Former Hunstanton teacher John Redman jailed for sex offences

crime+child pornography control reporter(weastar times/Ebc/WP):::A former teacher has been jailed for sex offences after a court heard he was a danger to children.

John Redman, 52, was found guilty at Norwich Crown Court of sexually assaulting a boy of 14 and of breaching a sexual offences prevention order.
The court heard Redman, of Kempe Road in West Lynn, Norfolk, touched the boy after employing him to do odd jobs.
Jailing Redman for 12 months, Recorder Katharine Moore told him: "You present a high risk of harm to children."
Redman, who had taught science at Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, was convicted in November of sexual assault and three offences of having unsupervised contact with the victim and another boy.

He was in breach of a sexual offences prevention order imposed by the same court in April 2011 after he admitted three sex offences against a teenage boy.

That order prevented him from having unsupervised contact with boys aged under 16.
Chris Youell, prosecuting, said the assault, which took place on 31 July, had had a "quite profound" effect on Redman's victim.
"He has had to stop working in the area; he has lost trust in people, particularly men; he gets anxious and upset and finds it difficult to sleep," he said.
"There has been a lot of stress in the family home."
'In denial' When Redman was sentenced in April 2011, he was also ordered to undergo a sex offender treatment programme but the court heard it had been cancelled and Redman had never attended.
Neil Guest, mitigating, said had Redman attended the course, it could have prevented further offences.
"He has finally accepted that there is a difficulty he must address. Hitherto, he had been in denial," he said.
He asked that Redman be given a suspended sentence and again be put on a treatment programme.
But the recorder said Redman was not a first-time offender and only a custodial sentence was appropriate.
"It is perfectly plain that in seeking your own sexual gratification, you paid no heed at all to the young man's wishes, emotional development and his future," she told him.
"You just thought of yourself and your own needs."
The new sexual offences prevention order bans Redman from contact with any boy under 16.

Kevin Lavelle murder: Police in Pontypridd over Banbury killing

crime +law reporter,oxford:::Murder hunt detectives are visiting south Wales in the hunt for the killer of a man attacked outside an Oxfordshire pub eight years ago.

Police, who are offering a £25,000 reward, are handing out posters in Pontypridd after the death in 2004 of Kevin Lavelle, 29.
He was attacked outside a pub in Grimsbury, Banbury, after he was in an argument with several Welshmen.
A father-of-two of Bootle, Merseyside, he was attacked with an iron dumbbell.

End Quote Det Insp Steve Duffy Thames Valley Police

An inquest ruled in 2009 that he was unlawfully killed outside the Cricketer's pub where a group of men from south Wales had been staying.

"We strongly suspect that the person responsible lives in the south Wales area," said Det Insp Steve Duffy, leading the investigation.
"We are going to Pontypridd and will be conducting inquiries in that area today," he told BBC Radio Wales.
Mr Lavelle, a crane driver, was working in Banbury to save money for his wedding. No-one has ever been convicted over his death.
His partner Michelle said: "He was a real family man and just wanted the best for his kids."
There is a reward of £25,000 on offer for information leading to a conviction of his killer or killers.
It is made up of £10,000 from Thames Valley Police and another £10,000 from the Justice for Kevin Lavelle fund.
'Large sum of money' The Crimestoppers charity has also offered £5,000 for anonymous information.
Det Insp Duffy said: "It is my belief that the persons responsible for this incident may well have discussed this matter with other people and that third parties who are not so well connected and their loyalties are not so strong will certainly be tempted by the offer of such a large sum of money.
"I strongly believe that there is at least one person out there not connected with the incident who is aware of the circumstances and I would strongly urge that person to come forward."
He said the reward was offered for details received anonymously if people were "not confident enough to speak to me directly".

PPC Ann Barnes in rape victim centre pledge

crime-refugee-border control reporter,kent(weastar times/Ebc/WP):::

Kent's police and crime commissioner (PCC) Ann Barnes has vowed to make providing a 24-7 unit for rape victims a top priority in the new year.

Kent is the only county in the South East that does not have a round-the-clock Sexual Assault Referral Centre.
Ms Barnes and the other PCC candidates discussed the issue during a BBC Radio Kent debate before for the election.
"It is important to me and I know it's important to lots of people here in the county," she said.
'Knock heads together' Ms Barnes added: "It's very high on my agenda. I will be meeting early in the new year with partners [to try] to persuade them and coerce them into pooling resources."
"We are not served at all well. It's a worry for me and it is important to me.
"I do know the Darent Valley centre is not open 24-7 and there is nothing in the east and south of the county."
"It is partnership working and each partner frankly has to dip into their pockets."
Sexual Assault Referral Centres are usually run in partnership and funded by the NHS, police and the voluntary sector.
Malcolm Gilbert, from Gravesend-based Family Matters, said support for victims of rape and sexual abuse varied across Kent at the moment.
But he said he was hopeful Ms Barnes could "knock heads together" in order to get the police and NHS to work together to provide better facilities for rape and sexual assault victims.