December 2016 Father & son admitted falsely imprisoning a teenage girl A FATHER and son from Redditch have admitted falsely imprisoning a teenage girl. Jake Clarke and his father Simon Richards appeared at Worcester Crown Court. Clarke, 21, of Prospect Road, Redditch and Richards, 52, of Evesham Mews, Redditch, both admitted imprisoning the 16-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. Clarke further admitted threatening behaviour against the complaint’s father at her home address in Redditch at 10pm on December 21 last year when he produced a long black stick and threatened him with it. He also admitted breach of an eight-week suspended sentence for driving while disqualified. Giles Nelson, prosecuting, said the father of the complainant said to Clarke as he held the stick: “Come on big man – let’s go for it!” Clarke then dropped the stick and left the area. Clarke was arrested on December 27 and Mr Nelson said that he contested the matter “right up to the wire” but changed his plea on the day of trial. The false imprisonment matter took place on July 16, involving both father and son. Mr Nelson said the complainant was at her home address when she was told to leave “or bad things would happen”. She walked back with them to their address where she was accused of being promiscuous and detained there for ’40 minutes’. Mr Nelson said: “As she left it was Jake Clarke who grabbed her around the waist, kicking her in the right shin. She was unable to leave. Her phone was taken at one point. Messages were gone through. She left and went back to another relative’s address. She was upset.” Adam Western, for Richards, drew the judge’s attention to the pre-sentence report and said he was “suitable for an 18 month community order”. Charles Hamer, for Clarke, said his client was now in employment and his employers had been made aware of the court proceedings. He said his employers were still “sufficiently impressed” with him to make him an offer of employment and accommodate any unpaid work he might receive as part of his sentence by allowing him to complete the hours midweek. Judge Daniel Pearce-Higgins QC, sentencing, said Richards had “a variety of offences for dishonesty and violence at a fairly low level” while Clarke had a caution for sex with an underage girl. Richards was sentenced to an 18 month community order with 50 days rehabilitation activity requirement. Clarke received a 12 month community order to include 100 hours unpaid work and 35 days of rehabilitation to include thinking skills. A restraining order was made for a period of five years prohibiting contact with the complainant and preventing the men attending specified streets within Redditch.