These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in the seventh month of 2026.
All information comes directly from Sussex Police.
9. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in July 2026
Peter Phillips, 61, of Madeira Place, Brighton, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on July 20, after previously pleading guilty to the rape and sexual assault by penetration of a woman aged 16 or over. Police launched an investigation after a woman reported that she had been raped and sexually assaulted by Phillips. She and her family were supported throughout the investigation by specially trained officers. He was arrested on August 6, 2025, charged the same day and remanded in custody. Phillips pleaded guilty to rape of a female aged 16 or over and sexual assault by penetration at Lewes Crown Court on January 20. Phillips was sentenced to life imprisonment on July 20. He must serve a minimum term of nine years and six months before he can be considered for parole. Photo: Sussex Police
10. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in July 2026
A man has been jailed after exposing himself near children and abusing a child in West Sussex. Sussex Police launched an investigation into Reginald Chan, 36, after receiving reports of a man 'appearing without clothing in a window' in early November 2022. Chan was subsequently arrested and officers completed a search of his address. A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “He had been living in squalid conditions, and officers had to sift through belongings to find and seize more than 50 electronic and computer devices.” Through the investigation, it was further revealed Chan had sexually assaulted a child. A Sussex Police spokesperson continued: “On those devices they found child sexual abuse images, extreme pornography, prohibited images, and recordings which showed historic offences against the young victim.” The child, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has received support from specially trained officers. When officers re-arrested him, Sussex Police said they found him in possession of further devices, in breach of a Sexual Risk Order which prohibited him from possessing electronic devices. A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “At Lewes Crown Court on July 22, Chan appeared for sentencing after admitting three counts of sexual assault on a child under the age of 13, three counts of possessing indecent images of children, one count of possessing prohibited images, one count of possessing extreme pornography, one count of voyeurism, and 14 counts of breaching a sexual risk order. He was found guilty at trial in September 2025 of three counts of exposure. Chan, formerly of Carpenters, Billingshurst, was jailed for five-and-a-half years, with an additional two years added to his licence period as part of an extended sentence. The court also imposed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order indefinitely and he is now a registered sex offender.” Photo: Sussex Police
11. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in July 2026
Three men convicted of the rape of a woman on Brighton beach have been jailed for a total of over 60 years. A spokesperson for Sussex Police stated officers were called to the beach in Brighton at around 5am on October 5, to a report that a woman in a vulnerable state had been taken to the beach by three men and attacked. The spokesperson added: “CCTV footage from a nearby nightclub identified all three suspects, who had scanned their ID cards on entering the club as part of the venue’s own security measures. They were identified as Abdulla Ahmadi, 26, Ibrahim Alshafe, 26, and Karin Al-Danasurt, 21, located and arrested. Footage of the attack was found on the phone of Al-Danasurt, who sought to claim in his defence he had not been an active participant in the rape. Alshafe and Ahmadi were subsequently charged with two counts of rape, while Al-Danasurt was charged with four counts of rape and sharing intimate images. All three were remanded in custody. Ahmadi, an Iranian national from Crewe, and Al-Danasurt and Alshafe – both Egyptian nationals from Horsham, all pleaded not guilty to the charges. Following a trial at Hove Crown Court concluding on April 23, a jury found all three defendants guilty of all counts of rape and remanded in custody. The charge of sharing intimate images against Al-Danasurt was removed. At the same court on July 15, Ahmadi and Alshafe were each sentenced to 21 years behind bars, while Al-Danasurt was sentenced to 18 years and six months. All three were also given extended licences of six years.” Photo: Sussex Police