Twisted hockey star who appeared on Hollyoaks is jailed for raping and sexually abusing girls as young as 11

A FORMER hockey player and TV soap extra has been jailed for 28 years after he raped and sexually assaulted girls as young as 11.

Philip Hamer preyed on seven victims in a 13-year reign of terror after grooming them on social media.

The prolific sex offender, who appeared as an extra on Coronation Street and Hollyoaks, kept sick "trophy" images of his abuse.

Hamer, 34, also made the girls dress in their school uniforms and "prioritised his sexual desires" by targeting adults as well.

He has now been jailed for 28 years after he was convicted of 41 sex offences.

Manchester Crown Court was told Hamer met one victim while working on the set of Hollyoaks and "forcibly" kissed her.

The ex-Manchester Phoenix star then attacked the woman's daughter.

Police first received a complaint in 2011 but widened the probe in 2023 when other claims came to light.

Hamer contacted one girl when she was 14 on Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.

He groomed her into thinking they were in a relationship and admitted having sex with her when she was under 16.

The court heard he "lost interest" but raped her twice at his home when he got back in contact with her a few years later.

Another girl was aged 11 when Hamer messaged her on Snapchat posing as a friend.

He later demanded she send naked images of herself and made her take part in explicit Facetime calls in her school uniform.

Jurors heard he raped her when she turned 13 after driving to a "secluded" spot after school to watch cartoons.

Hamer, who also worked as an extra on Little Boy Blue and Last Tango in Halifax, raped two friends and threatened to crash his car if they didn't have sex with him on another occasion.

Simon Reevell, prosecuting said previously: "The pattern of Mr Hamer’s offending against most of his victims appears to have been to groom them so that they would feel obliged to forgive him for whatever he had done to them, and to trust him not to repeat his previous conduct.

“Whilst in reality his increasingly demanding sexual requests became the norm. He was able to do this, say the prosecution, via the skilful manipulation of impressionable children.”

Hamer admitted 20 offences before his trial but was convicted of a further 21 charges.

These included eight counts of rape, seven counts of sexual assault, six counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and one count of sexual activity with a child.

Detective Constable Denise Garde said: “Philip Hamer is a sexual predator. Hamer would send unsolicited pictures to his victims and also tracked their movements.

“In his police interview, Hamer showed a denial for any wrongdoing in his actions. He did not believe that he was a sexual predator and that his actions caused severe harm and distress to his victims.

“He incited his victims to send him hundreds of pictures and videos over a period of seven years. One victim was in fear that Hamer may disclose the pictures to others or come to their address.

“After seizing his devices, we later found voyeuristic videos and pictures Hamer had taken of people in changing rooms who were not aware they were being filmed.

“It took one brave victim to come forward, speak to our officers and detail their abuse. This opened up the whole case and resulted in us obtaining evidence that Hamer was a prolific sex offender."