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Haverhill man jailed for 11 years for 30 child sex offences

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 15:32 · Archive

Darren Collis, 57, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after admitting 30 child sex offences involving 15 victims.

Darren Collis, 57, of Rockall Close in Haverhill, was sentenced to 11 years in prison with a further six years on licence at Peterborough Crown Court on Friday, 23 October. He had pleaded guilty to 30 child sex offences following a Suffolk police investigation that identified 15 victims across the country.

Collis admitted offences including sexual communication with a child, causing a child to watch a sexual act, grooming, arranging or facilitating to meet a child, causing a child to engage in sexual activity, and making and distributing indecent images of children. The court heard he began communicating on Snapchat in May 2025 with a profile he believed belonged to a 14-year-old boy.

Detective Sergeant Mark Cotton of the Suffolk Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team said Collis was 'a serious, online predator who groomed his victims in order to meet up with children and commit serious sexual offences'. The conviction resulted from partnership working with the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, which works to identify and track online sexual predators.

Haverhill man jailed for 11 years for 30 child sex offences
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