Serial sex offender jailed for 43 offences against boys
A 51-year-old man has been jailed for 23 years after being convicted of committing 43 sexual offences against boys in Rotherham during the 1980s and 1990s.
Darren Swift, of Lawrence Road in Telford, went on trial in October last year charged with a number of sexual offences.
A jury found him guilty of 26 counts of indecent assault, 12 counts of indecency and five counts of buggery after a two-week trial and he was jailed yesterday at Sheffield Crown Court.
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Hide AdThe offences spanned the period between 1980 and 1997 in Rotherham, while Swift worked at various local sporting clubs and youth groups.
The charges relate to four boys who were aged between eight and 14 while the abuse took place.
Det Con Ian Hampshire said: “I hope that for the victims, this marks the conclusion of years of torment and they can now begin to move forward with their lives.”