Sexualassault

Saturday, July 19, 2025 teenageoffender sexualassault rape justice consent youthcrime victimsupport sexualviolence sentencing communityeducation

A 16-year-old boy from Amesbury, Wiltshire, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of raping three girls and sexually assaulting a fourth. The sentencing took place on July 18 at Salisbury Crown … Read More

Friday, July 18, 2025 bridgwater assault police investigation witness sexualassault safety arrest victimsupport crime

A distressing incident occurred in Bridgwater on the morning of Sunday, July 6, when a mother pushing a pram was followed and sexually assaulted by a man. The woman was approached on Northgate around 11:40 a.m. by a man who … Read More

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 sexualassault childabuse paedophile conviction justice victimimpact sentencing criminalinvestigation bristol preventionorder

Kevin Geoffrey Thompson, a 61-year-old man from Weston-super-Mare, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a woman and possessing over 4,200 category A indecent images of … Read More

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 sexualassault restrainingorder sexoffender conviction tauntoncourt yeovil teenvictim sentencing communityorder victimrights

Steven Hentschel, a 54-year-old man from Yeovil, has been handed a five-year restraining order and added to the Sex Offenders' Register for seven years after being convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The … Read More

Thursday, May 29, 2025 police chard assault witness investigation sexualassault victim help bystander safety

Avon and Somerset Police are urgently seeking to identify a man who helped a teenage girl after she was sexually assaulted in Chard. The incident occurred on March 22 when the victim, a girl in her mid-teens, was approached … Read More