PHILIP LONGBOTTOM: SHIPLEY PAEDOPHILE SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR HORRIFIC ABUSE IN BRADFORD AND KEIGHLEY
In a chilling case that has shocked the communities of Shipley, Bradford, and Keighley, Philip Longbottom, a 69-year-old former Scout leader and textiles businessman, faces a grim future behind bars after being handed a second life sentence for his heinous crimes against young boys.
Longbottom's criminal activities spanned over four decades, during which he systematically targeted vulnerable boys, luring them with promises of gifts, alcohol, and money.
The Bradford Crown Court heard how he meticulously sought out his victims, often taking them to locations such as Cowling Pinnacle, mills, and his residence near Keighley, where he committed acts of sexual abuse.
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
51.6%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
30.6%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
72.5%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
dford, and Keighley, Philip Longbottom, a 69-year-old former Scout leader and textiles businessman, faces a grim future behind bars after being handed a second life sentence for his heinous crimes against young boys.Longbottom's criminal...
Life or indeterminate sentence
life
In a chilling case that has shocked the communities of Shipley, Bradford, and Keighley, Philip Longbottom, a 69-year-old former Scout leader and textiles businessman, faces a grim future behind bars after being handed a second life sentence for his heinous crimes against young boys
