A man who raped and sexually abused children has been jailed for 23 years after we launched an investigation into him

Oliver Kent

Sydney Showell, 71, of Burton-on-Trent, abused the survivors a number of years ago before they bravely came forward and told us what happened.

Once he was reported to us, he was questioned in custody and denied all of the allegations.

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A man who raped and sexually abused children has been jailed for 23 years after we launched an investigation into him

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