Rapists, paedophiles, conmen and burglars were among the criminals in Lancashire who were jailed in July.
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5. Brian Peter Yates
Brian Peter Yates, 38, from Darwen, was jailed after making indecent photographs of an infant he was babysitting while the child’s mother was at work. He was charged with producing and distributing category A, B and C images while caring for the child. He returned to Preston Crown Court on July 10 where he was sentenced to two years in prison for the category B images. He was also sentenced to eight months for category A images and two months for category C images, with those jail terms to be served concurrently (at the same time) as his two year sentence. It means he will likely serve a maximum of 12 months in prison. | National World
6. Kane Hargreaves
Kane Hargreaves exposed himself to a 21-year-old woman sitting a few seats away on the 2.44pm Preston to Bradford interchange train on April 10. The woman moved away and told rail staff before reporting it to British Transport Police. A second incident occurred when Hargreaves exposed himself to a 17-year-old girl onboard the 1.44pm Preston to Accrington train on April 22. Hargreaves, of Elizabeth Street, Burnley was found guilty of two counts of exposure at Preston Crown Court on June 28. He was sentenced to nine months in prison. | British Transport Police
7. Conner Lettherd
Lancashire Police’s Online Child Abuse Investigation Team received information that Conner Lettherd had downloaded an indecent image to a dropbox in August 2023. The 24-year-old, of no fixed abode, was subsequently arrested. It was also reported that Lettherd was sexually abusing and taking indecent images of two young children. Lettherd was specifically asked about the allegations during a police interview. He denied them. He later admitted sexually abusing and taking indecent images of the children. Lettherd was arrested on suspicion of and later charged with assaulting a child under 13 by touching. He was sentenced to four years and 11 months in prison. | Lancashire Police
8. Michael Brennan
Michael Brennan, from Preston, was jailed for five years and six months after being caught with a large quantity of heroin and cocaine. Officers stopped a car on Hawarden Road in Fishwick back on April 12. A large quantity of heroin and cocaine was subsequently discovered inside the vehicle. Over £50,000 was also found after a nearby address was searched. | Lancashire Police Photo: Lancashire Police