Daniel Lishman

Daniel Lishman, a 37-year-old former police officer from Raunds, Northamptonshire, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Coventry Crown Court with a minimum term of 11 years. Lishman was convicted of 26 counts relating to sexual abuse, including rape, sexual assault, indecent assault, and the possession of indecent images of children. He also asked for four additional offences to be taken into consideration by the court.

The offences were committed between 2001 and 2010. During the proceedings, the court heard that Lishman used his positions as a mobile dog-groomer and a TV licensing officer to target 13 victims, including children with disabilities. Lishman was arrested in April 2010 following an attack on a 12-year-old girl in Warwickshire, which subsequently led detectives to discover further evidence of his abuse on a camera memory card. Judge Peter Carr described Lishman’s actions as systematic sexual abuse and noted that he had exploited his position and intelligence to target young children.