St Albans Crown Court Sentencing Results

Andrew Cuckston sexually abused a vulnerable young girl under 13 in Stevenage between September and December 2018. The offences included assault by penetration, attempted assault by penetration, causing or inciting the girl to engage in sexual activity, and three counts of assault by touching. The victim disclosed the abuse to her family, leading to Cuckston's arrest in January 2019. He was convicted following a trial and sentenced after denying the allegations.

In October 2019, Dermot Quilligan and his accomplice attended a property in Stevenage, fraudulently pressuring the customer into agreeing to unnecessary roofing work valued at £5,400 instead of the original £60 quote for fixing leaking guttering. He caused criminal damage to the roof, behaved in a coercive and aggressive manner, and demanded immediate payment of £2,000 for scaffolding, leading to his arrest after a bank raised concerns.

In October 2019, Patrick O’Brien, along with Dermot Quilligan, attended a property in Stevenage, pressuring the customer into unnecessary roofing work valued at £5,400 instead of the original £60 quote for fixing leaking guttering. He was involved in causing criminal damage to the roof and behaving in a coercive and aggressive manner.

Clive Holmes, a 70-year-old man from Knebworth, abused his wife over the course of their 47-year marriage and was sentenced for two counts of Grievous Bodily Harm against her.

Ashley Mynott, aged 25, established an online sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl, encouraging her to perform oral sex on her boyfriend, sending her a picture of his penis, and receiving a picture of her exposed breasts. He also secretly filmed a young woman in the shower on multiple occasions between June 17, 2015, and November 22, 2016. This was discovered during a polygraph test related to a previous conviction.

Paul Bint, a habitual fraudster, impersonated high-profile figures such as the Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer and barrister Jonathan Rees to deceive women he met through newspaper dating columns and the internet. Over a six-week period, he stole cash, jewellery, and other items from at least five victims, including businesswoman Penelope Edwards and Vivienne Walsh, by gaining their trust and access to their homes. He also committed burglary by stealing a barrister's laptop from the robing room and drove while disqualified. His actions involved false claims of owning luxury cars, properties, and socialising with celebrities, leading to significant emotional and financial harm to his victims.

Malcolm Fairley, from Sunderland and Peterlee, County Durham, committed a series of burglaries, rapes, and serious sexual assaults across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Hertfordshire throughout 1984. He broke into victims' homes, built dens, carried out offences while masked and armed with a shotgun, then escaped to the countryside. He was the subject of a major manhunt and caught due to his northern accent and distinctive harvest yellow Austin Allegro car.