A Croydon man has been jailed for a series of sex offences against children in Tunbridge Wells and Paddock Wood which began in the 1990s.

Liam Cooper

Grant Venamore was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment after he raped and abused two victims, one of whom was targeted when they were only four years old.

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Venamore was arrested in August 2020, when reports of abuse were first made to Kent Police. A subsequent investigation revealed he was responsible for a catalogue of offences spanning more than 15 years.

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