MATTHEW HANCOCK OF WALSALL JAILED FOR OFFENDING AT GLASTONBURY AND ONLINE
In August 2009, Matthew Wayne Hancock, a 37-year-old from Lime Street, Chuckery, Walsall, was sentenced to four years in prison at Wolverhampton Crown Court for his disturbing actions.
Hancock, described as a paedophile, had covertly taken photographs of women using toilets at the Glastonbury Festival, including secretly filming about 12 women in a bathroom using a mirror to capture images.
His criminal activities extended beyond the festival; he had also befriended an American teenage girl over the internet.
The investigation into Hancock was triggered in 2007 when the girl’s grandmother in the United States contacted police, raising concerns about Hancock’s online interactions.
Following the inquiry, Hancock was arrested and subsequently pleaded guilty to 14 charges.
These included offences of voyeurism, producing indecent photographs of a child, creating a short indecent movie file, and possessing indecent movie files.
He also admitted to causing a child to engage in a sexual act.
The court heard that Hancock’s actions involved both clandestine photography of a minor and the filming of women in restroom facilities at Glastonbury Festival.
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 surname
49.9%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
46.3%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
49.9%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
In August 2009, Matthew Wayne Hancock, a 37-year-old from Lime Street, Chuckery, Walsall, was sentenced to four years in prison at Wolverhampton Crown Court for his disturbing actions. Hancock, described as a paedophile, had covertly tak...
Prison sentence
four years
In August 2009, Matthew Wayne Hancock, a 37-year-old from Lime Street, Chuckery, Walsall, was sentenced to four years in prison at Wolverhampton Crown Court for his disturbing actions
