Quickly exit this site by pressing the Escape key Leave this site
We use some essential cookies to make our website work. We’d like to set additional cookies so we can remember your preferences and understand how you use our site.
You can manage your preferences and cookie settings at any time by clicking on “Customise Cookies” below. For more information on how we use cookies, please see our Cookies notice.
Your cookie preferences have been saved. You can update your cookie settings at any time on the cookies page.
Your cookie preferences have been saved. You can update your cookie settings at any time on the cookies page.
Sorry, there was a technical problem. Please try again.
Thanks for trying the 'beta' version of our new website. It's a work in progress, we'll be adding new services over the next few weeks, so please take a look and tell us what you think.
A man has been jailed for more than 11 years after he admitted a series of sexual offences in Staffordshire.
Paul Ashley, 56, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, was sentenced to a combined sentence of 11-years-and-nine-months behind bars at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Thursday (23 January) on four counts of sexual activity with a mentally disordered female and four counts of sexual assault on a female.
He was also put on the Sex Offenders Register for life and issued with an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
We arrested Ashley after he committed the offences in 2022 and again in 2024.
Both survivors showed immense bravery when reporting these incidents to the us and have been continually supportive of the investigation throughout.
Detective Sergeant Becky Mulcahy, from our public protection unit, said: “I’m pleased that Ashley has been punished for his heinous crimes and put behind bars.
“We’re determined to keep working hard across Staffordshire to take robust action against the people responsible for sexual crimes and to support survivors as much as possible.
“I hope results like this show how determined officers are to seek justice for victims and to help them take action against those who have subjected them to abuse.”
If you’re a survivor and you’re ready to talk to us, call 101 or use Live Chat on our website.
Our specially-trained offers are here to listen to you and support you, no matter how recent or long ago the offences may have been.