Who has been in the dock at Portsmouth Crown Court as child sex predator put behind bars
By David George
Published 9th Nov 2026, 19:41 GMT
These people appeared in court on Friday, November 6.
- Amy Gash, 33 of Millbrook Drive, Havant, pleaded guilty to single counts of harassment, common assault and assaulting a police constable. She was sentenced to 25 months in prison.
- Cherish Matthews, 37 of Duke Crescent, Buckland, pleaded guilty to one charge concerned in the supply of cocaine. She was sentenced to 31 months in custody, suspended for two years, with 18 months of mental health treatment. The forfeiture and destruction of a mobile phone was also ordered.
- Damian Mitchell, 35 of Orchard Road, Southsea, pleaded guilty to single counts of common assault, using threatening words or behaviour, and theft from a shop. He was sentenced to a total of 21 months in prison.
- Dean Crump, 43 of All Saints Road, Buckland, pleaded not guilty to threatening property damage, intentional strangulation, making threats to kill, and criminal damage. He was remanded on conditional bail, and will next appear in court on August 2, 2027, for trial.
- James Searson, 38 of Almondside, Gosport, pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment - one of which was in breach of a restraining order. He was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on January 15, 2027.
- Linzi Wratten, 40 of Forton Road, Gosport, pleaded guilty to single charges of burglary, and fraud by false representation. She was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison.
- Michael Nelson, 34 of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order, and one count of failing to comply with the sex offenders register. He was sentenced to 22 months in prison, and must pay a surcharge of £187.
- Michael Valentine, 42 of Sparrow Close, Waterlooville, pleaded guilty to one count of threatening a person with a bladed article in a public place. He was sentenced to a total of 29 months in prison.
- Nathan Bennett, 29 of Eliot Close, Whiteley, pleaded guilty to one count concerned in the supply of a controlled Class B drug. He was sentenced to 10 months in custody, suspended for 18 months, with 150 hours of unpaid work and a probation requirement.
- Nigel Gover, 51 of Hawthorn Crescent, Cosham, pleaded guilty to a single charge of failing to comply with the sex offenders register. He was sentenced to 17 weeks in prison.
- Oliwer Hepner, 19 of Steerforth Close, Buckland, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug, and one count of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class B drug. He was sentenced to a 12-month community order, with electronic tagging.
- Paige Charnock, 29 of Mumby Road, Gosport, pleaded guilty to single charges of actual bodily harm, assault by beating, and common assault. She was sentenced to three years in custody, suspended for three years.
- Trevory Smy, 50 of Coulter Road, Waterlooville, pleaded not guilty to two counts of assaulting a child by touching, one count of raping a child, and another count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. He was remanded in custody until April 5, 2027.