Search results for “child exploitation ”

1. Man jailed for 27 years for non-recent child sex offences

   A man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape and several other non-recent sexual offences against children. Philip Garrett, 70, of Berrow, near Burnham-on-Sea,…

2. Update: A396 collision, Exmoor

   Two children taken to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children by air ambulance following a collision on Exmoor remain in hospital. Tragically, a 10-year-old boy died in the collision. Formal identification…

3. Man jailed for life for murder and attempted murder

   A man has been jailed for life for the murder of 19-year-old Eddie King Muthemba Kinuthia in Bristol in 2023. Zacharia Talbert Young, 27, formerly of Easton, was convicted by…

4. Inspector attends National Police Bravery Awards 2025

   A police inspector who has received a Medal of Bravery has attended the National Police Bravery Awards 2025. Inspector James McKenna, known to his colleagues as Paddy, was in London…

5. Man, 60, jailed for sexual offences against child and teenager

   A man who “groomed and manipulated” his victims has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for sexual offences against a child and a teenager. Thomas Brewer, 60, of Whitefield…

6. Former police officer sentenced for online child sex offences

   A former police officer has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting to multiple offences, including making indecent images of children. James Gullis, 28, pleaded guilty to the offences…

7. Sex offender jailed for asking children sexually explicit question

   A registered sex offender has been jailed for asking a sexually explicit question to two girls under the age of 16 near Bath. David Blackwood, 58, of Trinity Road, Combe…

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