Multiple Sentences Ranging from 10 to Nearly 300 Years for Exploitation and Abuse of Minors
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Laken Illsley, a 28-year-old man from Burton-on-Trent, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for exploiting two 16-year-old boys to transport cocaine and heroin. The teenagers were found at Blackpool station, over 130 miles from their homes, carrying 50 wraps of cocaine, 39 wraps of heroin, a burner phone, and £300 in cash. Illsley, who pleaded guilty to modern slavery and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, controlled the boys through a County Lines operation.
In a separate case, Adam Saunders, 51, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 31 years for the murder of Kevin Price, a Blackpool hotelier. Saunders stabbed Price 59 times in a frenzied attack at the Garfield Hotel on Springfield Road after a dispute over a stolen bag, subsequently stealing items from the hotel and using Price's bank card.
Peter Sugden, a 46-year-old former prison officer from Falkirk, was caught with extreme donkey porn, 12 child abuse images, and one child abuse video, including two Category A images, after communicating indecently with what he believed was a 13-year-old girl. Sugden, who previously delivered rehabilitation courses to sex offenders, has been placed on the sex offenders register and ordered to complete 210 hours of unpaid work.
Vincente Gonzalez, a 57-year-old from Texas, received a near 300-year sentence for sexually assaulting minors who lived in his home at different times. Convicted on multiple counts of continuous sexual abuse and indecency with a child, Gonzalez's victims ranged in age from 8 to 13. The sentences for the two counts of continuous sexual abuse range from 25 to 99 years or life without parole, while the five counts of indecency with a child carry a range of 2 to 20 years.
Richard Dyke, 48, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually abusing 33 children in Saskatchewan. Some of the victims were as young as 18 months old, and Dyke came into contact with them through a home-based daycare operated by his wife. Dyke pleaded guilty to 10 offences, with the Crown staying 73 other charges.
Thomas James Puccini, a 28-year-old football coach from Eastchester, New York, was charged with the sexual exploitation of minors and the receipt and distribution of child pornography. Puccini allegedly used Snapchat to solicit explicit images from students and others, exploiting his position of trust. He accessed the 'alex_fundi2' account over 13,000 times from his residence and had approximately 8000 messages with one victim. Puccini also served as an interim athletic director.
A man has been found guilty of murdering his friend.
Adam Saunders stabbed Kevin Price 59 times in a hotel in Blackpool
Saunders was sentenced today for a minimum of 32 years in prison.
