THESE are the crooks who have been put behind bars in 2021 so far. The Echo has compiled the biggest cases so far to come to court this year, with five crooks jailed.
Sex offender Laurence Bourne, 68, was accused of abusing a child on numerous occasions in Basildon. He has been convicted of abusing a child over a three-year period 30 years ago. Bourne, of Brackendale Court, Basildon, was arrested in June that year as part of an investigation by Essex Police’s Quest team. He was later charged with seven counts of indecent assault. He denied the charges but was convicted following a trial at Basildon Crown Court.
THESE are the crooks who have been put behind bars in 2021 so far. The Echo has compiled the biggest cases so far to come to court this year, with five crooks jailed.
Sex offender Laurence Bourne, 68, was accused of abusing a child on numerous occasions in Basildon. He has been convicted of abusing a child over a three-year period 30 years ago. Bourne, of Brackendale Court, Basildon, was arrested in June that year as part of an investigation by Essex Police’s Quest team. He was later charged with seven counts of indecent assault. He denied the charges but was convicted following a trial at Basildon Crown Court.