ROBERT STINTON FROM MALVERN FOUND GUILTY OF RAPE NEAR MALVERN AND INVOLVEMENT IN CHILD INDECENCY CASE
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In a significant development in the ongoing fight against sexual offenses in the Malvern area, Robert Stinton, a 34-year-old resident of Elgar Avenue in Malvern, has been convicted of a serious sexual assault that took place near Malvern. The conviction was handed down by Worcester Crown Court on Monday, May 8, after a jury comprising four men and eight women deliberated for nearly three and a half hours. The jury reached a verdict of guilty by a 10-2 majority, affirming the evidence presented against Stinton in connection with the attack on a 15-year-old girl.
According to the investigation led by police officer Sarah Nicholls, the case was thoroughly examined, and she expressed her satisfaction with the outcome. She stated, “The guilty verdict was a most rewarding result for the victim, her family, and the police. I’m delighted at the outcome, mainly for the victim and her family, who have had to endure months of emotional turmoil.”
The incident in question occurred on September 23 of the previous year, in a field near Malvern. Prosecutor Tariq Shakoor explained that Stinton and the young girl had gone off together on his moped, ostensibly to search for a missing child. However, the situation took a disturbing turn when Stinton stopped in a field and committed the assault, instructing the girl not to tell anyone about what had happened. During the trial, Stinton denied the allegations, claiming he was aware of the girl’s age and insisted he was not sexually attracted to her.
Following the conviction, Judge David McEvoy QC decided to adjourn sentencing until June, allowing time for a report from the probation service and to review a previous case involving Stinton. The judge also expressed interest in a case from October 2003, where Stinton, then 31, received a three-year community rehabilitation order for gross indecency with a female child. Stinton was remanded in custody pending the sentencing hearing.
In a related but separate case from October 2003, Stinton was involved in an incident where he persuaded a 14-year-old schoolgirl to touch his genitals. The court heard that he visited her at a house in Malvern where she was babysitting, offering her cigarettes and encouraging her to lie to his partner about his whereabouts. The situation escalated when he attempted to pull her trousers down and exposed himself. Police linked DNA evidence found on her underwear and a cushion to Stinton, who admitted to indecency with a child. Despite his admission, charges of indecent assault on two other girls were not pursued, and he was found not guilty of those allegations.
Judge Michael Mott, presiding over the 2003 case, acknowledged Stinton’s extensive criminal record, which included 75 previous offenses, though none related to sexual crimes. The judge noted that Stinton’s low intelligence was a factor and sentenced him to a three-year community rehabilitation order, with the condition that he participate in a sex offenders’ group work program. The court also heard that after the incident on August 30 of the previous year, Stinton instructed the girl to keep what had happened a secret, but she confided in her mother. Stinton claimed that the girl had made suggestive remarks, but the court considered his defense mitigation to be better left unsaid.
According to the investigation led by police officer Sarah Nicholls, the case was thoroughly examined, and she expressed her satisfaction with the outcome. She stated, “The guilty verdict was a most rewarding result for the victim, her family, and the police. I’m delighted at the outcome, mainly for the victim and her family, who have had to endure months of emotional turmoil.”
The incident in question occurred on September 23 of the previous year, in a field near Malvern. Prosecutor Tariq Shakoor explained that Stinton and the young girl had gone off together on his moped, ostensibly to search for a missing child. However, the situation took a disturbing turn when Stinton stopped in a field and committed the assault, instructing the girl not to tell anyone about what had happened. During the trial, Stinton denied the allegations, claiming he was aware of the girl’s age and insisted he was not sexually attracted to her.
Following the conviction, Judge David McEvoy QC decided to adjourn sentencing until June, allowing time for a report from the probation service and to review a previous case involving Stinton. The judge also expressed interest in a case from October 2003, where Stinton, then 31, received a three-year community rehabilitation order for gross indecency with a female child. Stinton was remanded in custody pending the sentencing hearing.
In a related but separate case from October 2003, Stinton was involved in an incident where he persuaded a 14-year-old schoolgirl to touch his genitals. The court heard that he visited her at a house in Malvern where she was babysitting, offering her cigarettes and encouraging her to lie to his partner about his whereabouts. The situation escalated when he attempted to pull her trousers down and exposed himself. Police linked DNA evidence found on her underwear and a cushion to Stinton, who admitted to indecency with a child. Despite his admission, charges of indecent assault on two other girls were not pursued, and he was found not guilty of those allegations.
Judge Michael Mott, presiding over the 2003 case, acknowledged Stinton’s extensive criminal record, which included 75 previous offenses, though none related to sexual crimes. The judge noted that Stinton’s low intelligence was a factor and sentenced him to a three-year community rehabilitation order, with the condition that he participate in a sex offenders’ group work program. The court also heard that after the incident on August 30 of the previous year, Stinton instructed the girl to keep what had happened a secret, but she confided in her mother. Stinton claimed that the girl had made suggestive remarks, but the court considered his defense mitigation to be better left unsaid.