Man sentenced for historic child sex offences in Warwickshire
63 year old Kevin Syms has been handed a 18 year jail term
A man's been sentenced to 18 years in jail, for non-recent child sex offences in Warwickshire.
63 year old Kevin Syms has been found guilty of abuse which took place in the 1990s against three young people in Atherstone.
He's appeared at Warwick Crown Court this week (Monday 7th April) to be sentenced for the rape of a child under 13, eleven counts of indecent assault and three counts of indecency with a child.
He's also be on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
Syms is currently in prison for a murder in South Wales that occurred in 2014, with the latest sentence to run concurrently with his existing term.
Detective Constable Kevin Usher from the Domestic Abuse and Rape Team at Warwickshire Police said: “I hope this sentence shows that regardless of when the offences took place, we will investigate and ensure offenders are brought to justice for their actions.
“The victims of this investigation were very relieved and overwhelmed with joy following the news of this conviction. I’d like to thank them for their courage to report these offences all of these years later, and helping us to progress this case to court.”