Below you will find example sentences with "sexual offences". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Sexual Offences in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: offences
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 23
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.9 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "sexual offences" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and serious sexual offences team said, and serious sexual offences unit said, child, act and rape stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual activity, drug offences and traffic offences, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with sexual offences
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
An "extremely dangerous sexual predator" has been found guilty of a string of sexual offences against a child. (18 words)
The defendant mentioned he had previous convictions for drug offences but didn’t say anything of his child sexual offences. (20 words)
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 replaced this offence with "defilement of a child", encompassing both "sexual intercourse" and "buggery". (21 words)
In total, he was sentenced for 19 crimes including two counts of raping a girl under 13, nine counts of raping a woman aged 16 or over, and four counts of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, among multiple other serious sexual offences. (47 words)
In her judgment, the trial judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (rtd) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, had on July 14, 2022 sentenced Baba Ijesha to five years imprisonment over sexual assault of a minor. (37 words)
With respect to prison inmates charged for domestic and sexual offences, the report revealed that the top three offences were those of defilement (57 per cent), sodomy (22 per cent), and rape (18 per cent). (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
DS Alex Rawsthorn, of the Blackburn Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Unit, said “Anderton was found guilty of the most depraved offences imaginable.
The most reported crime was violence and sexual offences, totalling 35. This was followed by nine public order offences and six incidents of anti-social behaviour.
The offences were serious because other people had to commit sexual offences against children in order for people like Cardwell to view them.
DC Annie Blairs, of Staffordshire Police's rape and serious sexual offences team, said: “The victims have shown tremendous courage by reporting these offences which have had a significant impact on their lives.
The defendant mentioned he had previous convictions for drug offences but didn’t say anything of his child sexual offences.
With respect to prison inmates charged for domestic and sexual offences, the report revealed that the top three offences were those of defilement (57 per cent), sodomy (22 per cent), and rape (18 per cent).
He has been booked for sexual harassment and under the SC/ST Act and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
An "extremely dangerous sexual predator" has been found guilty of a string of sexual offences against a child.
Hoodlass had previous convictions for sexual offences and was the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, imposed at Hull Crown Court in 2019.
In her judgment, the trial judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (rtd) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, had on July 14, 2022 sentenced Baba Ijesha to five years imprisonment over sexual assault of a minor.
In total, he was sentenced for 19 crimes including two counts of raping a girl under 13, nine counts of raping a woman aged 16 or over, and four counts of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, among multiple other serious sexual offences.
This includes criminalisation of sending false or threatening communications and an amendment to the sexual offences act to include the sending of unsolicited sexual images.
During the month of January 2020, detectives from Family Violence, Child Protection & Sexual Offences (FCS) units in KwaZulu-Natal secured five life sentences plus 89 years’ imprisonment for sexual predators.
The doctor was charged on summons last month with two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault following a 14-month investigation by the Bayside sexual offences and child abuse investigation team.
The three will face trial under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for failure to report the commission of a sexual offence.
She also explained to him that all four different acts of violating the child constituted forms of sexual penetration as defined by the Sexual Offences Act, under which he was charged.
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 replaced this offence with "defilement of a child", encompassing both "sexual intercourse" and "buggery".
A 23-year-old suspect was arrested on the 20 July 2023 by Detective Sergeant Lebohang Digacoe of Bultfontein Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit.
A MAN has been found guilty of non-recent sexual offences against children, committed at a school in the 1960s and 70s.
An "evil" 65-year-old man has been jailed after he was found guilty of a string of historic sexual offences including rape, indecent assault, and indecency with a child.