Dean Hearson, a Brown edge Paedophile, who committed a series of historic sex offences in Staffordshire dating back decades has been convicted.
Dean Hearson, of Brown Edge, a village in the county, was put on trial charged with 15 counts of indecent assault on a male and four counts of indecency with a child.
The offences were reported to Staffordshire Police in 2018, but dated back to the 1990s and early 2000s. Once reported the Staffordshire force’s Rape and Serious Sexual Offences team launched an investigation.
The 55-year-old, Dean Hearson, was found guilty of the 19 charges at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Wednesday (October 16).
He has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life and given an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
UPDATE 08.12.24
Dean Hearson, 55, of Brown Edge, Staffordshire, has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment at Shrewsbury Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 5 December).
He was found guilty of 15 counts of indecent assault on a male and four counts of indecency with a child following a trial in October 2024.
The allegations against Hearson were reported to us in 2018 and our Rape and Serious Sexual Offences team launched an investigation.
The offences took place in Staffordshire in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Dean Hearson has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
Detective Constable Diane Sproston and Investigative Officer Janine Shropshire, of our Rape and Serious Sexual Offences team, said: “We would like to commend the bravery of the victims in reporting Dean Hearson’s abhorrent behaviour and gave evidence during the trial.
“We welcome Dean Hearson’s sentence and I hope it shows that time is no barrier to reporting sexual offences and that we take every report extremely seriously.
“If you have experienced child sexual abuse, you will be believed. You will be treated with respect, compassion and empathy and you will be supported by specialist detectives.”
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