Nicholas Owen – Swindon
22 Tuesday Jun 2021
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Alan Thursby – Chippenham
19 Saturday Jun 2021
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April 2021
Chippenham man admits repeatedly raping child over several years
A Chippenham man has pleaded guilty to the repeated rape of a child aged under 13
Alan Thursby, 23, appeared before Swindon Crown Court this morning where he admitted charges of rape of a child under the age of 13 and rape.
Crown prosecutor Tessa Hingston said the defendant, of Royal Close, raped the young girl on at least 20 occasions over many years – beginning in 2014.
Judge Jason Taylor QC told Thursby to expect a lengthy jail term.
He ordered a pre-sentence report and psychiatric assessment.
He was given conditional bail ahead of sentencing at Swindon Crown Court on 18 June.
Stephen Soar – Swindon
26 Wednesday May 2021
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May 2021
Sentence delayed as judge demands further checks on paedophile’s computer
A judge asked for more work to be done after it emerged that the police had only categorised around a thousand images out of around half a million found on a paedophile’s computers.
Stephen Soar, 52, had expected to be sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on Friday after he admitted possession of more than 1,350 child sex abuse images – with the majority, 1,321, in the lowest category.
But Judge Peter Crabtree adjourned the case until July after telling the court that hundreds of thousands of files on the Swindon defendant’s computer had not been examined by police expert.
He questioned why the police had only categorised around 1,000 images.
“At the moment I am disinclined to sentence Mr Soar today because I have no idea where this 1,000 threshold comes from but it is ludicrous in my view if it is worked on the basis of an arbitrary approach if someone looked on the USB stick,” he told prosecutor Charles Digby.
Judge Crabtree added: “It gives the court absolutely no idea what the real gravity of the offending is. I don’t want to waste police time, I well understand that, but one would have thought that in fairness to Mr Soar he said candidly those are the two devices – the laptop and the computer tower – where you will find the more serious items. I would have thought as a matter of common sense someone would have needed to look a bit more thoroughly.”
And he said he did not know what the other images on Soar’s computer showed.
The judge told Mr Digby: “I think I’m going to send it back and say I need a little bit more information, at least there needs to be a discussion between the prosecution and defence counsel as to what would be an acceptable basis for sentence.”
Soar, of Lincoln Street, Swindon, was bailed to return to the crown court for sentence on July 2.
Alona Wickham – Yatton Keynell
21 Friday May 2021
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May 2021
Woman admits possession of child sexual abuse images and extreme bestiality images
A North Wiltshire woman has pleaded guilty to making and distributing indecent images of children.
Supported by her husband of more than 30 years, Alona Wickham appeared at Swindon Crown Court this afternoon where she admitted seven charges dating back to February and March last year.
The images involved child rape, child sexual abuse and torture. Also included were beastiality images involving snails and worms
The offences are as follows:
• Making an indecent image of a child in category A (involving penetrative sexual activity)
• Making an indecent image of a child in category B (non-penetrative sexual activity)
• Making an indecent image of a child in category C (images not falling within categories A or B)
• Distributing an indecent image of a child in category A
• Distributing four indecent images of a child in category B
• Distributing 13 indecent images of a child in category C
• Possessing an extreme pornographic image portraying an act of intercourse or oral sex with a dead or alive animal – namely snails and worms
Barrister John Dyer told the court the 51-year-old mother had been encouraged by a man she met online. Proceedings are now active against the man.
She appeared visibly upset in court, sobbing as Judge Jason Taylor QC adjourned the case for a pre-sentence and psychiatric report.
Wickham of Neeld Close, Yatton Keynell, will return on 15 July for sentencing.
Tessa Hingston appeared for the Crown Prosecution Service.
Keiran Price – Salisbury
14 Friday May 2021
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