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East Sussex

7 published cases

Offence Categories

Sexual Offences
6
Child Sexual Offences
4
Violence
2
Murder
1

All Cases (7)

Christine Callaghan

Christine Callaghan

Sexual OffencesChild Sexual Offences

Christine Callaghan of Bexhill-on-Sea was jailed for six years at Isleworth Crown Court after admitting to four child sex abuse charges.

Bexhill-on-SeaJailed for six years, with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed on the sex offenders register for life.
Karam Majdi

Karam Majdi

Sexual OffencesChild Sexual Offences

Karam Majdi, 27, was sentenced to seven years in custody at Brighton Crown Court after being convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl.

HoveSeven years in custody
Andrew Evans

Andrew Evans

Sexual OffencesChild Sexual Offences

Andrew Evans has been sentenced to five years in prison at Lewes Crown Court after pleading guilty to two child sex offences.

Crowboroughfive years in prison
Sergio Lemori

Sergio Lemori

MurderViolence

Sergio Lemori has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years at Hove Crown Court following a retrial for the 2018 murder of Andrew O'Connell.

East SussexAug 2026Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years
Ifor Whittaker

Ifor Whittaker

Sexual OffencesChild Sexual Offences

Ifor Whittaker was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of eight years at Hove Crown Court for rape and gross indecency committed in the 1990s.

East SussexNov 2024Life imprisonment with a minimum term of eight years on count 1, and a concurrent sentence of 6 years and 8 months on count 2
Rupert Edwards

Rupert Edwards

Sexual OffencesViolence

Rupert Edwards was sentenced to seven years imprisonment at Southwark Crown Court for the 2018 rape of a colleague. He is also subject to a restraining order and must register as a sex offender.

BexhillMay 2026Seven years imprisonment, ordered to register as a sex offender indefinitely, and subject to a restraining order.
Peter Phillips

Peter Phillips

Sexual Offences

Peter Phillips was sentenced to life imprisonment at Lewes Crown Court for the rape of a female aged 16 or over and sexual assault by penetration.

BrightonLife imprisonment with a minimum term of nine years and six months before he can be considered for parole.

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