Their stories serve as a stark reminder of the consequences of criminal behaviour in our community:
1. David Bennett
David Bennett sexually assaulted a woman while she slept. Bennett, 40, of Blythewood, Skelmersdale, appeared at Preston Crown Court on January 13 for sentencing. He was jailed for ten years. | Lancashire Police
2. Chris Wearing
Chris Wearing raped a young girl, 13, after pretending to be a 16-year-old boy online. Wearing was arrested and later charged with rape, sexual assault, sexual activity with a child, engaging in sexual communication with a child and meeting a girl under 16 years of age following grooming. Wearing, now of no fixed address but formerly of Howard Close, Accrington, pleaded guilty to all offences. He was given 15 years immediate custody with a further eight years on extended licence after he was deemed to be a dangerous offender. | Lancashire Police
3. Jonathon Downie
Jonathon Downie plied a teenage girl, 16, with alcohol before raping her as she pleaded for him to stop. Downie, 25, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to rape at Preston Crown Court and was sentenced to five years in custody on January 28. | Lancashire Police
4. Robert Bilsborough
Robert Bilsborough downloaded almost 400 indecent images of children. Bilsborough, 35, of Kingsfold Drive, Penwortham, appeared at Preston Crown Court where was sentenced to 58 weeks in prison. He was also made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. | Lancashire Police