Crown Prosecution Service

Today, I have announced £5 million of funding for the @CPSUK to support victims of domestic abuse in the Crown Court. Victims will be offered a pre trial meeting with the prosecution. This will provide them with better support and ensure their voice is heard.

A DJ and his partner who used children's parties to groom and abuse girls as young as 9 have been jailed. Darren Gibson and Rebecca Kirton pleaded guilty to 48 counts of child sexual abuse involving 12 victims. Find out how we brought them to justice 👉 orlo.uk/LNhIH

⚖️ We have decided to charge former MP Crispin Blunt, 65, with drugs offences. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 25 March 2026. Read more 👉 orlo.uk/Pimol

Romance fraudster who defrauded three victims of over £28,000 has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment at Canterbury Crown Court. Read more here: orlo.uk/QnFK6

A man has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the death of eight-year-old Jay Cartmell in Cumbria. Allan Thursby, 64, of Cleator Moor will appear at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court next week. Read more here: orlo.uk/eEBkn

Nursery worker Nathan Bennett, 30, was sentenced yesterday after committing multiple sexual assaults, including rape, against children in his care. Read more here: orlo.uk/EcFBY

Every day, we’re keeping communities safe through fair, independent and evidence-based prosecutions. See how our decisions shaped outcomes in court this week. ➡️ orlo.uk/Ha8IR

A husband and wife who ran a network of brothels and advertised sex workers online have been jailed today. Read more about how prosecutors’ evidence meant Yafeng Dong and Wei-Gong Li had no choice but to plead guilty here orlo.uk/pLvQI

⚖️ Amanda Wixon has been jailed for 13 years after the Crown Prosecuiton Service prosecuted her for keeping another woman captive for two decades. The victim was repeatedly beaten and forced to clean and sweep the floors of Wixon’s home. Read more here orlo.uk/T4QVJ

⚖️ @CPSUK & @Sussex_Police worked closely to get justice for a victim of sexual assaults through deception in therapy sessions by an unlicensed professional. Read more here: orlo.uk/JsPM7

⚖️ Tony Steer, 35, has been found guilty of a racially aggravated assault after he punched a stranger on the street in an unprovoked attack. Read more here: orlo.uk/3pfoV

⚖️ Alfie Ronaldson, 22, has been jailed and banned from entering all Boots, Superdrug, and Iceland stores in the UK for committing more than 50 theft offences across London stores. Read more here: orlo.uk/tI05K

⚖️ Dylan Phelan, from West Yorkshire, has admitted encouraging the suicide of a man in the USA via a video call. Travis Dyer, from Louisiana, took his own life in October 2024. We worked with @WestYorksPolice to secure this conviction. Read more 👉 orlo.uk/ZRVEl

UPDATE: The defendant in this case can now be named as Salem Al-Salem. He will next appear at the Central Criminal Court on Friday, 13 March 2026.

⚖️ Anthony Russell, 43, has been charged with the murder of Ian Huntley at HMP Frankland. The Crown Proseuction Service authorised Durham Police to charge him. Proceedings are active and Anthony Russell has a right to a fair trial. Read more here orlo.uk/TBGa0

⚖️ Two brothers convicted of rape and sexually abusing a young vulnerable girl from 20 years ago partly thanks to the joint work of @CPSUK & @NCA_UK. Read more here: orlo.uk/HVNNC

⚖️ A 58-year-old man has been charged with international crimes allegedly committed in Damascus in 2011 as part of widespread attacks on civilians. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 10 March 2026. Read more 👉 orlo.uk/bh3Os

Behind every decision is a prosecutor applying the Code and reviewing the evidence carefully. See how our decisions shaped outcomes in court this week. ➡️ read more orlo.uk/14CtS

Adam Hall has been proven guilty of raping and deliberately infecting men with HIV. Read more on our website ➡️ orlo.uk/OGQ2A

Sexual health doctor Timothy Girling, 55, has been jailed for six years after abusing patients and secretly recording their private examinations. Our prosecutors and @dorsetpolice proved his crimes were part of a horrific pattern of abuse. Read more here orlo.uk/2XrSh