Aylesbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

Tommy Mitchell, 25, of Skeltons Drove, Beck Row, Suffolk, used a stolen Land Rover Defender to attempt to steal a cashpoint (ATM) from inside the Nisa convenience store in Stortford Road, Clavering, soon after 3am on December 3, 2023. Shutters were cut to allow entry, tow ropes tied to the machine, and multiple attempts made to pull it out, but failed, raising the alarm. Significant damage caused shop closure for four days and repairs costing thousands.

Robert Rowe, 29, homeless, on the evening of April 27 in Milton Keynes' Willen Park, befriended a 66-year-old man who bought him a drink. Rowe observed the victim entering his card PIN. Later that night, Rowe assaulted the man, stole his card, and withdrew hundreds of pounds from his account. The victim suffered facial injuries. Rowe was arrested on May 2 and charged the next day.

Stephen Terry Jeeves, 60, of Allhallows Leisure Park, Rochester, Kent, indecently assaulted a teenage girl on multiple occasions in the 1990s. The assaults occurred in both Kent and Aylesbury. He was charged following a Thames Valley Police investigation and convicted by a unanimous jury at Aylesbury Crown Court.

Peter Orme, former chairman of Woughton Community Council in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, sexually and physically abused three girls and one boy from 1977 to 1992. The abuse included forcing children to fight in a makeshift boxing ring until they drew blood, forcing a boy under 13 to perform a sex act in the bathtub, sexually assaulting a teenage girl after getting her drunk, smacking and humiliating children, and taking an indecent photograph of a child.

Michael Gilhaney from Thorn End, Northampton, carried out two burglaries in Hillingdon during 2023, one involving wielding a machete making it aggravated burglary, and a separate burglary in Hounslow later that year.

Denis Mauger, of Chapel Lane, Chilton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, subjected his victim to a number of indecent assaults between 1971 and 1980 when his victim was aged between six and 15 years. The offences were reported to Thames Valley Police in 2017 and Mauger was charged in July 2018.

Gifford Hugh Jones, aged 79 and formerly residing on Mole Road in Sindlesham, has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for committing historic sexual offences against vulnerable boys under his care at Dromenagh School in Iver. The offences, which took place during the 1970s and 1980s, involved four young victims aged between six and nine years old at the time. Dromenagh School, located on Seven Hills Road near Iver, was a boarding school that closed in 1996. As a houseparent there, Jones exploited his position of trust to assault the boys. On 15 September, he pleaded guilty at Aylesbury Crown Court to nine counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 14 years and five counts of gross indecency with a boy under the age of 14 years. His sentencing followed on 22 December at the same court, where Judge [Name not specified in article] imposed the custodial term, reflecting the gravity of the abuse inflicted on the vulnerable children. The victims were described as 'young vulnerable boys' who showed immense courage in coming forward after decades. Detective Constable Jo Dolder from the Child Abuse Investigation Unit at Aylesbury Police Station commented: 'While this sentence will never change what happened to the victims, I hope it gives them a resolution after all of these years and a sense that Jones has now faced the consequences of his actions.' She further added: 'It has taken the victims... a great deal of courage to come forward. I hope this sentence today sends out a message to all victims of sexual offences that Thames Valley Police takes all reports of this nature seriously and we will do everything we can to ensure offenders face justice.' The case was investigated by Thames Valley Police's Child Abuse Investigation Unit, highlighting their commitment to pursuing historic sexual abuse allegations. This conviction underscores the long-term pursuit of justice for child sex offences, even after many years have passed since the incidents occurred.

Between 22 and 28 December 2017, Vincent Trillow broke into a home in Bourne End, stealing jewellery, an iPad, and car keys. Between 15 and 16 January 2018, he struck again in Marlow, taking jewellery, designer handbags, cash, and games consoles. He was arrested on 5 March 2018 and charged on 22 March. Following a two-day trial at Aylesbury Crown Court, he was convicted of both burglaries.