June 2010 David Humbles sentenced for child sex offences A man who lived in Milton Keynes has been given an indeterminate prison sentence, with a minimum of eight years, after pleading guilty to 21 serious sexual offences involving children. David Humbles, aged 39, was sentenced at Huntingdon Crown Court on Friday (11/6) after pleading guilty to 11 counts of rape, seven counts of indecent assault, one count of sexual assault and two counts of indecency with a child. He will serve a minimum of eight years in prison before he can apply for parole. Even then he will only be released if he can prove he is no longer a risk to the public. He will also be on strict licence conditions for life and will be on the Sex Offenders Register for life. Mr Humbles, from Lancashire, was formerly known as Max Mitchell and David Tompkins. The sentence relates to offences committed against six children between the ages of four and 15 years old between 1992 and 2008. Fifteen of the charges relate to offences committed in Milton Keynes; five charges relate to offences in Hertfordshire and one in Lancashire. Det Con Tracey Benham, who led the investigation, said: “We are pleased that Humbles has been given an indeterminate sentence which should see him locked up for a very long time. Every one of his victims has been very brave during this whole ordeal and now that he is being made to pay for his despicable crimes they can hopefully start to rebuild their lives.”