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BBC News
06-08-2025
- BBC News
Whitby sex offender John Dowson sentenced at York Crown Court
An 82-year-old man has been sentenced after admitting two indecent assaults and one charge of sexual Dowson, of Whitby, was given a 14-month jail sentence suspended for two years at York Crown Court on offences, which took place between the 1990s and 2024, were committed against "multiple" women, North Yorkshire Police said. Dowson, who pleaded guilty to all three offences on 27 May, was also ordered to undertake 250 hours of community service and given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, as well as a 10-year restraining order. Addressing Dowson in a statement read out in court, one of the victims said her attacker "took a part of my happiness, security and tranquillity that day". She said: "My life was changed forever by your actions - not just mine, but the lives of so many others who were affected in the ripple effect of your choices."What you did caused me irreversible pain and fear. The kind of fear that creeps into everyday moments. That lingers within spaces where I used to feel safe."The damage you've done doesn't just fade with time, it follows me and I believe it always will."Dowson was also order to sign the sex offenders' register by the judge. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
14-07-2025
- BBC News
York man jailed for sex offences against underage teenage girl
A man who sexually abused an underage teenage girl has been Lee Noble, 26, from York, was found guilty of three charges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity at York Crown was also convicted of failing to provide police with the password to his mobile was sentenced to five years and one month in prison at the same court on Friday. Noble's conviction followed an investigation into the sexual abuse of an underage teenage girl when he was Con Marcus Furneaux-Harris said the victim had shown "maturity and mental strength beyond her years," when telling officers about the said: "No teenage girl should ever have to go through this, especially at the hands of a grown man who has lied from the beginning of the investigation. "Noble took full advantage of her age and abused her for his own sexual gratification."Det Con Furneaux-Harris said Noble's conviction for failing to provide the passcode to his mobile phone should send "a clear message to anyone who tries to frustrate a police investigation". Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
11-07-2025
- BBC News
Former Harrogate radio DJ found guilty of indecent assault
A former hospital radio DJ has been found guilty of historic sex offences against a teenage Phipps, 65, was convicted of two counts of indecent assault against the boy in 1995, when he was working as a DJ at Harrogate District assaults happened at a shop in the North Yorkshire town, York Crown Court jury found Phipps not guilty of six other indecent assault charges. Phipps, from Harrogate, pleaded guilty on Monday to a further three counts of making indecent images of a is due to be sentenced at York Crown Court on 12 August. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
23-06-2025
- BBC News
York man who sent sexual online messages to 'girl' sentenced
A 66-year-old man has been sentenced after sending sexual online messages to a person he thought was a 12-year-old Shread, from Rawcliffe, York, used chat websites and apps to message the contact, an undercover investigator, with Shread discussing sexual acts and asking for "indecent photographs".At York Crown Court he was handed a 10-month jail sentence, suspended for one year, after admitting one count of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a was arrested in January 2024 and told police his actions were "for his own sexual gratification", North Yorkshire Police said. He admitted the communication was "disgusting" and "not appropriate for someone of that age".Det Con Melanie Gladwell said Shread had "no regard to the lasting damage that his actions could cause"."The defendant demonstrated a sexual interest in communicating with a 12-year-old girl and used repulsive language to do so," he said."Behaviour like this poses a serious risk to children online – we will continue to pursue such offenders and put them before the courts."He pleaded guilty to the offence at York Magistrates' Court in his sentencing, Shread was ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid community work and engage in rehabilitation schemes. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
19-06-2025
- BBC News
Scarborough dealer of 'dangerous' synthetic opioid jailed
A North Yorkshire drug dealer has been jailed for 11 years for attempting to distribute a potentially fatal synthetic seized by police from Brian Hollywood, 30, in January were initially thought to be class C Xanax, however further tests discovered they were class A of Spring Bank, Scarborough, previously admitted three counts of possession with intent to supply a class A drug and was jailed at York Crown Court on Tuesday. Det Insp Amber Carey, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "The risk that nitazenes pose is significant and Hollywood demonstrated he has no regard for the potential devastation he could cause when supplying such dangerous substances." Nitazenes are an "extremely potent" synthetic opioid linked to drug deaths all around the UK, the force deaths linked to nitazenes have been recorded in the county in the last two are nitazenes?The officer added: "Drug dealers like Brian Hollywood bring nothing but anguish to our communities."The tenacity and drive to secure justice by the officer in the case, supported by intelligence and neighbourhood policing team officers, demonstrates we will do all we can to clamp down on such offenders and take them off our streets." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
