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A "PREDATORY" ice skater from Oxford who groomed and abused two vulnerable young girls has failed in a bid to get his jail term slashed.

Rapist Joseph Tsang, of Sandy Lane, Oxford, was sentenced in his absence to 15 years behind bars at Oxford Crown Court on October 20 last year.

But it was not until February this year that the 32-year-old, who had fled to Hong Kong, was caged.

Tsang was a 'well-known' ice skater, Mr Justice Jeremy Baker told London's Appeal Court.

He got in contact with a 15-year-old girl on Facebook. They later met at a hotel where he assaulted her and twice raped her.

She has since suffered with depression, nightmares and self-harming, said the judge.

Tsang met a 14-year-old girl at an ice rink before keeping in touch via social media.

When she came to his home, he took her into his bedroom and locked the door.

He kissed her and she pushed him away.

But he went onto molest her before removing his clothing and making her engage in a sex act.

Police also found 28 indecent images of children on Tsang's computer.

In August last year, while still on the run, he was found guilty of two counts of rape and two of sexual assault.

He was previously found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a child and two of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.

Tsang was also convicted of making indecent images of children.

The judge who jailed him said he had a "predatory sexual fascination with adolescent girls".

He had 'groomed' them to the point of them becoming 'infatuated' with him, as a result of the interest that he, a well-known ice skater, had shown in them.

Tsang was extradited to the UK from Hong Kong in February and was handed an extra six months for failing to surrender to custody the following month.

He had no previous convictions, the court heard.

Lawyers for Tsang argued his jail term was far too tough.

But Mr Justice Jeremy Baker, sitting at London's Appeal Court yesterday with Lord Justice McCombe and Sir Alistair MacDuff, said the Crown Court judge had taken account of the overall length of the sentence.

"We are satisfied that the sentence of 15 years properly reflects Tsang's sexual criminality in respect of these two vulnerable girls," he concluded.

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Two pairs of brothers from Oxford who were among seven men who abused girls as part of a sadistic sex grooming ring have been jailed for life.

Kamar Jamil, formerly of Aldrich Road, Oxford, was found guilty of five counts of rape, two counts of conspiracy to rape and one count of arranging child prostitution

Akhtar Dogar, of Tawney Street, Oxford, was found guilty of five counts of rape, three counts of conspiracy to rape, two counts of child prostitution and one count of trafficking

Anjum Dogar, of Tawney Street, Oxford, was found guilty of three counts of rape, two counts of child prostitution, three counts of conspiracy to rape and one count of trafficking

Assad Hussain, of Ashurst Way, Oxford, was found not guilty of rape and guilty of two counts of sexual activity with a child

Mohammed Karrar, of Kames Close, Oxford, was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to rape, four counts of rape of a child, one count of using an instrument to procure miscarriage, two counts of trafficking, one count of assault of a child by penetration, two counts of child prostitution, three counts of rape, two counts of conspiracy to rape a child and one count of supplying a class A drug

Bassam Karrar, of Hundred Acres Close, Oxford, was found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of rape of a child, two counts of conspiracy to rape a child, two counts of child prostitution, one count of trafficking and one count of conspiracy to rape

Bassam Karrar, of Hundred Acres Close, Oxford, was found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of rape of a child, two counts of conspiracy to rape a child, two counts of child prostitution, one count of trafficking and one count of conspiracy to rape

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FORMER Shetland resident Chris Readings was jailed for 13 years at the High Court in Edinburgh after being found guilty of sexually abusing a young boy and girl in the islands.

The 44 year old, who left Shetland for Oxfordshire last year, was found guilty of six charges of abuse in various parts of the isles between May 2008 and January last year.

The offences included sodomy, attempted rape, making the 12 year old girl and 13 year old boy give him oral sex and perform sex acts on each other.

In court on Friday defence QC Bill Taylor said that Readings still denied the allegations and produced several character references.

These included a scrap book of photos and newspaper cuttings about his work helping female victims of sexual and other attacks, a reference from a former line manager in the ambulance service describing him as a diligent worker and a letter from a senior police Northampton officer praising him for risking his life by stopping at an accident on the M1 and tackling a blazing vehicle before emergency services arrived on the scene.

Readings had been involved in the attempt to set up an independent ambulance service in Shetland in recent years.

Judge Lord Brodie told Readings: Sexual abuse is cruel, it is selfish, it is damaging and in my view it falls to the courts to impose what is, frankly, a punitive sentence.

The judge also made an order extending his licence conditions for three years and added Readings name to the sex offenders register.

Northern Constabularys Det Ch Insp Kenny Anderson said: This was a serious child abuse case which has involved a number of agencies working together and resulted in inquiries being conducted throughout the United Kingdom.

I also wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the young victims who, despite suffering what can only be described as prolonged and sustained abuse, have shown immense courage.

Although Readings was presented with compelling evidence of his guilt, he continued to deny his crimes and chose to put his victims through the further ordeal of having to relive their abuse to give evidence in court.

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AN OXFORD paedophile has been jailed for five years after repeatedly targeting a vulnerable teenage girl over a three-year period.

Paul Saunders, of Furlong Close, Blackbird Leys, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court for charges of engaging in sexual activity with a child, making indecent images of a child and two counts of sexual assault.

He admitted the offences, which took place between 2006 and 2009 when his victim was aged between 15 and 17.

Sam Mainds, prosecuting, told the court 47-year-old Saunderss offending was uncovered after he was jailed for eight weeks for benefit fraud in May last year.

His partner discovered a number of photographs of the victim on his mobile phone.

Judge Julian Hall jailed Saunders for five years and ordered him to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life.