The final four members of the gang were convicted on Friday
A total of 21 people were convicted of horrific sexual offences in the largest child sex ring ever investigated by West Midlands Police. The paedophile gang subjected seven young victims - aged under 12 - to 'abhorrent and cruel' abuse spanning more than a decade, a court heard.
Matthew Evans, 32, was sentenced alongside her after being found guilty of conspiracy to cause or incite children under 13 to engage in penetrative sexual activity and rape of a child under 13. He was jailed for 17-and-a-half years with an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and an indefinite restraining order.
The total number of custodial years for these horrific offences is now a staggering 190. Joanne Jakymec, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the CPS, said: "The final four defendants have been sentenced today in what has been the largest ever child sexual abuse investigation and prosecution in the West Midlands.
"This has been a complex and challenging case which, due to the sheer number of defendants involved, required us to prepare for and present evidence in three separate trials which took place over a period of 18 months to successfully secure this outcome. With the exception of one defendant, who admitted what they had done, none of the rest have shown the slightest remorse.
Jurors were told how the sex ring came to light in 2017 leading to 70 suspects being interviewed. Officers worked with Social Services to safeguard the children and then uncover what had happened to them at the hands of both their male and female abusers.
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