Murder charges dropped against 3 Moscow sisters who killed abusive father
FILE PHOTO: One of the three Khachaturian teen sisters, Angelina, charged with their father's murder © Global Look Press / City News Moskva
By Jonny Tickle, RT
In a case which has shocked Russians, three Khachaturian sisters admitted to killing their father after he subjected them to mental, sexual, and physical abuse spanning years.
They faced charges of premeditated murder, but now their lawyer says the Russian Prosecutor General’s office has ordered investigators to drop that arraignment, and instead reclassify the killing as lawful self-defense.
Lawyer Aleksey Parshin told TASS news agency that officials have declined to support the Investigative Committee’s case against the sisters. Parshin said that the Khachaturians responded to their father’s “unlawful attacks, which created a real danger to their life and health,” and that the prosecutor general regarded their actions as “within the legal limits of necessary self-defense, which brings the criminal prosecution to an end.”
On July 27, 2018, the body of Mikhail Khachaturian was found with multiple stab wounds in a house on Altufevskoye Shosse in Moscow. Khachaturian’s three teenage daughters – Krestina, Angelina, and Maria – were arrested on suspicion of their father’s murder.
One of the sisters reactions after the stabbing of their father, caught on security camera.
The case against the Khachaturian sisters entered the public consciousness in June 2019, when the sisters’ defense lawyers said they killed their father after years of physical and sexual abuse. These revelations caused mass public outcry over the case, leading to public protests in many large cities and messages of support from well-known celebrities, such as journalist and former presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak. Some people, however, do regard the sisters as murderers.
Probably those who think incest, child rape and physical, emotional abuse are quite acceptable.
In December 2019, despite the calls for leniency, Russia’s Investigative Committee announced that the sisters would be charged with premeditated murder, and face up to 20 years in jail. With the charges now dropped, the Khachaturian sisters could soon be free.
Four B.C. residents arrested in Saskatchewan
in human-trafficking case
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North Island Gazette
Police in Saskatchewan have arrested two men on suspicion of human trafficking.
The arrests happened Tuesday when an off-duty RCMP officer spotted three vehicles travelling together at a high rate of speed toward Swift Current, Sask., on the Trans-Canada Highway, according to an RCMP press release.
Mounties from Swift Current intercepted all three vehicles after they were clocked at more than 150 kilometres per hour.
As police questioned the vehicle occupants they became suspicious about the relationships between the drivers and passengers and took the investigation further. Two young female passengers, neither of whom had identification, were found sitting in the back seats of separate vehicles that had tinted windows.
The officers arrested three men and one woman on suspicion of human trafficking-related offences.
Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi and Seyed Kamran Miralinaghi, both 19, from Nanaimo, along with Shawn Alexander Kelly, 23, and Shermineh Sheri Ziaee, 36, both of Victoria, are each facing human trafficking charges that include receiving financial benefit knowing it was obtained from the commission of an offence, transporting a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, procuring a person to offer or provide sexual services, harbouring a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercising control or movement of that person, and knowingly advertising an offer to provide sexual services.
Ziaee has also been charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
The four accused will make their next court appearance Friday, Jan. 31, at provincial court in Swift Current.
Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi is also scheduled to appear in provincial court in Nanaimo, Feb. 11, to face charges of procuring, advertising sexual services for consideration and benefitting from sexual services from a person under 18.
The two young female passengers are also from B.C. and not related to any of the accused and their names will not be released.
The investigation is continuing.
‘If I opened the door, he would've killed us’: 15yo says she helped 20+ kids survive Indian hostage horror by hiding in basement
Thank God there was no sexual abuse in this story, but certainly lots of trauma and a courageous young heroine.
The perpetrator was shot by police and his wife was stoned to death.
A teenager, who together with two dozen other children was held hostage by an Indian man during a nine-hour standoff with police, said that her quick thinking helped to dodge certain death at the hands of a convicted killer.
The 15-year-old girl was the eldest of some 25 kids who were taken captive by convicted murderer Subhash Batham in a village in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The horrific case, which sent shock waves across India, ended with the man being shot dead by police. His wife, allegedly an accomplice in the grim enterprise, was stoned to death by an angry crowd.
The children, some of whom were as young as six months, were lured to the man’s house with the promise of a birthday party that Subhash said he was hosting for his daughter. It was a blatant lie, and when parents felt something fishy was going on and came banging on his door, they were met with gunfire and a crude bomb.
If not for one brave girl, the horror story may have ended in great tragedy. According to the Indian Express, she said that once all the children had arrived for the 'party,' the captor forced them into the basement, threatening to shoot them on the spot if they disobeyed his order.
The 15-year-old said that she tried to calm the youngsters down, telling them “if we die, we will die together. I was not sure if saying such things would help, but it did,” she said.
As the smaller kids started to get hungry, she asked Subhash for food – which police then handed over to them. However, with the standoff continuing well into the night, the girl saw that the attacker was getting angrier and feared that he could go berserk any minute.
Then she decided it was time to act, and seized upon an opportunity created by the killer’s blunder.
“Subhash was getting angry and I knew I had to do something. When he and his wife left the basement, I locked the door. He heard the sound of the door being locked and started banging on the door. I did not open it.”
The girl said she understood that if she gave in at that moment, she and all the other kids would likely now be dead.
“The children were crying, but I knew if I opened the door, he will kill us.”
She said she unlocked the door only after police descended on the house, taking out the perpetrator.
It was somewhat of a miracle that all of the kids survived the ordeal, considering that the man was a convicted murderer, was embroiled in several lawsuits, and had his house stacked to the ceiling with weapons. His huge cache, it was later revealed, included some 145 crude bombs, a pistol, and a .315 rifle. A used cartridge for an AK-47 was also recovered.
“The quantity of bombs was... enough to kill everyone in a radius of 50 meters if they went off at once,” the Farrukhabad special operation task force observed, according to the Times of India.
Indian court AGAIN postpones hanging for 4 men convicted in 2012 gang rape & murder case that inspired Netflix series
FILE PHOTO © Reuters / Francis Mascarenhas
Though the date of the men's hanging had been set for February 1 after a previous appeal, the day was pushed back once again following a fresh plea, filed on Friday by convict Vinay Sharma – just one day after the hangman arrived at the Tihar prison in Delhi in preparation for the execution.
While Sharma’s appeal was rejected early on Saturday by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, the request buys the convicted men another two weeks regardless, after which the process could be repeated with further appeals, potentially extending an already lengthy legal standoff, now seven years removed from the crime. A previous execution date was set for January 22.
Under Indian law, criminals found guilty of the same capital offense must be executed on the same date, adding another layer of complication to the case.
Despite the delays, India’s Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider measures that would stop convicts from “playing with the law,” with the government suggesting new rules that would set a time limit on how long convicted criminals have to pursue appeals, barring them from deferring punishment indefinitely.
Six were originally implicated in the crime, however one suspect was found dead in his jail cell under mysterious circumstances, while the youngest of the group, who was under 18 at the time of the assault, was released after three years in juvenile detention. He was then given $150, a sewing machine and a shop rental.
Speaking to reporters after a long day waiting in the court for a final verdict, Nirbhaya's mother said that a convict's lawyer had “challenged” her in court, adding through tears: “He said there would be no hanging.”
I have been sitting here since 10 am. If the court wanted to spare these criminals again, then why take so long? Why make us sit and hope for so long? We waited all this time, with hope... why not send us home?
The Nirbhaya case sparked outrage and protests across India, with demonstrators filling the streets to demand justice for the young medical student, prompting reform to sexual assault laws in the country. The horrific crime has also since inspired a Netflix miniseries, ‘Delhi Crime.’
India: 5 get life term for sexually assaulting Chennai girl
The hearing impaired girl was assaulted by the convicts working in her apartment complex
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Chennai: A special court here on Monday sentenced five persons to life imprisonment, nine others to five years and one person to seven years in jail for sexually assaulting a minor disabled girl at an apartment complex here.
On Saturday, the special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenders (POCSO) Act had convicted 15 accused, acquitted one while one person died as the trial was on.
The 12-year-old hearing impaired girl was sexually assaulted by the convicts working in the apartment complex as lift operators, plumbers, housekeepers, and security guards for about seven months.
Some of accused were above 50 years of age.
The sexual assault came to light last year when the girl told her ordeal to her elder sister who had come here on holiday from Delhi.
The parents then lodged a police complaint and 17 persons were arrested.
According to the police, the girl was first sexually assaulted by the lift operator in the apartment complex and later the others assaulted her.
2 men, woman held for sex offences against minors in T&T
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Police have arrested two men and a woman for sexual offences involving minors.
According to a statement issued Monday by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), the three were held during two intelligence-led exercises conducted by officers of the Child Protection Unit (CPU) last Friday.
Police said in one incident a 40-year-old man was arrested for two counts of sexual penetration against a child and one count of sexual touching of a child.
Police said his 37-year-old wife was arrested for failing to report the sexual abuse of a minor.
WPC Lee-Periera of the Northern Division’s CPU laid the charges and the couple was due to appear before an Arima Magistrate on Monday.
In a separate incident, officers of the Tobago Division’s CPU arrested a 20-year-old man for two counts of sexual penetration against a child and two counts of sexual touching of a child.
WPC Corbin-Clarke of the Tobago Division’s CPU laid the charges and the man was due to appear before a Scarborough Magistrate on Monday.
The exercises were spearheaded by W/Superintendent (Ag.), George and Assistant Superintendent of Police, Nowbutt and supervised by Inspector (Ag.) Singh and W/Sergeant Morton all of the CPU.
Rayleigh, UK woman caught with child abuse images
clutched pink flamingo during sentencing
She 'sat up late at night shovelling in amphetamine' so she could stay awake to look at the photos
By Louise Lazell, Essex LiveA woman who admitted downloading images of children being abused held a pink teddy flamingo while a judge sentenced her.
Amanda Shillito held the cuddly toy to her chest while she sat in Basildon Crown Court's dock.
The 27-year-old, who used to live in Rayleigh, claimed she downloaded the photos because she "knew how they felt".
Judge Samantha Cohen said Shillito became "obsessional about accessing the most grotesque images," and took large amounts of amphetamine in order to stay awake to look at more material.
It has taken nearly four years to sentence Shillito, after her home was raided in February 2016. She also has never been arrested for her crimes and instead turned up for the police interview freely.
"She knew what she was doing was unlawful"
Prosecuting barrister, Nick Wayne, told the court on Wednesday, (January 29), that police became aware of Shillito's activity after uploading a photo to 4Chan, a controversial image-based website where people can upload anonymously.
Mr Wayne said she was visited by officers in October 2016, where she made full admissions, noting that he has no idea why the sentencing has taken this long.
"When the defendant was interviewed and gave full admission of the possession of material, the unusual feature in the course of the interview was that she said she had no interest in sex in children," Mr Wayne said.
The Judge interjected to point out: "I haven't met a defendant yet who says they have an interest in children."
He said: "What was unusual about this case was her explanation as to how she became involved. When asked why there would be any reason to look for child abuse, she said 'I know how they felt' and that it was 'hard to explain'.
"She spoke in the interview about using a lot of speed at the time of accessing the images, staying up all night in order to access the images. It was a clear admission she knew what she was doing was unlawful."
The court further heard that she used specific search terms in order to find the images and that a psychiatric report was also carried out on her.
"Shovelling amphetamine"
During the mitigation, Chris Whitcombe said that Shillito made admissions very early on, back in October 2016.
"Not wishing to score a cheap point from the Crown, but the search warrant was made on February 3, 2016, four years ago this coming month," Mr Whitcombe said.
"She has had these matters over her head for all of that time. You may say that's her doing but there had been not one single sniff of any further new offence in that further four-year period.
"That is concrete evidence that any risk she possesses of future offending could be managed in the community."
Mr Whitcombe further added that Shillito had been "entirely honest" and had attended the interview freely, meaning to this day she has still never been arrested. The judge further remarked that Shillito had "deliberately uploaded an item to 4Chan so that she would be kicked off the server," which then made police aware of the image.
The mitigation then turned to Shillito's mental health.
"Without wishing to dwell on or go on about her mental health, there are various issues she has struggled with. After her mental health diagnosis she received proper treatment and medication [for] amphetamine usage," Mr Whitcombe said. The judge added that Shillito would be "sat up late at night shovelling in amphetamine" to stay awake for longer to download photos.
The mitigation continued: "She has had help and attends court today with a toy object to keep her calm. I'm aware of course there have been comments whether or not all of the behaviours or systems exhibited are genuine or accurate. She does need mental health support."
Finally, mitigation concluded: "It is my view that the risk Mrs Shillito poses can be managed in the community and custodial sentence will not reduce the risk.
"I would almost go as far to say that this tells us prison would be the wrong environment and possibly increase the risk."
For the rest of this story, please go to Essex Live.
Maldives withdraws child sexual abuse case against imaam, cites legal obstacles
Ahmed Aiham, The EditionState prosecutors on Sunday, withdrew an appeal case against an imaam found not guilty of child sexual abuse which occurred on an island in central Maldives over a decade ago.
The now cold case against the religious leader was filed in 2006. In October 2019, the Criminal Court found him not guilty based on a lack of evidence as per the then-penal code. No evidence other than victim testimonials were admitted to court to support the claims.
Victims (who are now of legal age) and their families have expressed grief and concern over the lack of justice.
Criminal case trials are procedurally based on the penal code in effect at the time of the charges. The Special Provisions Act to Deal with Child Sex Abuse Offenders only came into effect in 2009, three years after the case was submitted. However, the Criminal Court noted insufficient evidence even under the new legislature.
Allegations against the person involved sexually abusing children during Quran classes he hosted at the mosque and at his residence.
The appeal case was filed during the tenure of former prosecutor general (PG) Aishath Bisham at the High Court. The court concluded the appeal hearings in late January.
"While the standards of determining criminal cases have changed, PG cannot violate the constitution in court. We have faced legal obstacles in this case", said Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem.
Although the case was withdrawn in order to refrain from committing an unlawful act, PG expressed concerns over the lack of justice provided to the victims. Prosecutors will visit the island in the coming weeks to inform the family regarding the matter.
Blenheim, N.Z. sex abuse teacher can now be named: Jaimee Marie Cooney abandons fight for
permanent name suppression
By: Anna Leask
New Zealand Herald
The Blenheim teacher who admitted sexually abusing two schoolboys has abandoned a bid to keep her identity a secret and can now be named.
Jaimee Marie Cooney, 37, is understood to be the first female teacher in New Zealand convicted and sentenced for sexual offending against students.
And it was confirmed in court that Cooney - the wife of a police officer and mother of two - did not dispute having sexual relationships with other older boys. But she has not been charged with any further offences to date.
In December the 37-year-old was sentenced in the Blenheim District Court to two years and six months in jail for her offending. She was also placed on the child sex offender's register.
She had earlier pleaded guilty to a raft of charges relating to two teenage boys who she sexually abused, often in cars parked in public places, and in school lunch breaks.
Judge Tony Zohrab said the offending was "a gross breach of trust". He said no one should have been more attuned to the needs of young men growing up than a trained teacher.
"It's difficult enough without these sorts of things occurring," he said. "Your role was a pastoral one ... you have seriously compromised your obligations."
He refused an application for permanent name suppression.
Last week Cooney filed an appeal against that refusal which was set to be heard in the High Court at Blenheim this Friday. However, last evening her lawyer Miriam Radich notified the Herald that Cooney was abandoning that appeal.
At sentencing, Judge Zohrab said the community had a right to know the sex offender's identity. The Crown and the Herald both opposed the order.
The boys speak: 'I didn't want to do it'
In October, Cooney pleaded guilty to seven charges of unlawful sexual connection with minors, and one of exposing a minor to indecent material over a year-long period.
Some of the charges were representative, meaning the acts happened numerous times.
She was a teacher at Marlborough Boys' College at the time but has since had her teaching registration cancelled.
Cooney admitted having sex with two 15-year-old boys in parked cars in public places, often telling one victim she loved him and showing them explicit videos.
The police summary of facts, supplied to the Herald by the court, revealed the woman had formed sexual relationships "with a number of students". The prosecution relates to two of those boys.
At sentencing O'Donoghue said there were a number of aggravating factors, including the vulnerability of victims, age discrepancy between Cooney and her victims, and duration of offending.
"She's gone out of her way to target them in a sexually exploitative way," he said.
"There was a significant breach of trust, [she] attempted to manipulate, coerce and control the victims with threats of self harm.
"This was sexually exploitative conduct by an adult ... she emotionally manipulated both boys."
O'Donoghue read from the main victim's impact statement.
"She made me worry about her as when I tried to stop what was happening she told me she would harm herself … this is not fair, she should not have put that burden on me," he wrote in the brief statement.
The second victim said in his statement: "I am ashamed." He said when he tried to stop the abuse the woman locked herself in a car and started cutting herself with scissors. "I did not want to do it anymore," he said.
Need for stringent laws as child abuse cases increase in Pakistan
Four more horrid stories from one of the worst countries to be a child
Waseem Ahmad ShahThe frequent cases of violence against children, including sexual abuse and murder, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have triggered public protests with demands from different quarters for amending the relevant child protection laws so as to effectively tackle such offences.
Two recent cases have specially resulted into public outcry. A 10-year-old boy was sexually assaulted at a seminary in Mansehra in Dec 2019 and also kept in illegal confinement for two days. The prime accused in the case named Qari Shamsuddin has already been arrested and according to concerned police officials the DNA test results proved that he had raped the child.
The accused along with co-accused persons have also severely tortured the boy. An FIR was registered against them under different provisions of Pakistan Penal Code and KP Child Protection and Welfare Act, 2010.
In another such incident, a minor girl of eight was murdered in Kaka Sahib area of Nowshera on Jan 18. Local police there have arrested two suspects one of whom is stated to be a juvenile, who has also confessed to his guilt before a local court. However, the said suspect alleged that he had been sexually assaulted by maternal uncle of the deceased girl twice after which he had decided to take revenge.
Subsequently, in Nowshera district a four-year-old girl was sexually abused by a man, Shehzad, in jurisdiction of Akbarpura police station on Jan 27. The girl had gone out of home to bring a packet of chips for herself. The FIR was registered under section 337 B (sexual abuse) of PPC and section 50 (exposing a child to seduction) and section 53 (child sexual abuse) of the Child Protection and Welfare Act (CPWA).
In another incident in Nowshera, a minor boy of 10 was allegedly gang-raped by four persons at Chowki Mamrez area on Jan 16.
Recently, a resolution was tabled by MPA Asia Khattak in the KP Assembly which was also supported by other women MPAs. They said resolution states that there is a massive increase in cases of child sexual abuse which have regularly been reported in the media.
Through the said resolution the provincial government has been asked to make amendments in CPWA and enhance the sentence of seven years for sexual abuse of children to life imprisonment and also to double the fine.
The resolution has now been referred to the assembly’s special committee on child protection, headed by Speaker Mushtaq Ghani. The committee has been assigned task to revisit existing laws on child protection with a view to suggest severe punishment, measures for eradication of child abuse in shelter homes and educational institutions, propose amendments for speedy trial of such cases and measures for sensitisation of society on the issue besides seeking input from experts on criminal law, etc.
There is much more on Pakistan's current laws against child abuse on Dawn.
Child Next Door report paints grim picture of exploitation, trafficking in Queensland
ABC Sunshine Coast By Owen Jacques
PHOTO: The report examines child exploitation and trafficking. (ABC News: Owen Jacques)
The Child Next Door report, published late last year, relies on information and case studies provided by frontline care staff involved with the region's Child Sexual Exploitation Working Group, involving welfare agencies and police.
Paul Morton, who works for the organisation that commissioned the report, Integrated Family and Youth Services (IFYS), said it was difficult to know exactly how many young people were being exploited or abused because so many were too frightened to seek support or justice.
"We're talking potentially dozens, if not 100 young people that are involved in it," he said.
"[They're] generally under the age of 18, young people
being trafficked and exploited around."
Acting Detective Inspector of Crime Services Phil Hurst said child sexual exploitation was "desperately under-reported. We regularly get reports of kids that are exploited and abused [and] these are followed up usually by people in the Child Protection Investigation Unit," he said.
"I think it is a concern that there may be a whole lot more going on that police aren't aware of."
Barriers to prosecution
One of the case studies included in the report involves a 15-year-old who was locked in a car and driven between Rockhampton and Byron Bay where her sexual abuse was filmed, then distributed. Personal information about the victim and others in the report have been removed given their young age.
Det Insp. Hurst, who has worked in the Queensland Police Child Protection Investigation Unit for more than two decades, said police could not always stop child exploitation, even after it had been reported.
That is because once a child reaches 16, they are legally allowed to make their own decisions about sex and consent — even if their abuser is using alcohol, drugs, or coercion.
"Due to the nature of sexual offending, there are usually only two people there — the offender and the victim," Det Insp. Hurst said.
"At times there is no forensic evidence, no witnesses,
and there's no other cooperation we can get."
In those instances it makes it difficult — though, as Det Insp Hurst stresses, not impossible — to prosecute.
Report author Conrad Townson, a child abuse expert who chaired the working group, said abusers created distance between the victim and their friends and family, enabling them to then refuse help from authorities.
"The perpetrator works to actually create distance between the young person and any protective people in their lives," he said.
"They'll end up relying and dependent on the perpetrator, where
they actually don't have a choice over what they're made to do."
Time to change the law?
In 2014, Victoria introduced so-called "disruption" laws targeting potential offenders and putting pressure on them to sever a relationship.
The State's Department of Health And Human Services, along with police, can use harbouring notices, no-contact notices, and intervention orders against people deemed persons of interest.
Mr Morton would like to see Queensland laws updated to help authorities interrupt abusers.
"Is a review of the current legislation required?" he said. "We think so."
In a statement, Queensland Shadow Attorney-General, David Janetzki, said that "all too often, offenders are not held to account. The LNP is supportive of measures that aim to disrupt child sexual exploitation and protection children from harm," the statement said.
Mr Janetzki also called on the Queensland Government to ensure its laws were "up to scratch" to ensure the safety of children.
A spokesman for Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath did not respond to questions about a possible review of legislation that would allow authorities to intervene sooner, but said the Queensland Government has a "zero tolerance approach" to child sexual abuse.
Det Insp. Hurst said while he was familiar with the disruption laws, he had never worked with them. "Anything that the government brings in that would assist us in relation to keeping children safe, we would happily encourage," he said.
Mr Morton said there were many groups on the side of at-risk kids, but more support was needed. "There are lots of people in the world that I live in working with good people and they do everything to make it a better place," he said.
"But we will always have an element of people
who will exploit other people for their own gain."
Faces of perverts who've sent child sexual abuse on Teesside to its highest ever level
By Mike Brown, Teeside Live
Reports of child sex abuse have risen to their highest level on record in Teesside.
Exclusive analysis of the latest official crime statistics has revealed that there were 887 cases of sexual crimes against children recorded by police in our area in the 12 months to June 2019.
That’s up from 754 similar child sex offences recorded the previous year - and is the highest number recorded since at least 2002, when the figures first began.
The figure has more than doubled in the last four years alone, rising by nearly 120% from 409 cases in the year to June 2015.
Here are just some of the abusers who have been caught and prosecuted.
Public gallery in tears
Members of the public cried in court as they watched paedophile Christopher Paylor jailed for carrying out sickening rapes and sex attacks when he was just a schoolboy.
The 26-year-old was jailed for six years in March 2019 after he repeatedly met and had sex with an underage girl after graphic online chats.
He appeared at Teesside Crown Court, via video link from Holme House Prison, in Stockton, last week to be sentenced for a fresh string of child sex crimes which he committed more than a decade ago.
Paylor, of Cliff Terrace, Saltburn, pleaded guilty to 13 of 18 charges - five of rape, three sexual assaults and five counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, at a previous hearing.
He denied five more charges - two of rape, two of sexual assault and one of causing or inciting sexual activity - which have been left to lie on file.
Paylor was sentenced to 14 years - with nine years in custody and five years on extended license.
'Chemical castration'
A serial flasher who kept exposing himself to children in public has volunteered for a form of "chemical castration", a court heard.
After years of satisfying his deviant desires, he says he will take drugs to suppress them, Teesside Crown Court was told earlier this month.
Gibson, of no fixed address, admitted sexual activity in the presence of a child and breaching a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) by having contact with children.
He denied a charge of child abduction, which was left to lie on the court file.
He had a string of previous convictions and prison sentences for having thousands of indecent images of children, exposing himself and taking part in sexual activity in front of children in 2011, 2014 and 2016.
Gibson was given his second extended sentence totalling seven years and three months. This comprises a jail term of three years and three months, plus four years' extra licence.
Gibson is still under a SHPO and on the sex offenders' register, both indefinitely, and is barred from working with children.
Dangerous offender
A sexual predator who plied two children with alcohol and drugs before attacking was caged for 24 years in 2019.
Some years later, the 51-year-old also encouraged a teenage boy to engage in sexual acts, before raping him.
Allen, of Bamburgh Court, Middlesbrough, appeared to be sentenced for 14 counts including: two counts of rape, sexual assault and sexual activity with a child.
He pleaded not guilty to the offences and made his victims go through the ordeal of a trial where a jury convicted him.
A Judge found him to be a dangerous offender and sentenced him to 24 years in jail, with an extended period of eight years - a total of 32 years.
Twisted deviant
A twisted "uncle"-like babysitter abused girls at his sinister sleepovers.
The "deviant and distorted" 51-year-old manipulated parents over years, gaining their trust to mind their children and then exploiting them for his sexual gratification.
Keith Scott admitted 23 charges including sexual assault, voyeurism and making indecent images
Scott's sinister behaviour was finally aired in court on Monday, more than a decade after it began.
He admitted 23 charges including sexual assault, voyeurism and possessing more than 45,000 child abuse images.
Scott, of Station Close, Marske, was jailed for seven years and six months with an extra five-year licence period once released to "protect the public".
He was also subjected to a sexual harm prevention order banning unsupervised contact with children and restricting his use of the internet.
'Paedo manual' pervert back in prison
He pleaded guilty to seven charges and admitted two counts of possessing a paedophile manual "which contained advice or guidance about abusing children sexually".
Walker, of Sun Street, Stockton, was released in 2017 after being convicted of rape against a male child in 2014.
He was jailed for four years.
Former copper unmasked
A sex offender used his position as a police officer and leading man in local theatre to groom and sexually abuse young girls.
Sentencing him to 12 years in prison, Judge Hedworth said: "You are, demonstrably, a sexual predator."
A jury at Teesside Crown Court had found the 34-year-old guilty of nine sexual offences against five teen girls, four of whom were underage.
He was also convicted of one count of misconduct in a public office, after a three week trial.
Why are there so many more crimes?
The increase may be due to an actual rise in abuse, but it may also be linked to more victims feeling able to come forward, and better recording practices by police.
These crimes include rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation and grooming of children under the age of 16 - the age of consent in the UK.
In cases where the gender of the victim is given, more than three quarters of those affected in Teesside were girls.
The increase in reports of this type of crime seen in Teesside reflects a national trend.
Across England and Wales, there were 62,265 sex crimes against children recorded by police last year - up from 59,757 cases seen in the 12 months to June 2018, and again the highest number ever recorded.
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