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| A cyclist has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting 15 girls and women, including a 11-year-old girl. | |
| Daniel Randall-Coles, 25, from Southampton, committed 17 sexual assaults over three weeks in January. | Daniel Randall-Coles, 25, from Southampton, committed 17 sexual assaults over three weeks in January. |
| Randall-Coles cycled alongside his victims, who were often walking alone at night, and groped them. | Randall-Coles cycled alongside his victims, who were often walking alone at night, and groped them. |
| Police launched a public appeal, releasing CCTV footage of Randall-Coles approaching and assaulting a 12-year-old girl while she was on her way to school. | Police launched a public appeal, releasing CCTV footage of Randall-Coles approaching and assaulting a 12-year-old girl while she was on her way to school. |
| He handed himself in at Southampton Central Police Station on 31 January. | He handed himself in at Southampton Central Police Station on 31 January. |
| Randall-Coles pleaded guilty at Southampton Court on 4 March to 15 counts of sexual assault on a female and two counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching. | Randall-Coles pleaded guilty at Southampton Court on 4 March to 15 counts of sexual assault on a female and two counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching. |
| Detective Sergeant Matt Barcraft-Barnes, from the Western Investigations Team, said: “This was a complex investigation with numerous victims all reporting sexual assault by a stranger, described in the same way, in various locations within Southampton, in a very short amount of time. | Detective Sergeant Matt Barcraft-Barnes, from the Western Investigations Team, said: “This was a complex investigation with numerous victims all reporting sexual assault by a stranger, described in the same way, in various locations within Southampton, in a very short amount of time. |
| "We received a large number of reports in quick succession, which we swiftly consolidated to concentrate on bringing in one man. | "We received a large number of reports in quick succession, which we swiftly consolidated to concentrate on bringing in one man. |
| “With the help from media and the public, Randall-Coles found himself having to present himself at a police station on January 31, less than 24 hours after we released his image." | “With the help from media and the public, Randall-Coles found himself having to present himself at a police station on January 31, less than 24 hours after we released his image." |
| He added: “Randall-Coles was brazen and arrogant in his approach to committing these crimes, targeting victims aged 11-years-old to 57-years-old across the city for his own gratification. I hope the sentencing here today goes some way to giving the many victims closure.” | He added: “Randall-Coles was brazen and arrogant in his approach to committing these crimes, targeting victims aged 11-years-old to 57-years-old across the city for his own gratification. I hope the sentencing here today goes some way to giving the many victims closure.” |