John Noble – Ripon

July 2021

Ripon paedophile planned to sexually abuse girl aged four

A convicted paedophile who planned to sexually abuse a four-year-old girl with the help of her mother has been jailed for 10 years.

Former St John’s Ambulance volunteer John Peter Noble, 36, gave detailed instructions on how to bring the child to him, including descriptions of how the mother should train the child and what he wanted to do with the youngster, said Kate Bissett, prosecuting.

They included the use of a sex toy.

On May 1, he bought three pouches of food for the girl’s baby sister at Boots in Ripon and some lubrication oil and set off for the meeting place on the other side of the town’s Market Place.

But the “mother” he was messaging and speaking to on the phone was a police officer, the “children” didn’t exist, and her colleagues arrested Noble.

The 36-year-old was on a suspended prison sentence passed in 2019 for similar but less serious offences.

He had committed them when he had talked to a paedophile hunter believing him to be a 12-year-old child, but had not arranged a meeting.

“I do regard you as posing a significant risk of causing serious harm to children by future such offences,” the Recorder of York, Judge Sean Morris, told him.

He gave Noble a 14-year extended sentence of 10 years in jail plus four years’ extended licence.

He made him subject to a new, lifelong sexual harm prevention order and put him on the sex offenders’ register for life.

Noble, who called himself “TryingToMoveForward” online, of North Street, Ripon, pleaded guilty to eight offences of arranging sexual offences with a child through an adult, one of breaching a sexual harm prevention order imposed in 2019 to protect children from him, and breaching the suspended prison sentence.

For him, Abbi Whelan said: “He very much wants to change”.

While on remand, he had tried to access sex offender courses in prison

Teresa Sheldon – Dartford

July 2021

Killer mum released from mental health services

A mum who strapped her five-year-old son in a car and then set it ablaze has been RELEASED from the care of mental health services.

Teresa Sheldon of Dartford, Kent was detained under a hospital order in July 2015 after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility for the death of son Tommy.

He was injured in the blaze in his mother’s silver Ford Fiesta in Merdon Castle Lane, Hursley, Hampshire, in August 2014 and died a fortnight later in hospital.

Sheldon, (then aged 38), set the car on fire with a cigarette lighter after sprinkling the inside with a can of petrol

Sheldon from Dartford, Kent, also pleaded not guilty at Winchester Crown Court to the attempted murder of another person, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. The second person managed to escape.

Bernard Brown – Leigh

July 2021

Paedophile lured girls to his house with promise of meeting his kittens

A paedophile took his clothes off in front of two young girls who had come to see his kittens, a court heard.

Bernard Brown, 69, told police one of the girls, aged six, had asked him to remove his pants and had then touched him.

At Bolton Crown Court, Roger Brown, prosecuting, said the offences came to light after one of the girls told a teacher she had “gone to a man’s house to see his kittens and he took his clothes off”.

Police became involved and visited Brown at his home in Ena Crescent, Leigh, where they seized of mobile phones and a camera.

Interviewed later, Brown said he had been very drunk when the two girls, who had been playing in his living room, locked him in the kitchen.

After managing to escape he had gone into the living room where the six-year-old had asked him to take his top and underwear off.

He admitted he had been naked in front of the two girls and one of them had touched him intimately.

The prosecutor added: “He went on to say he had concerns about how children had were provided with sex education and that was the reason why he had in his possession two books of a sexual nature.”

Officers found four indecent images on the camera and Brown told them the girls had been taking pictures of themselves while they were alone.

Passing sentence on Brown, who pleaded guilty to possessing indecent photographs of children and causing or inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, Recorder Ciaran Rankin said he felt “constraints” put on the pensioner could allow him from drawing back from a prison sentence.

“These young girls were in your front room undoubtedly having been induced to visit you because of the kittens and that is of concern,” he said.

“Worryingly you have suggested that they took the lead with these offences.

“The pre-sentence report has concerns about your attitude towards young children, not least because of the literature that was found in your house and while you have not been charged with grooming, the use of these pets could be considered by some as grooming.”

He imposed a 36-month community order with a requirement to complete 60 days of a rehabilitation activity requirement.

“In my view this is a package that will ensure you will get the required professional advice and direction you need to overcome issues that may be lurking in the background,” he added.

Wesley Twizell – Stockton

August 2021

Snapchat paedophile who ‘groomed’ schoolgirl, 14, to send intimate images is sentenced

A man who “groomed” a schoolgirl on Snapchat has appeared in court for sentencing.

Wesley Twizell communicated with the 14-year-old for a number of months as she sent him intimate images of herself in underwear.

The 20-year-old was previously produced at Teesside Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to a string of charges.

Prosecutor Ian Martin outlined how the Stockton man’s actions only came to light when the girl’s mother “became aware” of the situation.

The Middlesbrough court heard how the defendant was aware of the schoolgirl’s age and exchanged images on social media.

The girl send Twizell “indecent images of herself to him” on Snapchat and she told police officers she had sent Twizell images in her underwear.

Twizell also told her he “wanted to do sexual stuff with her”.

Twizell admitted inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, namely the sending of intimate images, between August 1, last year, and January 18.

He also pleaded guilty to making indecent photographs, including having four category C images of a child.

Both crimes were committed in Stockton during the same dates.

Twizell also admitted to possessing extreme pornographic images portraying an act of intercourse with an animal between March 31 and September 28, last year.

He had six “explicit” images which portrayed a person performing an act of intercourse with a live animal, namely a dog and a chicken.

Twizell, of Bedford Street, Stockton, appeared at the Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for sentencing following a pre-sentence report.

He was handed a community order with 55 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

Twizell is also subject to notification requirements for five years and a sexual harm prevention order was made for 12 months.

July 2021

Snapchat paedophile ‘groomed’ schoolgirl, 14, to send intimate images of herself in underwear

A paedophile “groomed” a schoolgirl on social media before she sent him intimate images of herself in underwear.

Wesley Twizell communicated with the 14-year-old on Snapchat for a number of months last year.

However, his actions only came to light when the girl’s mother “became aware” of the situation.

The 20-year-old appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Friday to face three charges.

The Stockton man pleaded guilty to inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, making indecent photographs and possessing extreme pornographic images of animals.

Prosecutor Ian Martin told how the “young lady” was speaking to Twizell on social media for a “number of months” until her mother “became aware”.

He said the defendant was fully aware of the schoolgirl’s age and exchanged images on Snapchat.

The girl send Twizell “indecent images of herself to him” on the social media platform.

The Middlesbrough court heard how the girl told police officers she had sent Twizell images in her underwear.

Twizell also told her he “wanted to do sexual stuff with her”.

Mr Martin added there as “grooming to some degree” and “contact for a degree of time”.

Twizell admitted inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, namely the sending of intimate images, between August 1, last year, and January 18.

He also pleaded guilty to making indecent photographs, including having four category C images of a child.

Both crimes were committed in Stockton during the same dates.

Twizell also admitted to possessing extreme pornographic images portraying an act of intercourse with an animal between March 31 and September 28, last year.

He had six “explicit” images which portrayed a person performing an act of intercourse with a live animal, namely a dog and a chicken.

Twizell, of Bedford Street, Stockton, will appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court for sending on July 27 and was granted conditional bail.

He will also be subject to notification requirements following his guilty pleas.

Samuel Lewis – Grappenhall

July 2021

Paedophile caught with nearly 25,000 indecent images jailed

A paedophile who was caught with nearly 25,000 indecent images and sent vile material over social media has been jailed.

Samuel Lewis, from Grappenhall, was handed two years behind bars at Chester Crown Court, having admitted distributing indecent images, three counts of making indecent images and two charges of possession of indecent images during an earlier hearing.

The 33-year-old was caught a total of 23,978 images showing abuse of children during a police raid 

Of these, 1,634 of the pictures were described as being category A images depicting the most serious forms of rape, sexual abuse or torture against children

Lewis, of Stockport Road, was also found to have shared an image via the Kik messaging service

Recorder Ian Harris also handed the defendant a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and a notification requirement lasting the same period.

The forfeiture and destruction of several seized devices – namely a computer, five hard drives, a tablet, an iPad Air and two Samsung mobile phones – was also ordered.