August 2009 Paedophile jailed A FORMER Ivybridge man has been jailed for 14 years for rape and other sexual offences. Simon Edwards, aged 47, and now of Greenlands, Reddich, admitted two counts of rape, one count of attempted rape, one indecent assault and four counts of indecent activity with a child. At Plymouth Crown Court yesterday, Edwards was sentenced to 10 years for each rape, to run concurrently. The four years for the other charges was added to his sentence.