Here are the rapists, sex offenders and perverts who’ve been locked up this year and will be spending Christmas behind bars.
5. James Wright
James Wright, 25, of Hampstead Road, Sunderland, was jailed for eight years after he pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including two counts of rape and two counts of assault. | NP Photo: NP
6. Anthony Douglas
Douglas, 58, was jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of several counts of rape, indecent assault, and gross indecency with a child. Douglas was living in Peterlee at the time of the offences. Photo: Other 3rd Party
7. Liam Ramsey
Liam Ramsey, 40, from Sunderland was jailed for 11 years after sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. He has also been placed on the sex offenders’ register for life. | Durham Constabulary. Photo: Durham Constabulary.
8. Mark Hogarth
Mark Hogarth, 39, of Burnbank, Sunderland, has been jailed for four years and four months after admitting sexual assault by by penetration. He has also been placed on the sex offenders register for life. | NP Photo: NP