Four Stroud men in court in 2020 for indecent images of children
Top left: Simon Blake, bottom left: David Jackson, top right: Richard Morrison, bottom right: Andrew Papps The year ending June 2020 saw a 9% increase in offences involving obscene publications and protected sexual material compared to the previous year, according to the Office for National Statistics. This category of crime includes indecent images of children, though it should be noted that other obscene publications are counted too, such as extreme pornographic images . Four men from Stroud appeared in court for seperate crimes involving the possession of indecent images of children last year, including the most serious category of child sexual abuse material - Category A.
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A manipulator who raped a teenager on four occasions and a man who held an entire family hostage at knifepoint are among the criminals that were locked up in December.
Here are some of the biggest crime and court stories to have featured in the SNJ, Gazette Series or Wilts Glos Standard over the past few days. A 22-year-old Stroud man who is currently serving a jail term has pleaded to being concerned with the supply of drugs in Cheltenham. Jordan Foster, 22, formerly of Parliament Street, Stroud, but now an inmate at HMP Portland, Dorset, appeared before Gloucester Crown Court via video link and admitted being in possession of both Class A and B drugs - heroin, crack cocaine, MDMA and cannabis with intent to supply to others. A man has been charged with numerous offences, including causing racially or religiously aggravated fear of violence, after an incident in Dursley.