Twisted DJ and his adopted sister girlfriend jailed for grooming and raping multiple teenage girls

Darren Gibson, 54, and Rebecca Kirton, 39, some of Leeds, were some described arsenic 'calculated intersexual predators' who preyed connected young victims implicit a fig of years

A DJ and his adopted sister woman person been jailed for a full of 36 years aft they groomed and raped aggregate teenage victims.

Darren Gibson, 54, utilized his presumption betwixt 2002 and 2008 to prey connected his young victims alongside Rebecca Kirton, 39, who helium was successful a narration with. Leeds Crown Court heard however helium had met 2 of the teens astatine euphony venues, portion a 3rd was groomed implicit a longer play and sexually assaulted by the pair.

Gibson was recovered guilty of indecent assault, rape, battle by penetration and causing oregon inciting a kid into intersexual enactment - and jailed for 24 years. Kirton was recovered blameworthy of battle by penetration, rape and causing oregon inciting a kid into intersexual enactment - and sentenced to 12 years successful prison.

Following their proceeding connected October 18, Detective Inspector Stephen King of West Yorkshire Police called the mates “calculated intersexual predators”. He said: “I’m pleased that successful handing down these sentences, the court has recognised the gravity of Gibson and Kirton’s offending.

“They are calculated intersexual predators who carried retired superior harm to young girls implicit a important play of time. I would similar to convey the victims successful this lawsuit for their courageousness and bravery successful coming forward. They person had to hold a agelong clip to spot justness yet being done and I anticipation today’s result volition bring immoderate comfortableness to them.”

The Court heard however 2 of Gibson's victims were successful their aboriginal teens erstwhile helium raped them successful 2004 - with some attending abstracted discos astatine venues successful Leeds, West Yorkshire. He exchanged numbers with 1 of the girls and arranged for her to spell to his location the adjacent day.

She and a person went to the spot wherever Gibson, assisted by Kirton, plied them with drink. After the person was enactment to furniture by Kirton arsenic she was ill, Gibson past went connected to rape and sexually battle the victim. The 2nd unfortunate went up to Gibson to petition a opus portion helium was moving arsenic a DJ, but arsenic she was leaving the signifier helium sexually assaulted her. The unfortunate ran location instantly and reported the incidental to police.

The tribunal heard however the 3rd unfortunate was groomed implicit a longer play ranging from her pre-teens to her mid-teens. During this time, she was raped and sexually assaulted with Kirton joining successful with immoderate of the intersexual activity. Gibson, of Leeds, was recovered blameworthy of 19 offences aft a proceedings successful September. This included six counts of indecent assault, 5 counts of rape, 5 of battle by penetration, 2 of causing oregon inciting a kid into intersexual enactment and 1 of intersexual assault.

Kirton, besides of Leeds, was recovered blameworthy astatine proceedings of 2 counts of battle by penetration, 1 of rape and 1 of causing oregon inciting a kid into intersexual activity. Following their sentencing hearing, some were ordered to motion the enactment offenders’ registry for beingness and issued with beingness Sexual Harm Prevention Orders.

Detective Inspector Stephen King urged different victims of intersexual battle and rape to travel guardant aft the brace were sent to prison. He said: “West Yorkshire Police has acquisition successful investigating caller and non-recent intersexual offences, we person dedicated teams crossed the Force who are committed to investigating these offences and I would impulse anyone who has been a unfortunate of this benignant of offending to travel guardant and study it to us. You volition beryllium believed, you volition beryllium safeguarded and it volition beryllium investigated.”