Bexhill man and woman sentenced following sex offences

A man and woman from Bexhill have been sentenced after admitting sexual offences against a young girl, according to police.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Jun 2021, 09:06 BST
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Police said Dennis Bowie, 49, of Orchard Road, Bexhill, and Alice McElhinney, 33, of Cornwall Road, Bexhill, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Friday, May 28.

A spokesperson from Sussex Police said, “Bowie, who had pleaded guilty to an offence of sexual communication with a child, two offences of sexual activity with a child, and also three offences of making indecent images of children was sentenced to a total of five years and two months.

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“The indecent images were taken from the internet and are not believed to be related to any local children.

“McElhinney had admitted one offence of sexual communication with a child, and two offences of sexual activity with a child. She was sentenced to a total of three years and nine months.”

Police said Bowie will be a registered sex offender for life and was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to last indefinitely, severely restricting his access to children and digital devices.

McElhinney will also be a registered sex offender for life and was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to last indefinitely, severely restricting her access to children, according to police.

A Sussex Police spokesperson said, “The prosecution, authorised by the CPS, followed an investigation by detectives from the East Sussex Safeguarding Investigations Unit into the offences.”