Their cases serve as a stark reminder of the devastating impact of sexual abuse on victims and the ongoing work of law enforcement and the justice system to protect communities and bring offenders to account.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of a sexual offence report it online via https://doitonline.lancashire.police.uk/ or call 101.
21. Steven Westlake
Steven Westlake, 43 of Chorley Old Road, Bolton, groomed two young children in Preston, where he sexually assaulted them and threatened them. He was jailed for eight years and six months. | Lancashire Police
22. Sadnam Singh and Navjot Singh
Sadnam Singh and Navjot Singh sexually assaulted a teenage girl, 14, in her own home in Preston while working as delivery men. Sadnam Singh, 28, of Dunoon Drive, Wolverhampton, and Navjot Singh, 26, of Bushbury Road, Wolverhampton, were both jailed for two-and-a-half years and ordered to sign the sex offenders register. | Lancashire Police
23. Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan attempted to cover up his sexual offences against children by blaming an imaginary twin. He was charged with three counts of Sexual touching of a male child, causing a male child to engage in sexual activity, possession of indecent images of children and breach of a SHPO. Sullivan, 32, now of no fixed abode, but formerly of Dickson Road, Blackpool, was jailed for 12 years. | Lancashire Police
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24. Matthew Matthiason
Matthew Matthiason, 39, was caught with a "paedophile manual" which "described how to sexually abuse children." Matthiason, formerly of Waterloo Road, Blackpool, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the notification requirements and possession of the paedophile manual. He appeared at Preston Crown Court where he was jailed for ten months. | Lancashire Police