A sex offender who groomed teenage boys and a man who raped a woman were among those jailed in Suffolk this week.
John Card
John Card was jailed for three years after being found guilty of grooming three teenage boys.
Card, 76, of Jervis Close in Holbrook, admitted breaching a sexual harm prevention order imposed on him in 2011 after he was convicted for sexual touching and sexual activity.
Ipswich Crown Court heard Card had approached the boys on three different occasions.
On one occasion, Card approached a 16-year-old boy at the Old Cattle Market bus station in Ipswich and asked if he would mow his lawn.
After taking the teenager's number, Card messaged him and told the boy he would visit him at the pub he worked at. This unnerved the boy as he never told him he worked at a pub.
Abulay Espirito-Santo
Abulay Espirito-Santo has been jailed for eight years after raping a woman in Ipswich.
Espirito-Santo, of Rendlesham Road in Ipswich, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court for sentencing on Friday.
It follows offences which took place in September 2021.
Espirito-Santo lifted up the victim's dress and removed her underwear, before pushing her on to a bed and raping her.
In court, the victim said: "I felt like I was frightened and trapped. It really scared me, and I was worried he would do this to someone else in the future.
“Over the past three years there have been times I blamed myself."
She added: “I feel a massive sense of relief and now I know other females don’t have to suffer like I did.”
Michael Shrigley
Michael Shrigley has been jailed for a further 18 months after admitting to more offences.
Shrigley, 42 and of Old Croxton Road, Thetford, was previously jailed for four years and three months after carrying out multiple burglaries across Suffolk and Norfolk.
Appearing at Ipswich Crown Court on Tuesday, Shrigley - who mas more than 100 previous convictions - was sentenced after admitting two offences of burglary, five thefts or attempted thefts from vehicles and breaching a criminal behaviour order.
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