Loveman, of Portland, He had previously admitted an offence of sexual assault of a female aged under 13. The victim, who was 11 at the time of the incident, was with her 14-year-old friend and they had spent the evening walking around Portland. At around 1.30am on Saturday, August 31, 2019 they were in the area of Easton Square when they met a man who was sitting on a bicycle. They walked with him to an old windmill to the south of Park Road, where they chatted for a time before the victim’s friend went outside. Once he was alone with the victim, Loveman sexually assaulted her and then raped her before riding off on his bike in the direction of Weston.
A drug dealer caught in traffic with a kilo of cocaine entering the Dartford Crossing has been ordered to pay back £14,000 in unlawful earnings. Marian Dinca was forced to stop by police near the Crossing in April 2020, and was found with cocaine worth around £45,000 to £90,000. A search was then carried out at the 26-year-old’s home in Ambleside Drive, Leicester, where £12,500 in cash was seized. The 26-year-old admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of cocaine and acquiring criminal property. He was sentenced to jail for four years and four months at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday 22 May.
Domestic abuse victim from Maidstone speaks out to inspire others to get out of controlling relationships as her former partner is locked up
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Updated: 12:10, 18 December 2020
When Jo Lemaux started dating Nathan Bishop, he came across as the most charming person she had ever met - but it wasnât long before the emotional abuse and controlling behaviour started. Now, following his conviction, she has bravely spoken out about her experience of domestic abuse.
âThe sparks were just ridiculous, he was just everything.â When Jo Lemaux from Maidstone rekindled a teenage romance with Nathan Bishop in January last year, it didnât take long for all those old feelings to return.
Kent police continue to crackdown on county lines drug dealing, with arrests in Medway, Swale and Maidstone
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Updated: 15:48, 21 December 2020
This is the dramatic moment officers arrested two suspected drug dealers as part of its crackdown on the county lines drug supply in Kent.
Prison sentences totalling more than 25 years were secured last month by officers from the county line and gang team.
Watch: Police arrest suspected drug dealers in Chatham last month
Throughout the same month, investigations have also led to the arrests of 20 suspects and resulted in 28 new charges, during continuing enforcement to proactively target criminals who travel into Kent to supply Class A drugs.