A jury have found a man guilty of non-recent sexual offences today, Friday 21 July, thanks to the case put forward by specialist detectives on behalf of the victims.
The victims described sustained abuse taking place from the early 2000s for more than 10 years.
They came forward to report his crimes as adults but were children and teenagers when the offences took place.
Andrew Cocks, 54, of Oakleigh Avenue, Southend, appeared at Basildon Crown Court, charged with 25 counts of sexual offences against children. Out of these, 11 counts were of rape.
During our investigation, which began in 2018 when the offences were reported to Essex Police, Cocks proclaimed his innocence, stating that he had significant mobility issues.
At trial, evidence was produced that falsified his claims.
A jury unanimously found him guilty of 13 charges and he was sentenced to 27 years in prison.
Detective Sergeant Pitchford, of our Child Abuse Investigation Teams (CAIT), has been leading the investigation. The team specialise in investigating reports of physical, sexual and psychological abuse of children.
DS Pitchford said: