16 Year Sentence for 66 Year old Found Guilty of Historic Sexual Offences Jeffery Waite (66), previ - Tuesday 07 May 2019

By Hartlepool Alert

16 Year Sentence for 66 Year old Found Guilty of Historic Sexual Offences Jeffery Waite (66), previously of Hartlepool, was today jailed for 16 years after being found guilty today, at Teesside Crown Court, of five counts of rape of two female victims several decades ago. He was arrested in Spain in March last year, having failed to appear at court in 2016 for a trial involving one of the victims. Welcoming the year sentence handed to Waite, Officer in the Case Acting Det Sgt Nicky Barker of Cleveland Polices Child Abuse Investigation Unit said When Waite failed to appear at court for his original trial back in 2016, my first thoughts were for his victim who bravely came forward to report what happened all those years ago. When a second victim came forward, I was even more determined to do everything I could to bring him to justice. I welcome todays verdict and the sentence given. Waite repeatedly denied and lied about his actions but he will now spend a long time in prison where he can reflect on the crimes he committed. From the moment they came forward, Waites victims have shown real courage and dignity and I cant praise them highly enough. This investigation meant theyve had to revisit traumatic times in their earlier lives and deal with the most painful memories. I hope todays outcome will go some way to helping them as they come to terms with what they went through and have been going through ever since the early 1980s. Id like to pay tribute to CPS lawyer Tahira Bourchier, who worked with me on this case, my colleagues in the Child Abuse Investigation Team and to the forces Intelligence officers. All their help and support was invaluable throughout this investigation. There was also a huge amount of behind the scenes work to do. Id like to thank the NCA, Interpol and the Spanish authorities for their support. Its fair to say that everyone involved worked tirelessly to find Waite and bring him to justice. She added that anyone who has been victim of a sexual offence no matter when it was should be reassured that Cleveland Police will always take such reports seriously We WILL believe you, we WILL investigate thoroughly and we WILL support you from the moment you report a sexual offence, right through the court process. Everyone involved will do all they can to achieve justice for you. Photos below LR Jeffery Waite, Waites arrest in Spain (Credit National Crime Agency)

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