September 2018 Child rapist jailed for more than 20 years A paedophile from Barking has been jailed for more than 20 years for a ’protracted campaign’ of sex offences against children spanning just under a decade. Rupert Deeble, 51, of Margaret Bondfield Avenue, Barking, was found guilty of: – Two counts of raping a child under the age of 13 – Three counts of assault by penetration – Four counts of sexual activity with a child – Causing a child to watch a sexual act The sexual predator was sentenced to 23 years’ imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court The judge also decided Deeble is to be classified as a dangerous offender. The crimes were committed against three female victims aged between 12 and 15 years old when the offences took place between 2008 and 2017.