Man jailed for child sex offences

A man has been sentenced to three years and three months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to arranging the commission of a child sex offence when he appeared at Guildford Crown Court today (3 March 2023), following an investigation by Surrey Police’s Paedophile Online Investigation Team and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. On...

Man jailed for £2m cryptocurrency theft  

A man has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting stealing £2 million worth of cryptocurrency from victims around the world.  Following a five-year investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) Wybo Wiersma, of Het Weike, Goredijk, the Netherlands, was sentenced today (27/1) at Oxford Crown Court.  Yesterday the 40-year-old pleaded...

Man pleads guilty to £2m cryptocurrency theft 

A man has been convicted of stealing more than £2 million of cryptocurrency in a theft which resulted in people losing their businesses and their inheritances.  Following a five-year investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) Wybo Wiersma, of Het Weike, Goredijk, the Netherlands, pleaded guilty to theft today (26/1) on the...

Hospital worker jailed for child sexual offence – Sussex 

A hospital employee has been sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment after being convicted of a child sexual offence.  Following an investigation by officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), Robin Hains, of St Mary’s Close, Lavant, Chichester, was sentenced at Southampton Crown Court today (13/1).  He pleaded guilty...