A man from Brighton, charged with child sexual offences, has been convicted in court. Callum Thewlis, 24, from Moulsecoomb Way, faced two charges of raping a girl between 13 and 15 years old and two charges of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl in the same age group. This case emerged from a 2018 report by a teenage girl who claimed she was raped twice. She received support from specialist officers, prompting a detailed investigation.
Thewlis was 17 at the time of the alleged crimes and was arrested in February 2018. After a comprehensive investigation, he was charged and appeared in court. In a hearing at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on February 16, 2023, Thewlis pleaded not guilty to the rape charges but admitted to the charges of engaging in penetrative sexual activity.
