Graham Phillips

Age: 73

Town: Staffordshire

Convicted: 20/07/2004

Sex offender convicted of nine indecent assaults.

Karate Instructor Jailed for Sex Abuse Charges

Graham Phillips, 53, a former karate instructor from Hill Ridware, Staffordshire, has been jailed for six years and eight months after fleeing to Spain during his trial on sex abuse charges.

Phillips was originally convicted of nine indecent assaults in his absence last December and sentenced to six years in prison. He went on the run 10 days into his trial.

He was extradited to Britain from Majorca on Monday and received an additional eight-month sentence for breaching bail.

Phillips was arrested last month and appeared at Stafford Crown Court on Tuesday. He had denied 10 counts of indecent assault against girls aged between 13 and 16 but was convicted of seven offenses.

He also denied two further counts of rape, although the jury found him guilty of indecent assault on those charges. Phillips was banned from working with children and ordered to register as a sex offender for life.

Insp Nick Lakin, who led the initial investigation, said: "Phillips is a dangerous, manipulative paedophile who was determined to escape justice at any cost. It has taken several months to trace him and bring him back to Britain and we would like to thank the public for their co-operation in the investigation. This has brought a sense of closure to the victims who Phillips preyed upon. Hopefully now they and their families can begin to rebuild their lives."

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Offender ID: Graham-Phillips-20072004

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