Three men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms after being found guilty of repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl. The convictions followed a harrowing ordeal in which the victim was…
A predatory child rapist, who subjected three victims to decades of “depraved and sickening” abuse, has been sentenced to life in prison. Michael Link, 72, from Tonbridge, was found guilty…
A predatory sex offender who groomed a child from west Kent and then raped her in his flat has been jailed. Ako Hawla, fled the country to try and avoid…
A man and a woman have been sentenced to prison after a man raped an unconscious woman while his partner filmed the assault. The pair later attempted to blackmail the…
A Tonbridge man, Gary Duke, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a woman after incapacitating her with drugs and alcohol. The 59-year-old was convicted following a…
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a serious sexual assault was reported to have occurred in Kingsnorth Gardens on Friday, June 6, 2025, around 12:40pm. Police were called to the…
A Sittingbourne sex offender has been sent to prison after being found guilty of raping a woman in a hotel room following a night out. Daniel Holdaway, 24, was convicted…
Michael Hanmore, 46, has been handed a life sentence at Maidstone Crown Court for the horrific rape and burglary of an elderly and disabled woman in her Isle of Sheppey…
Two men were scheduled to appear before Maidstone Crown Court on 10 May 2025 following charges connected to an alleged kidnapping and rape in Greenhithe. The incident reportedly occurred between…
A child rapist from Tunbridge Wells has been jailed for a series of offences committed more than 50 years ago. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Brian Bissell repeatedly…
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