July 2020 Prolific paedophile’ sentenced after admitting further offences A “prolific paedophile” who has been convicted of more than 80 crimes has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting further offences Roy Reynolds, now 71, was jailed for life in 1999 after being convicted for his part in a vice ring in Norwich involving four schoolboys as young as 11 At the time he was described as a career paedophile but Norwich Crown Court heard he was released after 16 years in custody after undergoing various rehabilitation schemes. He was jailed for a further 16 months in January 2017 following more historic offences coming to light before being brought back to court for the latest offences which date back to the 1990s and involve three other victims. On Tuesday, June 30, Reynolds of Thistleton Court, Blakeney, was in court again after he pleaded guilty to historic offences of rape of a boy aged under 16, five counts of indecent assault on a boy under 16, one count of gross indecency with a boy under 14 and one count of indecent assault on man. Reynolds also asked three other offences against a boy under the age of 16 to be taken into account. Isabel Delamere, prosecuting, told the court how Reynolds had used his business, Roy’s Cafe, on Ber Street, to meet and groom young boys. She read a statement from one of Reynold’s victims, which detailed the life-long effect of the abuse. The statement said: “[Reynolds] introduced me to drugs, he groomed and sexually assaulted me, it has affected every part of my life to the present.” He said the experience had impacted his marriage, his family and his ability to be a father. “I turned to drugs, he got me into drugs, I did them for a long time, I was an addict, I was on heroin, I almost died a couple of times…Emotionally this has been massive, my mental health has been poor ever since,” he said. Mitigating, Andrew Oliver said it was clear that Reynolds’ victims would have suffered greatly, and the offences would “have had and continued to have a very long lasting impact”. He said Reynolds had completed lengthy rehabilitation schemes. Sentencing Reynolds, Judge Stephen Holt said he had “terrible previous convictions as a prolific paedophile”. He said he had, and would continue to “blight the lives of his victims”. Passing sentence he said he had taken into account Reynolds’ poor health, that he seemed to show remorse and already served the equivalent of 32 years in prison. Reynolds was sentenced to a two-year prison sentence suspended for two years. December 2019 ‘Career paedophile’ admits further sex abuse charges from 20 years ago A man once described as a “career paedophile” has admitted historic sex offences against three more victims after fresh allegations came to light. Roy Reynolds 71, was jailed for life in 1999 after being convicted for his part in a vice ring in Norwich involving boys as young as 11. At the time he was described as a career paedophile but Norwich Crown Court heard he was released after 16 years in custody after undergoing various rehabilitation schemes, including a lengthy scheme while in HMP Grendon, which specialises in courses for sex offenders. He was jailed for a further 16 months in January 2017 following more historic offences coming to light before being brought back to court for the latest offences which date back to the 1990s and involve three other victims. Reynolds, of Thistleton Court, Blakeney, admitted rape and indecent assault against one boy aged under 16 and indecent assault on another boy under 14 and indecent assault on a 16-year-old boy. Isabel Delamere, prosecuting, said that at the next hearing they would also be asking for another three offences involving a fourth boy to be taken into account. Andrew Oliver, for Reynolds, asked for full reports on the rehabilitation courses which Reynolds had undergone, both while he served his life sentence and on parole. He said Reynolds also had some medical issues. Judge Stephen Holt adjourned sentencing for reports until February 19, next year, and ordered a medical report and one to assess any danger he posed. He told Reynolds: “It is very much in your interests that you get everything cleared up otherwise this if going to keep being revisited.” At his sentencing hearing 20 years ago, the court heard how Reynolds used his business, Roy’s Cafe in Ber Street to meet young boys. The court heard how Reynolds also used to drive his victims to the home of another paedophile where they were paid and shown pornographic video films before being sexually abused. It came to an end when one victim told his mother and police and social services investigated. Reynolds’ cafe was targeted by vandals who scrawled “paedophile pantry” across the boarded up windows, but the premises were later sold. January 2017 “Career paedophile” jailed again A man who 18 years ago was described as a “career paedophile” has been sentenced to 16 months in jail after fresh allegations came to light. Roy Reynolds, now 68, was jailed for life in 1999 after he was convicted for his part in a vice ring involving boys as young as 11. At the time, Judge Paul Downes told Reynolds he must serve six years before being considered for parole, and Det Insp Paul Howard said: “He is a career paedophile. It is in everybody’s interest that he is no longer free.” But Norwich Crown Court heard today how he ended up spending 16 years in custody after putting himself forward for a long-term rehabilitation scheme. Reynolds, of Thistleton Court, Blakeney, was brought back before the court for a further 20 offences committed against eight boys between 1970 and 1994. Prosecutor Mark Roochove said: “What happened was [one of the victims], as he grew up, offended himself and attended a sex offenders programme. “When he was released from prison he contacted the police and informed them he would like to make a complaint about Mr Reynolds. “The police began investigations and a variety of other complainants came forward or were contacted.” He said two of the complainants were contacted during the investigation in 1999 but “at the time they were not interested in making any sort of complaint”. Mr Roochove detailed the offences, which included indecent assaults, gross indecency and other serious sexual offences, some of which were committed against boys as young as nine years old. The situations often involved grooming, alcohol and cannabis use. More than once Reynolds would let the boys drive his car and then abuse them. Mr Roochove said how on one occasion a victim was taken to the cinema, another time a different victim was taken to the amusement arcades in Clacton. Both boys were then sexually assaulted by Reynolds, who pleaded guilty to the offences in February last year. Mitigating, Michael Clare said Reynolds was no longer considered a risk. He said: “The parole board have not recalled him. He has not offended for 20 years – he has now approached it in a different way. “He asked for help when he was serving his sentence, he helped with evidence in a case involving the murder of a young boy. “He is a model ex-prisoner.” Mr Clare also said that even if the offences had been known at the time of the 1999 trial, Reynolds would not have served longer than he already had. Mr Clare said he served 16 years, including two years in remand. “Not because of any misbehaviour but he asked to be sent to HMP Grendon, which specialises in courses for sex offenders, that’s why it took so long,” he said. “He was in Grendon for a little over five years then transferred to an open prison. He had effectively a 24-hour pass and was officially released in 2013.” Reynolds has been wearing an electronic tag for the past 556 days, since the fresh allegations were made. He said Reynolds was also asking for a further 22 similar offences to be taken into account so he could put it all behind him. He added: “It would be wrong to put him back inside, especially as the system has worked, it would make a mockery of the entire system. “I’m not ignoring the plight of the victims but this case is unique in that all that can be achieved in terms of rehabilitation has been achieved.” Sentencing him, Judge Stephen Holt said: “All these offences took place before your sentence in 1999 but they were not looked at then because the courts did not know about them, “I have handwritten victim impact statements and I have now had a chance to read them all. They make extremely distressing reading. The effect this has on young children lives with them for the rest of their lives.” But he called the case an “extremely difficult sentencing exercise” as Reynolds was no longer considered dangerous and said his judgement reflected the “uniqueness of this case”. He said he recognised Reynolds was no longer considered dangerous, that he chose to go to Grendon and reports presented to him showed he had worked hard at rehabilitation. Judge Holt sentenced Reynolds to 16 months on all counts, to run concurrently, and Reynolds will remain on licence for life. The 28-year history of Roy Reynold’s child abuse shocked Norwich when it came to light. Reynolds used his business, Roy’s Cafe in Ber Street, to meet young boys and admitted 10 offences of indecent assault and two serious sexual offences involving four boys 18 years ago. At the time Judge Paul Downes said psychiatric reports revealed Reynolds preferred young boys of 13 rather than adults for sex. He said: “You must not be released until such time it is clear that the long-term treatment has been successful and you are no longer a danger.” The court heard how Reynolds also used to drive his victims to the home of another paedophile where they were paid and shown pornographic video films before being sexually abused. It came to an end when one victim told his mother and police and social services investigated. Reynolds’ cafe was targeted by vandals who scrawled “paedophile pantry” across the boarded up windows, but it was later sold. Ferbuary 1999 Paedophile chef jailed A chef was jailed for life after he was convicted of a string of sexual offences against four boys aged between 13 and 15.  Roy Reynolds (50), a chef in Norwich, admitted two offences of a serious sexual nature against a boy of 13, as well as ten indecent assaults.  Norwich Crown Court heard that Reynolds was a paedophile with offences dating back to 1970. Passing sentence, Judge Paul Downes told him that doctors’ reports showed that he was a homosexual who was incapable of developing relationships with adults. “The most disturbing factor about his case is the preferred age of your victims, which is 13 onwards,” said the judge. “The doctors’ conclusion is that you are an on-going risk to children of this age.” He said that the depravity of the offences Reynolds had admitted to were so serious that he had no option but to impose a life sentence. Sonia Woodley, defending, said in mitigation that the chef had not sought out youngsters with the aim of corrupting them.