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A pervert music teacher gave two underage girls drugs and sexually assaulted them in a tent at a Derbyshire music festival. Richard Barlow was also found to have indecent images of children after assaulting the girls at the Rock and Blues Festival at the Coney Grey Showground in Pentrich near Belper.

Nottinghamshire Live reported that one of his victims was left suicidal, depressed and anxious and another constantly relives the experience, Nottingham Crown Court heard. Barlow, 39, ran Instru-Tech Ltd in Mansfield prior to his arrest.

Sentencing him, Recorder Michael Auty QC said: "It seems that they did not take much of the cocaine. It had an immediate impact, particularly on one girl, who was unfamiliar with the drug and how to take it.

It certainly stupefied them for moments. You undressed them both and penetrated the vagina of each of them. I regard what you did as having elements of real wickedness to it."

The judge added that Barlow giving the girls the drug "is indicative of a process you must have given appreciative thought". He also said that the girls were vulnerable by way of their age".

Turning to the two victims, Recorder Auty said: "I hope you are able to make something of the life that lies ahead of you. You are two remarkable young women with bright futures and I wish you all the very best."

The date of the offence was not disclosed but Barlow, formerly of Mansfield but now of no fixed abode, was sentenced to a total of 15 years behind bars for eight offences relating to sexual activity with children and possession of indecent images.

Sarah Phelan, mitigating, said [Barlow] knows he is going to custody for a very long time".

The Rock and Blues festival at which the assaults occurred runs for one weekend a year and is held at the Coney Grey Showground in Pentrich, between Belper and Alfreton. The festival organisers have been approached for comment.

Richard Howe, Detective Constable at Nottinghamshire Police, said: Barlow exploited girls who were less than half his age. As we revealed during our investigation, he knew full well that what he was doing was wrong but carried on with his offending regardless.

His victims, who have shown enormous courage and dignity during this process, must live every day with the memory not only of what Barlow did to them, but also of the crown court trial he forced them to sit through as he attempted to defend the indefensible.

I am pleased that he has finally been exposed for what he is and hope this case also serves as a reminder to other men who think they can get away with abusing children. All it takes is one call to the police for them to be exposed and shamed for what they are.

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A Mansfield lorry driver who admitted raping an underage girl has been jailed for more than six years. An 'appalling' sex offender who raped an underage girl has been jailed. Daniel Hempsall, 38, assaulted the girl in December 2020 and was arrested soon afterwards. Hempsall, of Tudor Avenue, Forest Town, Mansfield, stayed silent during his police interview but later pleaded guilty to one count of rape. He has been jailed for six years and two months after appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, January 21. Police said they were pleased Hempsall received a significant sentence. Detective Constable Alan Braisby, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: Rapes and other sexual assaults have a lasting impact on victims, and are among the most serious offences we are tasked with investigating. When incidents like this are reported to us we will leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of justice as Hempsall has found out to his cost. I am pleased he has now admitted to this appalling offence and is now beginning a significant jail sentence. Hempsall has been added to the sex offenders register for life.

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A Derbyshire man who raped a child isolated his young victim from her family and sexually abused her.

A trial heard how Alan Lamb took the girl to his home and had full sex with her.

On other occasions Lamb, who was a teenager at the time, would get the victim to carry out other depraved acts on him.

The victim had to relive her ordeal giving evidence due to the defendant's denials.

A jury heard how her teenage years were categorised by self-harm and a suicide attempt as a result of what took place.

And it was only years later she was able to bravely pluck up the courage and report what happened to her.

Jailing Lamb, 33, for seven-and-a-half years, Recorder Adrian Reynolds said: "It is deadly serious the rape of a child of this age.

"It had led to substantial psychological harm (on her), you took a young child from the safety of her family and did what you did to her.

"Her teenage years, which should have been the happiest of her life, you grossly disfigured by what you did to her.

"Her teenage years were characterised by self-harm and a suicide attempt.

"The idea that this was someone making a false complaint, as you did at trial, is ridiculous."

Lamb's trial, which took place at the Mercure Hotel nightingale court in Nottingham last month, saw the victim forced to relive her ordeal giving evidence.

She told how Lamb, who was considerably older than his victim, would take her to his house and sexually abuse her.

A jury found the defendant guilty of one count of rape of a child and two counts of sexual assault.

He has no previous convictions.

William Bennett, his barrister, said: "He knows it is going to be an extremely long sentence he is going to receive.

"He knows if it is longer than seven years then he will have to serve two-thirds of it in custody.

"He has never been to prison before and it will come as a massive shock.

"His family are worried whether he will be able to cope with custody.

"His life is on tatters, he has children of is own and his relationship with his partner and children has been effectively wrecked."

As a result of his conviction, Lamb, of Valley Road, Shirebrook, will be on the sex offender register for life.

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A Grimsby paedophile pulled out a knife on police officers and said his life was ruined when he turned up at Grimsby Railway Station expecting to meet a woman for sex.

James Rippington, 28, pulled out a knife when officers approached him at Grimsby Railway Station and then turned aggressive towards the officers.

Ian Way, prosecuting, told Lincoln Crown Court Rippington had been tracked by two different groups of paedophile hunters as a result of his activities online.

A member of one of the groups posed as a 20-year-old woman and successfully managed to obtain Rippington’s true identity.

She set up a meeting with Rippington and arranged for police to be there.

Mr Way said “She alerted the police to be at the scene to effect his arrest.

“The arrangement was made to meet at Grimsby Railway Station on January 27, 2019. The defendant was led to believe this would be a liaison where they would have sex.

“At 5.40pm a number of police officers attended Grimsby Railway Station and saw the defendant standing near to a pub. He was followed and approached and produced a knife.

“He was told to let the knife go. He did and was detained. He was not compliant, shouting at officers saying they had "ruined his life."

"He said he wished he had stabbed them when he had the chance. He was arrested and was spitting at officers as he was taken to the van.”

Mr Way said that earlier in the month Rippington had contacted a nine-year-old girl from Louth over Instagram claiming he was a 12-year-old called Tom, who lived in Lincoln.

He asked her to send him indecent photos of herself but she showed his messages to her mother and police were contacted.

As police were investigating, Rippington also attracted the attention of a group of paedophile hunters.

One of the group set up a decoy account claiming to be a 14-year-old girl and was contacted by Rippington. This time he claimed to be 13. He again asked for her to send indecent photos.

As a result a different group of paedophile hunters were involved with one of their members posing as a 20 year old woman from Scunthorpe in an effort to identify Rippington.

Mr Way said that following his arrest Rippington’s mobile phone was checked and police found 94 indecent images of children on it.

When Rippington was interviewed he denied he had any sexual interest in children.

Rippington, 28, formerly of Grimsby but now of George Street, Mansfield, admitted offences of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and two charges of possession of indecent images of a child.

The offences all occurred in January 2019. He was jailed for three years and seven months.

He was placed on the sex offenders register for life and given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.

He was dealt with at an earlier hearing by Humber Magistrates for possession of a bladed article and two charges of assaulting an emergency worker as a result of the incident surrounding his arrest.

He received a suspended jail sentence on January 29, 2019 for those matters.

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A 20-year-old man has been jailed after threatening to expose two teenage girls if they didn't have sex with him.

Nathan Jones was sentenced to three years and 11 months at Nottingham Crown Court for seven counts of sexual offences with two victims under the age of 16.

He has been given a sexual harm prevention order and has been placed on the sex offences register indefinitely.

Jones, of Farm Croft Road in Mansfield Woodhouse, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual activity with a child, two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and one count of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.

The charges relate to a number of incidents between January and August in 2018 where he intentionally touched and engaged in sexual activity with the two teenage girls.

Jones threatened that if the victims spoke out he would post photos online humiliating them, Nottinghamshire Police said.

He was blocked on social media by the victims and they contacted Childline, who passed on the details to the police.

Detective Constable Helen Sanders of Nottinghamshire Police said: "Jones was very controlling of both victims.

They found themselves in a position they couldn't get out of it because if they refused, Jones threatened to expose their secrets and photos to the community.

Due to Jones persistence and increase in control they finally reached out for help and Id like to praise them for doing so and for supporting this investigation throughout.

Their actions have helped to put the offender behind bars where he is unable to cause harm to anyone else. I hope that their bravery inspires other victims of violence and sexual abuse to come forward.

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A man who sexually abused five boys, leaving them "scarred for life", was branded a "disgrace" by a judge who jailed him for 30 years. Tony Clough, 65, raped and assaulted his victims, subjecting two to "a campaign of sexual abuse", Nottingham Crown Court heard. Clough was found guilty of 15 offences in total, including rape, rape of a child and sexual assault of a child. He must also serve eight years on extended licence once released. Judge Stuart Rafferty QC, sentencing, said each of the boys had been "exposed" to their abuser "for far too long", with some victims going on to suffer problems with drug abuse. 'You are a disgrace' "The reality is, I'm afraid, that every one of those victims will be scarred for life," he said. "You are a disgrace. "I hope that one day you will feel some shame for what you did." The judge said Clough cannot seek freedom until he is 85. The Parole Board may then decide he must stay in prison until he is 95. Jurors found Clough, of Sharratt Court, Mansfield, not guilty of a further count of the rape of a child under 13. Det Con Paul Parish, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "The impact Clough's actions will have had on the survivors of his abuse is unimaginable."

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A pervert has been jailed after he raped a vulnerable 11-year-old girl in his car.

Shamol Miah, 33, was locked up for eight years for the crime.

Miah, of Little Carter Lane, Mansfield, pleaded guilty to raping a child under 13 in court.

The prosecution explained how Miah approached his victim in Mansfield town centre in May last year and they exchanged mobile numbers.

They chatted briefly later that evening before he arranged to pick her up from her house at 4am.

He then took her to a secluded location and raped her in his car before dropping her back off in town.

It was reported to the police at the time, but the offender was only known as “Adam”.

However, using CCTV and DNA evidence, police were able to snare the paedophile.

The judge at Nottingham Crown Court also gave Miah a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, as well as placing him on the Sex Offender's register for life.

Detective inspector Jamie Hill for Nottinghamshire Police said: "Miah preyed on a very young and vulnerable girl and we are glad that he has been given a considerable prison sentence.

“I'd like to thank all of the officers who worked on this case, from the response officers who helped the victim tell us what had happened through to the investigation and digital teams.

“But most importantly I'd like to thank the victim and her family, for seeing this case through court and helping us to ensure that Miah is unable to harm anyone else in this way.

“No child should suffer sexual abuse and we encourage anyone with any concerns to come forward and report it to us on 101 so we can continue to protect the children of Nottinghamshire."

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A 23-year-old man who had a ‘step-by-step guide’ for paedophiles has been jailed for seven years.

Adam Rack, formerly of Heathfield Way, Mansfield, had a guide which gave information on how to engage in sexual relationships with children.

He pleaded guilty to 12 child sex offences when he first appeared at Nottingham Crown Court in May this year.

Rack was arrested after officers intercepted an attempted upload of indecent images and tracked the IP address to his house.

Rack’s laptops and phones were seized and an investigation was launched. Hundreds of indecent images and videos were recovered throughout the investigation and a 12-year-old boy was identified as a victim. Rack had abused him over two years when he was between the ages of eight and ten.

Detectives also recovered a 170-page ‘paedophile manual’ that described itself as a ‘step-by-step guide’ on how to engage in sexual relationships with children.

Rack will remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life as well as being the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. He was also given a life-long restraining order meaning he will never be allowed to contact the victim or the victim’s family. Police have praised Rack's victim for his bravery.

The 12-year-old victim has showed immense bravery in disclosing this to us, meaning that we were able to offer an overwhelming amount of evidence, leading to a guilty plea with no trial necessary. He is a credit to himself and his family and I hope the sentencing today can act as a positive step in his recovery.

- Detective Constable Andrew Taylor 

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A 19 year old who raped a child has been handed a 16 year jail sentence.

Shaie John Forth, 19, formerly of Gorseway in Clipstone, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on today (August 17) following a five-day trial.

The jury returned majority guilty verdicts for four counts of child rape. Forth was also acquitted of the rape of a 40-year-old woman during the same trial. He was arrested following a report to police in May 2017.

Investigations uncovered a child had been subjected to the horrific abuse on a number of occasions when Forth was as young as 15.

Although he pleaded not guilty to the charges, prior to sentencing, his defence spoke on his behalf where he acknowledged his wrong doing against the child and showed remorse saying that he was sorry for what happened and the affect it had on the victim.

As well as the prison sentence, he was also placed on the sex offenders register for life and will be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Detective Sergeant Dan Bebbington of Nottinghamshire Police said: "This has been an extremely distressing case for everyone involved.

"No child should ever have to undergo these kind of horrors and that's why our Child Abuse Unit exists. We are here to help such brave young people find the courage to speak out about what is happening to them.

"This child should be commended for her exceptional strength at such a young age. She has shown incredible resilience in providing us with the evidence needed to fully investigate the crimes.

"The sentence today marks the end of this investigation, and the start of the rest of this remarkable young girls life.

"We encourage anyone with concerns regarding the mistreatment of children, in all its forms, to contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101 so we can continue our efforts in eradicating this most despicable of crimes."