in Solihull after plying them with drugs and alcohol, has been jailed for 22 years. Wahid Bik was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court on 7 February after being found guilty of rape, two attempted rapes, assault by penetration and three counts of sexual assault.
A former police officer has admitted to grooming, abducting and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl while he was still a serving in the force. Haider Siddique, who was a PC with West Midlands Police, met his vulnerable victim online and groomed her for sexual purposes while claiming to be offering support, the force confirmed.
A convicted paedophile from Birmingham, who used his position as a football coach to find new victims, has admitted another 17 offences of child sexual abuse. Kevan Tudor is currently serving a 9-year sentence after being found guilty of arranging or facilitating child prostitution, and two counts of penetrative sexual activity with a child in…
A Wolverhampton sexual predator who raped and then blackmailed a teenage schoolgirl with naked photographs has been jailed for his horrific series of crimes. Carlos Fletcher was jailed for 12 years after two of his victims bravely came forward to disclose the abhorrent offences.
An online paedophile who was caught with over 3,000 indecent images and videos of underage boys has been jailed. Predatory Alexander Troth actively sought children online to groom, then encourage to engage in sexual activity over the internet which he would watch, record and distribute to others.
A child sex groomer from Wednesbury who sexually assaulted three underage girls has been jailed for 18 years after the victims’ courage helped to expose his depraved crimes. The children – who were all under 14 at the time of the abuse – confided in specialist public protection officers about the sex attacks by pensioner…
A paedophile from Chelmsley Wood who was jailed last year for abusing young girls has been convicted of further sexual offences after three more victims bravely came forward as a result of the publicity surrounding the case. Kenneth Light was jailed for more than eight years in September 2019 after being found guilty of indecently…