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Nine paedos jailed for 65 years after teen boy subjected to horrific sex abuse campaign

Boy was stripped and beaten by depraved attackers

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NINE paedophiles have been locked up for at least 65 years after subjecting a helpless teen boy to a horrific campaign of sex abuse.

The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was stripped, beaten with a stick, and raped by two of the sick pervs.

Birmingham child sex abuse court case
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Alan Priest, 63, from Halesowen, Worcs, raped the teen and was locked up for life yesterdayCredit: PA:Press Association
Ashley Sherrington, 25, is one of nine men jailed after a teen in care was subjected to a "horrifying" catalogue of abuse
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Ashley Sherrington, 25, from Stoke-on-Trent, was in a relationship with Priest, and has been imprisoned for nine years on two counts of rapeCredit: PA:Press Association
Kevin Tudor, 55, was jailed for nine years and handed an extended eight-year licence
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Kevin Tudor, 55, was jailed for nine years and handed an extended eight-year licenceCredit: PA:Press Association

Alan Priest, 63, has been locked up for life and eight other men have been handed sentences between three and 11 years in length.

Their teen victim was in local authority care when he was raped and "sold like goods" in Birmingham between 2009 and 2010, a three-month trial heard earlier this year.

Whilst sentencing the teen's heartless abusers, Judge Sylvia de Bertadano told them: "Each of you in your own way exploited this vulnerable boy.

"Therefore you are each partly responsible for his situation as a young man who is struggling to get his life back together and finds himself unable to escape the legacy you left him."

Birmingham child sex abuse court case
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Tahir Hussain, 34, was jailed for seven years after he was found guilty of two counts of sexual activity with a childCredit: PA:Press Association
Birmingham child sex abuse court case
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Stephen Kelly, 40, was jailed for eight years in relation to the treatment of the vulnerable teenCredit: PA:Press Association
Michael Godbold, 57, was handed an 11-year sentence after we was convicted of sexual activity with a child
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Michael Godbold, 57, was handed an 11-year sentence after we was convicted of sexual activity with a childCredit: PA:Press Association

Judge de Bertadano added that the teen victim, who complained to West Midlands Police in 2009 and 2010, had been let down by the authorities.

His attackers weren't brought to justice until he complained again 2012.

The judge added: "The victim complained to the police very early on, before he met many of you who sit in the dock now but his complaints were not followed up.

"When he complained he found he was sent to a secure care home which he hated."

Stephen Kelly, 27, from Birmingham, was handed a seven-year jail term
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Stephen Kelly, 27, from Birmingham, was handed a seven-year jail termCredit: PA:Press Association
Ian Prestleton, 54, was handed a three-year sentence after he was convicted of sexual activity with a child
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Ian Prestleton, 54, was handed a three-year sentence after he was convicted of sexual activity with a childCredit: PA:Press Association
Peter Joynes, 57, was given a four-year term for arranging or facilitating child prostitution and sexual activity with a child
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Peter Joynes, 57, was given a four-year term for arranging or facilitating child prostitution and sexual activity with a childCredit: PA:Press Association

The teen, who was said to have felt aggrieved by his treatment at the hands of the authorities, showed "incredible courage" when he went police again in 2012, the judge added.

Jurors convicted eight of the men after 30 hours of deliberation at Warwick Crown Court.

A ninth man was cleared by the jury of raping the teen, but had previously confessed to facilitating child prostitution.

The trial had earlier heard that the teen was left "traumatised" by what he experienced at the hands of the men.

Prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC said the complainant, now in his early 20s, first spoke to cops in 2009.

She added: "Regrettably his contemporaneous complaints were not fully investigated by West Midlands Police in 2009 and 2010."

The inquiry into the teen's horrific ordeal led to a second victim being identified - who was indecently assaulted by Special Constable Ronald Potter
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The inquiry into the teen's horrific ordeal led to a second victim being identified - who was indecently assaulted by Special Constable Ronald PotterCredit: PA:Press Association

The abused youngster was raped by both Alan Priest and his partner Ashley Sherrington - who was described in court as having a troubled family background.

The inquiry into the abused teen's horrific ordeal also led to a second victim of a similar age being identified - who was indecently assault by former Special Constable Ronald Potter 15 years ago.

Potter, 79, from Fillongley, near Coventry, West Midlands, has been jailed for three years for abusing the underage boy.

Judge de Bertadeno told Potter: "I don't doubt these proceedings have caused you very considerable distress.

"You were effectively leading a double life which few of your friends or family knew about or even suspected."

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