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An 80-year-old paedophile who abused boys he was supposed to care for has been jailed for sex offences dating to the 1980s.
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Shrewsbury Crown Court heard how Groome s crimes went undiscovered for decades
Richard Groome, now of Somerset, sexually assaulted a vulnerable boy while he was working in a senior role at a boarding school in south Shropshire more than 30 years ago.
The boy had been sent to the school in Shropshire having had a difficult relationship with his family and being put into care. He had enjoyed his time there and began developing socially before being victimised by Groome, Shrewsbury Crown Court heard.
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Shrewsbury s Shirehall, which is at the centre of controversy over its future, has copped a taste of screen stardom – as a stand-in for a police training college.
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Walking down the painting-lined corridor – incongruously, the portraits are of senior Shropshire public figures from yesteryear.
It turns out that the 1960s council headquarters was selected by the team behind the BBC s acclaimed Small Axe series, directed by Steve McQueen and featuring five stories of the experiences of black people in Britain between the late 1960s and early 1980s.
One instalment, Red, White, and Blue, starred John Boyega in the true story of a black man who joined the Metropolitan Police to change racist attitudes from within.
Ben Markham has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Photo: West Mercia Police
Ben Markham, aged 28, of Worcester, was sentenced to seven years and six months in jail at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Tuesday after he entered a guilty plea.
The court heard how Markham had broken down the front door using a crowbar, to a home in Clee Hill on 10 November 2020, at around 4.00am, before going upstairs and threatening the victim in her bedroom.
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He forced the victim to open the safe in the property before taking a large sum of money and thousands of pounds worth of jewellery.
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