Plymouth man convicted of rapes and sexual assaults

A man who ran a teeth-whitening salon in Plymouth has been convicted of a number of serious sexual assaults against seven women, including customers of the salon.

31 year-old Ricky Stubberfield of Walnut Gardens, Plympton, carried out the attacks over a period of eleven years between 2013 and 2024.

A number of attacks happened at Imageplotter salon on Mutley Plain, Plymouth between 2022 and 2024.

Laura Opie of the Crown Prosecution Service said:

“The evidence presented in this case clearly demonstrated Stubberfield’s long history of rape and sexual assault.

“This included offences carried out at the Essex Smiles teeth-whitening salon in Plymouth, where Stubberfield used his position to lure women with the promise of free treatment, before sexually assaulting them.

“The women who so bravely came forward to give evidence all described very similar experiences with Stubberfield, revealing a horrifying picture of a man who repeatedly abused women for his own sexual gratification.

“The Crown Prosecution Service is committed to securing justice for the victims of rape and sexual abuse and we will continue to work closely with the police to prosecute offenders to the full extent of the law.”

Stubberfield was remanded into custody and will be sentenced on October 21