Here are the rapists, sex offenders and perverts who’ve been locked up this year and will be spending Christmas behind bars.
13. Lee McFarling.
Lee McFarling, 40, of Dunstanburgh Close, Washington was jailed for 64 months after pleading guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment, two counts of sexual assault, and threats to kill. | NP Photo: NP
14. Caitlin Hutchinson.
Caitlin Hutchinson, 21, befriended a boy and groomed him over several months, sending him sexually explicit text messages and making him carry out sex acts on her. Hutchinson, of Roker Avenue, in Sunderland admitted six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a boy, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, engaging in sexual communication with a child, and causing or inciting a boy to engage in sexual activity. She was jailed for four years and placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely. | Durham Constabulary. Photo: Durham Constabulary.
15. Brian Harrison
Brian Harrison, now 66, repeatedly sexually assaulted the school-aged child at an address in Sunderland when he was a young adult. In May this year (2025), Harrison, of Poachers Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, was charged with a string of child sex offences. He appeared at Newcastle Crown Court in August where he pleaded guilty to six offences. Harrison was jailed for four years and four months. | NP Photo: NP