Man jailed for non-recent sexual offences against children
09-10-2026 13:15 via avonandsomerset.police.uk

Man jailed for non-recent sexual offences against children

A man has been jailed for more than nine years after admitting non-recent sexual offences against three children in Somerset and Devon. Colin Butcher, 61, of Whitebeam Grove, Dunkeswell, in Devon, was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court, sitting at Worle, for eight indecent assaults against children under the age of 14 yesterday (Thursday 8 October). Butcher was sentenced to nine years and…
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