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9 November 2026
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Police image of sexual offender Naresh Kumar

Man, 50, jailed for sexually assaulting teen in Kempston park

A 50-year-old man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in a park in Kempston in August last year has been jailed for 14 years. On 26 August 2024, Naresh Kumar, 50, saw the girl in Addison Howard Park. He intercepted her and took her...
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A police mug shot of Errol Brown

Prison for Clapham man who sexually assaulted teenager in his car

A man from Clapham, who sexually assaulted a teenage girl whilst giving her a lift in his car, has been jailed for seven years. Errol Brown, 55, offered the victim, who was known to him, a lift in his car on the evening of 14 August 2023...
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Jamie Thacker. Image: Bedfordshire Police

20 year prison sentence for sex offender who raped a child and made her film indecent videos

A registered sex offender has been sentenced to more than 20 years for raping a child and making her film indecent videos for him. Jamie Thacker, 34, who has been previously convicted of possessing indecent images of children, had...
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