April 2018 Rapist market trader jailed for nearly three decades A market trader who committed sexual offences against five boys and raped a teenage girl has been jailed for 27 years. Charles Morgan (48), of Midland Road, Masbrough, was jailed at Sheffield Crown Court today for 20 sexual offences against children. He was found guilty last month of ten counts of indecent assault, five counts of sexual activity with a child, three counts of sexual assault, paying for sexual services of a child and rape following two-week trial. Morgan, who appeared via video link from Leeds Prison, showed no emotion as Judge Roger Thomas delivered his sentence. He was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life. March 2018 Pervert faces prison A Rotherham sexual predator who paid to have sex with a child and described his texts to boys as ‘banter’ is facing a lengthy period in jail. Charles Morgan, 47, has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and 19 counts of sexual offences against five boys under the age of 17. Morgan was convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of the offences, which took place in the Rotherham area over a seven-year period starting in the 1980s and a four-year-period during the last decade. In addition to rape, his offences included indecent assault, sexual assault, sexual activity with a child and paying for the services of a child. Morgan specifically targeted vulnerable young boys, one who was just 11 when the offending started. He also raped a teenage girl The first victim came forward to police in June 2016. His interview identified further victims and an investigation was launched. Morgan denied all the charges when interviewed. While he admitted exchanging sexually explicit text messages with one of the boys – which he described in court as “banter” – he denied that anything had ever happened. Morgan was remanded into custody and will be sentenced on Friday 20 April at Sheffield Crown Court