Hereford Voice Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 A man has been sentenced to nine and a half years for child sex offences. Carl Higgins aged 30 of Widemarsh Street in Hereford was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court yesterday on Thursday after he was found guilty of rape of a child, three sexual assaults and causing a child to engage in sexual activity. The offences took place between 2014 and 2017. In addition to his custodial sentence, he has also been issued an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and an indefinite restraining order. Detective Constable Fiona Pearson said โThis sentence demonstrates that the police and courts will strive to remove harmful predators from society and bring some form of justice. โThanks to the victimโs bravery and courage Higgins will serve a lengthy sentence. We would always encourage anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse, no matter how long ago, to come forward to speak with the police. We have specially trained officers, who can support throughout the process and we work with a number of agencies who can also support.โ For further help and support: ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ Call 0800 952 3000 โ you will get through to a care coordinator who will discuss with you what you need Email info@victimadviceline.org.uk and a care coordinator will respond to you. Online chat at victimadviceline.org.ukโ this option, allows you to talk to a care coordinator if itโs not possible, or convenient, to talk on the phone ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐บ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ If you have been a victim of crime and would like support from the charity call the local office 01905 726896 or the support line 0808 1689 111 ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ (๐ช๐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐) For support call 01905 724514 (Worcestershire) or 01432 344777 (Herefordshire) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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