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SCORES of criminals appeared in our courts last year and were convicted of sex offences.
These are some of the worst who were sent to prison in 2020 for horrific crimes in Sussex.
In May The Argus reported on the case of former Brighton choirmaster Jonathan Smith who was found guilty of raping a little girl.
At Hove Crown Court it was revealed Smith used blackmail and threats to keep his victim silent.
It included abusing her with her own Barbie doll, and raping her, telling her they had a “special relationship”.
His victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, described her “torture” and says she has been “haunted” every day by what the paedophile did. ....

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