Tony Castle, 65, of Horninglow Street, Burton-on-Trent, pleaded guilty to 12 charges of sexual abuse against boys , including 10 counts of indecent assault. The offences took place in the 1990s while he was a karate coach in Telford, his victims were students. The...
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Ex Somerset Sea Cadet volunteer Phillip Grove jailed for abuse
A former Sea Cadet volunteer who sexually abused children has been jailed for 22 years. Phillip Grove was found guilty of 15 charges linked to sexual assaults in the 1990s - including rapes - while living in Somerset. In December a jury convicted Grove of two counts...
Prescot cheerleader coach groomed and abused girls
A cheerleading coach who sexually abused girls and sent them child abuse images has been jailed for 15 years Tom Walsh, 37, of Prescot, admitted multiple counts of sexual abuse against three girls at Bolton Crown Court. Walsh, of Shaw Lane, also admitted possession...
More dancers allege body-shaming and bullying at ballet schools
Dozens more ballet dancers have described body-shaming and bullying at schools across the UK, following a BBC investigation earlier this year. One ex-Elmhurst Ballet School student says she was shut in a room by staff while having a mental health crisis. Another...
Football coach Robert Blackmore from Hampshire jailed for sex offences
A former football coach has been convicted of further historic sexual offences against young boys. Robert Michael Blackmore, known then as Mike Blackmore, was a volunteer coach in Burgess Hill during the 1990s. He was convicted in 2004 for 11 counts of indecent...
Former gymnastics teacher from Worthing jailed on 11 counts of sexual assault against children
Norman Hogbin, 66, of Brougham Road, Worthing, was sentenced at Chichester Crown Court on Wednesday, December 21 after being found guilty of 11 counts of sexual assault against four children by a jury following a 12-day trial at Reading Crown Court, Sussex Police have...
Ex-Royal Ballet star is jailed for five more years after sexually abusing girl pupils
A former Royal Ballet star who was jailed in 2019 for sexually abused his child dance pupils has had his sentence extended after a fourth victim came forward. Disgraced dancer Stephen Beagley, 65, who danced with Freddie Mercury, Joan Collins and Wayne...
Derek Hodder jailed – Abuse survivors urge others to come forward
Two women who were victims of a sports coach jailed for 74 rapes have said they hope to encourage other victims of abuse to come forward. Derek Hodder, 65, abused nine girls who attended his martial arts club in Devon over a 30-year period. Both victims told the BBC...
Robert Rixon – Swimming teacher sexually abused young girls
A school swimming teacher carried out a long-standing "campaign of sexual abuse" on five young girls he taught, leaving them with deep-rooted psychological trauma. Over a 16-year period, Robert John Rixon sexually abused his victims who were as young as 11. Swansea...
Gerald Highgate jailed for abusing young boys
Gerald Highgate, 83, from Hailsham, East Sussex, was found guilty of 30 counts relating to non-recent child sexual abuse at Guildford Crown Court after preying on young boys throughout his adult life. Highgate used his position of trust at sports and social clubs in...
Michael Hudson former canoe instructor jailed for abusing young boys
A former canoe instructor who was found guilty of abusing boys has been jailed. Michael Hudson was found guilty of non-recent indecency offences on young boys when he worked in North West Leicestershire from the 1970s into the 2010s. It comes after Leicestershire...
Hove paedophile Michael Green jailed for more sex offences
AN PERVERT ice hockey coach and sports teacher has been sentenced for a third time for another series of historic sexual offences against young boys. Michael James Green, 80, previously of Neville Avenue in Hove, denied 12 counts of buggery and indecent assaults when...
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