May 2021

Ramsgate paedophile with horrific child abuse videos avoids jail

A paedophile hoarding horrific videos of young children being sexually abused, raped and tortured has avoided jail.

Christopher Parish was caught with 266 Category A images – the worst kind – after police raided his Ramsgate home.

The 34-year-old’s IP address was traced to his house in Coleman Crescent, after an international surveillance agency picked up suspicious behaviour.

Judge Rupert Lowe branded Parish’s sordid library, which included images of torture, “the most disgusting activity” at Canterbury Crown Court.

“You form part of a market which people feed when they decide [to do these acts],” he said.

“It is the most disgusting activity and people who do what you do encourage it.”

Parish interrupted judge Lowe twice during the hearing on Tuesday, prompting him to say to his lawyer: “Your client has a lot to say for himself doesn’t he.”

The sex offender’s home was raided in June 2019 when his laptop was seized.

Unemployed Parish denied his vile actions but then pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images before trial.

His collection also included 107 Category B and 66 Category C images – a significant number were videos – prosecutors explained.

“Some of the material was deleted and inaccessible but some remained on the computer,” prosecutor Nicholas Jones explained.

“There was also evidence found of web searches for incest and bestiality.”

Judge Lowe said with probation willing to help Parish and the offence being his first, he could impose a community order.

“If I see you again you will find it’s a very different result,” he said.

He ordered Parish to complete 150 hours of unpaid work, 35 rehabilitation requirement sessions, to undertake the Horizon accredited programme, a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and notification requirements.

April 2021

Paedophile from Chatham avoids jail despite admitting attack on boy, 5

A paedophile who sexually abused a five-year-old has avoided a prison sentence

Paul Goodey attacked the boy, biting him in the process, and incited him to perform a sex act. He then told his victim not to tell anyone.

The incident in 2018 came to light when the victim revealed to his mother what the 32-year-old had done.

Goodey, of Coppice Road, Chatham, has now received a three-year community order after admitting two sex offences.

Prosecutor Peter Forbes told Maidstone Crown Court: “This defendant sexually assaulted a five-year-old boy leaving his victim with a mark from a bite. This happened when the child was visiting a friend in Gillingham.”

On the way home the victim told his mother what had happened and that Goodey had instructed him not to reveal the sordid act.

The child said Goodey should go to jail for what he did and doctors later discovered a mark on the child which corroborated his account.

Mr Forbes said there had been an “unacceptable” delay in the Crown Prosecution Service bringing the case to trial.

It had been reported to police in January 2018 but charges weren’t authorised until March 2020

Now the judge, Recorder Sarah Elliott QC, has said Goodey could have faced a jail term of up to nine years but, partially because of delays in bringing the case to court, he would keep his freedom.

She said Goodey has learning difficulties and she had to decide whether “you should go to prison or receive highly specialised” treatment, involving 50 days rehabilitation, mental health treatment and supervision.

Goodey was also made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a five-year restraining order.

April 2021

Sex offender from Northfleet facing jail after abusing child in Tilbury, Essex

A man who sexually abused a child is facing jail after a landmark case where new measures were used to help convict him and better support his young victim.

Jason Beadle, 34, of Northfleet sexually abused a child in Tilbury between 2017 and 2018.

He was arrested in October 2018 after the offences came to light and was charged in September 2019 with four counts of sexual assault of a child and two counts of assault by penetration.

His case was the first where Essex Police used new regulations which allow the evidence of vulnerable victims or witnesses to be pre-recorded at an early stage, before a trial.

This means their recollection of what happened is fresher and they don’t then have to go through the ordeal of giving evidence at an actual trial.

Beadle, of Dover Road, had denied the charges, but was found guilty after a trial at Basildon Crown Court on Monday April 12.

He is due to be sentenced at the same court on Wednesday, May 12.

April 2021

Serial rapist jailed for 24 years after being found guilty of 11 counts of rape against two victims

A serial rapist found guilty of multiple rapes on two young victims has been jailed for 24 years.

Stephen Dowle, from Folkestone, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court this week for 11 counts of rape against two females over the course of a decade.

Both victims suffered nightmares and panic attacks as the 42-year-old, of Trinity Crescent, continued to lie about his “campaign of rape”.

Judge Simon James told Dowle he showed “no remorse or insight” following the attacks on his victims, a woman now in her 20s and a girl who had been aged seven at the time.

Judge Simon James, after hearing the severe psychological impact he had caused, told Dowle his victims were “to be commended” for reporting their ordeal.

Prosecuting, Madeleine Wolfe described Dowle as carrying out “a campaign of rape” and having “made (his eldest victim’s) childhood unthinkable”.

The woman told the court in a statement she still suffers nightmares, panic attacks and cannot shop alone, despite Dowle being in custody.

His youngest victim’s carer said the girl also suffered night-terrors and severe anxiety and struggled to trust adults.

“She will not talk about him and during her playing… concentrates on the bad people and wants them in jail,” they added.

“She has also drawn a wanted poster, and said ‘It’s okay, he is in prison and can’t get me now’.”

The judge described Dowle as “a sexual deviant” and said he would serve two third of his 24-year prison sentence before being considered for parole. A further four will be spent on licence.

Dowle was convicted of seven counts of raping underaged girls, assaulting a girl under 16 and four counts of raping a female over 16.