Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 31 May 2013
- Court Location
- Lewes Crown Court
- Judge
- Judge Anthony Niblett
- Case Number
- T20127413/T20127417/T20127597/T20137103
- Name
- Philip Gaisford
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Co-Defendant/s
- No
- Bail Position
- In Custody
Offence/s
- Order
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Details:
Banned from Working with Children
Sex Offender Notification Requirements - Sentence notes
- 1 count - rape of a 15-year old boy (Sussex - between 2006 and 2007)
1 count - rape of an adult woman in (Surrey - between 1998 and 2000) - Length
- Life
- Sentence notes
- 4 counts - sexual activity with a male child under 16-years-old (Sussex - between 2006 and 2007)
1 count - sexual activity with a male child under 16-years-old (Sussex - between 2007 and 2008)
- Sentence notes
- 3 counts - indecent assault of a male under 16-years-old (Surrey - between 1997 and 1999)
2 counts - indecent assault of a male (16-years-old) (Surrey - 2000)
1 count - indecent assault of a male under 16-years-old (Sussex - between 2003 and 2004)
- Sentence notes
- 2 counts - sexual assault of a male (18-years-old) (Sussex - 2006)
- Sentence notes
- 2 counts - attempted sexual assault on a female child under 16-years-old (Sussex - between 2007 and 2008)
1 count - attempted sexual assault of a male (18-years-old) (Sussex - 2006)
Sentencing Details
- Public Protection Sentence
- Minimum to Serve - Years: 12
- Total Sentence
- 12 Years - Life
- Parole Eligibility Date (PED)
- 28/5/2025
- Sentenced Upon
- Conviction After Trial
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- He was found guilty of rape, indecent assault, sexual activity (penetrative and non-penetrative) with a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault and possession of indecent photographs (and videos) of children between 1997 and 2008. He was found not guilty of (three) further counts of indecent assault, indecency, sexual assault and perverting the course of justice. He was a serving police officer on the Metropolitan Police (for 30 years) and retired in 1999, with the rank of chief superintendent, before becoming a scuba diving instructor. He used his position of trust to sexually abuse his young victims at his home in Caterham and in (Stone Cross Farm) Crowborough.
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Legal Teams & Authorities
- Chambers
- 23 Essex Street Chambers - 23ES
- Barrister
- Alan Peter Kent KC
- Authority
- CPS Sussex
- Barrister
- Mark Jeremy Gadsden
- Police Area
- Sussex Police
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