Here we take a look at some of the criminals locked up during the summer of 2022.
All of the information below comes from either Sussex Police or our reporters attending court in person.
37. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
A Bognor man has gone to prison for attempting to meet what he thought were two young girls, for sex after grooming them online. Martin Garrigan, 32, of Barton Road, Bognor, was given a four year sentence having previously pleaded guilty to attempted sexual communication with children, when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court on 30 June. He will also be a registered sex offender for life, and was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to last indefnitely, severely restricting his access to children and to digital communications devices. Garrigan had been arrested by Sussex Police officers in September 2020 in Hotham Park, near his home. He had been waiting to meet what he thought were two teenage girls, but in fact there were no such girls and he had been talking online to adults posing as the children. Photo: Sussex Police
38. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
A Brighton man has been sentenced over a series of child sexual offences, indecent images of children, drugs and assault. Lloyd Collins, 30, unemployed, of Montpelier Road, was sentenced to a total of 15 years at Chichester Crown Court on July 18, having previously admitted 11 offences, all committed in Brighton: seven of sexual activity with a girl; one of assaulting another teenage girl by beating; one of making and possessing indecent videos and still images of a child; one of possessing cannabis with intent to supply; one of racially aggravated assault on a police officer. He will spend a minimum of nine years in prison, with a further six being served under supervision under prison release licence. He will also be a registered sex offender for life, and was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) severely restricting his access to children and digital communications devices until further court order. Collins was also given lifelong Restraining Orders, prohibiting him from any contact with his victims Photo: Sussex Police
39. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
An ex-sports coach from Hove has been sentenced for a third time for yet another series of non-recent sexual offences against young boys, this time stretching back to a period nearly 50 years ago. Michael James Green, 80, previously of Neville Avenue in Hove, denied another 12 counts of buggery and indecent assaults, when he appeared at Chichester Crown Court, but was convicted on Thursday, July 7 after a nine-day trial. On the following day, Friday, July 8, he was sentenced to 17-and-a-half years imprisonment. The new offences against four more boys took place between 1973 and 1993 and came to light when the victims saw publicity about his previous offending and contacted the police. The court heard that Green is already in prison, having been sentenced to nine years in September 2018 having been convicted of 17 indecent assaults between 1980 and 1994 in addition to a nine-year sentence imposed in 2014. The court also heard that Green had been previously been sentenced to nine years imprisonment in February. Photo: Sussex Police
40. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between May and August
An East Sussex man has been sentenced to six years and eight months imprisonment for sexual offences against two children, following an investigation into his activities by Sussex Police safeguarding detectives. Officers also want to hear from any parents who are concerned, on learning of this specific case, that there could also have been sexual offences against their own children which need investigation, following the sentencing of Andrew Evans. Evans, 36 and unemployed, formerly of Church Road, Crowborough, appeared in custody at Hove Crown Court on July 8, having previously pleaded guilty to seven offences. Evans will be on extended prison supervision licence for a further three years on release and was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order to last indefinitely, which includes prohibitions on any contact with a child under the age of 18; restricts his residence around children; restricts his movements in public places where children may be present, and restricts his access to mobile devices Photo: Sussex Police