Brighton man jailed for 15 years for child sex offences

Ashley Borrer, 37, unemployed, of Hillside, Brighton, was sentenced to 15 years in prison - with an extended sentence period of five years - when he appeared in custody at Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday (January 31).

He had been found guilty on November 29 of six counts of rape and four of sexual activity with a child under 16, over several years.

Borrer had also pleaded guilty to three offences of possession of indecent images of children.

Judge Guy Anthony also ordered Borrer to be a registered sex offender for life, and issued him with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to last indefinitely, severely restricting his access to children and computers.

Detective Constable Duncan Chalmers of the Sussex Police Safeguarding Investigations Unit said: “This victim came to us having endured an appalling series of sexual abuse. We then worked carefully and sensitively with her, finally enabling her to see a measure of justice done to Borrer.

“Even while he was on bail awaiting his trial our Paedophile On-Line Investigation Team (POLIT) received information that Borrer was downloading indecent images of children at his current address. When they arrested him and examined his computer they found the images, including some of the most serious nature.”

All the images were taken from the internet and did not involve the sex offences victim or any other local children.

Sussex Police said the extended sentence means that Borrer must serve at least the first ten years in custody before being eligible to apply for parole. Even when he is released, whether on parole before 15 years, or at 15 years, he will remain under release licence supervision until 20 years have elapsed from the date of his sentence.