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The former owner of a North Yorkshire petting farm has walked free from court after being sentenced for sexual activity with a teenage girl.
A violent thug who was one of seven men who kicked their way into a house in Thornaby before ransacking it has admitted his role in the burglary.
The Northern Echo is taking a look back at some of the sex offenders who have faced justice at Teesside Crown Court this year.
A woman whose child-rapist partner died in jail awaiting sentence has been jailed for child cruelty.
Cheryl Pickles, 35, took 'full part' in the horrific mistreatment of youngsters alongside her partner Andrew Hadwin, 39, who was found dead in his prison cell in February.