London Crime Briefing
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.
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Louis Taylor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison at Woolwich Crown Court for a violent attack in Gravesend. He pleaded guilty to eight offences, including three counts of rape and wounding with intent, and has been placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.

Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 24 weeks in prison for five breaches of sex offender register rules, including failing to report a trip to Brazil. The 36-year-old, jailed in 2023 for sharing a private sex tape of Georgia Harrison, did not notify police of his travel or new documents, Thames Magistrates’ Court heard.

Stephen Bear pleaded guilty at Thames Magistrates’ Court to five counts of failing to comply with sex offenders register requirements. He faces sentencing at Chelmsford Crown Court on 7 August 2026 for breaching a restraining order unrelated to these offences.
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.