County's most prolific rapist

Wiltshire's most prolific paedophile received six life sentences for more than 100 vile crimes against children as young as two.

Peter Daniels, aged 70, glared and shrugged from the dock of Salisbury Crown Court as he received the life-long jail term.

Judge Richard Parkes described the pervert as "an expert in grooming".

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Peter Daniels Picture: WILTSHIRE POLICE

Daniels, previously of Eyres Drive in Alderbury but now of HMP Isle of Wight, was sentenced for 78 offences of child sexual abuse against 22 young victims aged between just two and 15-years-old, after admitting the charges in December.

The children were abused by the 70-year-old over a 10-year period.

Read more: Paedophile Peter Daniels jailed for life after 10 years of abuse

Boy, 12, acted out video game fantasy

A Swindon boy of 12 who raped his six-year-old sister on numerous occasions – including Christmas Day – was sentenced in February to a 12-month referral order.

The court heard that the boy - who cannot be named because he is under-18 - raped his victim in the living room and bedroom of their family home while adults were in another room or asleep.

One incident began after the boy watched footage of a sexual act in a Grand Theft Auto video game with his victim then decided to recreate it with her while another younger sibling was still in the room.

Read more: Swindon boy, 12, acted out Grand Theft Auto abuse by raping his six-year-old sister

Religious man raped his own girl's

A Jehovah's Witness who repeatedly molested his two daughters would have faced a lengthy jail sentence had he not been suffering with Alzheimer's Disease.

Judge Jason Taylor QC described Dennis Cottee's crimes as evil, saying the octogenarian's campaign of abuse had had a devastating and debilitating effect on the two women.

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Dennis Cottee (in the wheelchair) Picture: ADVER

The Broad Town 85-year-old, who was convicted alongside son Jacques Cottee, could be identified after his two victims bravely asked to partially waive their right to anonymity to ensure their dad and brother were named publicly.

Read more: Two year supervision order for rapist dad Dennis Cottee in Wiltshire incest case

Rapist ordered back to jail

A rapist was been ordered back to prison after police found vile child sex abuse images on his computer.

David Stephens was jailed for life in 1999 after he was convicted of five rapes and a series of sexual assaults on children.

The Wiltshire paedophile was released on licence in 2012.

Read more: Rapist David Stephens back behind bars over vile child sex abuse images

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David Stephens Picture: WILTSHIRE POLICE

He was sent back inside after detectives found 49 sickening images, including some showing children as young as five being molested.

Sentencing the 64-year-old to a further eight months imprisonment for three counts of making indecent images of children, Judge Peter Crabtree said: “Anyone who engages in downloading child pornography is involved in fuelling a business which results in those children being the subject of psychological and harm – sometimes over many, many years.”