NOTTINGHAM GROOMING PREDATOR SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON
Mark Shephard, a 61-year-old man from Sneinton, Nottinghamshire, was convicted of multiple serious sexual offenses involving two young girls.
The offences include one count of rape, three counts of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, two counts of assault by touching, and causing a child under 13 to view an obscene image.
These assaults spanned over a decade, and the victims displayed remarkable bravery in giving detailed evidence.
Nottingham Crown Court found Shephard not guilty on some charges but guilty of these specific offenses last week.
He was immediately sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Nottinghamshire Police described him as a 'calculating and manipulative paedophile' and highlighted the severity of his crimes, which involved grooming and pressuring the victims to remain silent.
Detective Sergeant Hayley Denoon expressed relief at his conviction, noting the victims’ accounts as 'measured and powerful' in stark contrast to Shephard’s denials during his police interviews.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on first and surname
43.7%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
37.4%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
50.0%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
own Court found Shephard not guilty on some charges but guilty of these specific offenses last week. He was immediately sentenced to 20 years in prison. Nottinghamshire Police described him as a 'calculating and manipulative paedophile' ...
Prison sentence
20 years
He was immediately sentenced to 20 years in prison
