Chelmsford Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 206 verdicts at Chelmsford Crown Court (Chelmsford). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Lloyd Prior

Child sex offences *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Lloyd Prior, aged 36, from East Bergholt, Suffolk, was convicted at Chelmsford Crown Court of ten counts of child sex offences against two girls under the age of 13. The offences spanned from 2005 to 2013 and included sexual activity in the presence of a child, inciting sexual activity, sexual assault, and assault by penetration. The victims, now adults, gave evidence during the trial. Prior pleaded not guilty but was found guilty by a jury. He was sentenced on 23 April 2024 to 12 years imprisonment.

Pleaded not guilty. Convicted of ten counts of child sex offences including sexual assault, assault by penetration, and inciting sexual activity against two girls under 13. Offences took place between 2005 and 2013.

1 Jan 0001

Lorenc Lata

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine *

Sentence

3 years in a young offender institution

Lorenc Lata, 19, was arrested after a police raid at an address in Benton Close, Witham on January 27. Officers recovered 1.8 kg of cocaine with an estimated value of up to £147,000, along with cannabis, thousands of pounds in cash, drug paraphernalia, and mobile phones. Lata had been living at the property for a few months and was found to be a trusted member of a drugs line flooding an Essex town with cocaine. He played a significant role in the supply operation.

Admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine. A second charge of being concerned in the supply of cannabis was ordered to remain on file after he denied the offence. Drugs, four phones, and £3,700 cash forfeited. £228 surcharge imposed.

1 Jan 0001

Mark Gable

Assault by penetration and making indecent images of children *

Sentence

11-and-a-half years imprisonment

Mark Gable and his girlfriend Jessica Fry sexually abused young children, including a baby, between 2017 and 2019. Police found a video of Gable assaulting a baby during a search of his home in Colchester. Further indecent images and videos were uncovered, with Fry filming many of the acts and also abusing a child herself. Gable admitted multiple counts including assault by penetration and making indecent images of children.

Pleaded guilty. Also given eight years on licence. Labelled a dangerous offender and must serve two-thirds of his sentence before possible release. Placed on sex offenders register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Luke O’Brien

Conspiracy to commit robbery *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Luke O’Brien was part of a Birmingham gang that targeted a cash van outside the Co-Op on Upper Hoswell Road in Malvern at about 10.45am on April 20, 2015. Two masked thieves wielding a pickaxe handle threatened three security staff while filling a cash machine, stealing more than £70,000. O’Brien was arrested a few hours later near Junction 3A of the M42 with brothers Lewis O’Brien, Ryan Weir and Ryan Griffin; a rucksack containing £74,460 was found in the car.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery. Part of a gang that stole £70,000 from a cash van.

1 Jan 0001

Macauley Alexander-Rose

Sexual assault *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment, extended licence period of 6 months

Macauley Alexander-Rose, 24, subjected a woman to a campaign of abuse over several months in 2023. He hacked her social media to share a private sexual photograph without consent. He sexually assaulted her by groping her genitals while pressing a hammer to her temple and threatening to rape her. He choked her, covered her mouth, punched and kicked her, causing her to lose consciousness, and threatened to scrape a tattoo off her back with a knife. The victim's identity is protected. Alexander-Rose had previous convictions for violence against women.

Pleaded guilty to controlling or coercive behaviour and sexual assault at Worcester Crown Court, and earlier convicted of disseminating a private sexual photograph at South Worcestershire Magistrates' Court. Prior convictions for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and battery against women. Judge imposed sentence with extension due to dangerousness; sexual harm prevention order also imposed.

1 Jan 0001

Luke Berry

Sexual communication with a child and sexual activity with a girl *

Sentence

17 months' imprisonment

Luke Berry, a physics teacher at Joyce Frankland Academy, engaged in sexual communication with a child by sending an inappropriate photo and sexual activity with a girl aged 13-17. Essex Police investigated after a report in 2021, reviewing dozens of messages between Berry and two victims under 18. He was arrested in October 2021 and January 2022.

Pleaded guilty to sexual communication with a child and sexual activity with a girl. Placed on the child sex offender register and issued with a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years.

1 Jan 0001

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About Chelmsford Crown Court

Chelmsford Crown Court, located in Chelmsford, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 206 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Chelmsford area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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