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| A husband and wife convicted of sex abuse of children more than 20 years ago are to be sentenced on Thursday. | A husband and wife convicted of sex abuse of children more than 20 years ago are to be sentenced on Thursday. |
| Derek Way, 64, and his wife, Iris, 61, from Abergele, have been found guilty at Mold Crown Court of 27 charges. | Derek Way, 64, and his wife, Iris, 61, from Abergele, have been found guilty at Mold Crown Court of 27 charges. |
| They include rape, by compelling a 13-year-old girl to have sex with a number of different men, and the sexual assault of an 11-year-old boy. | They include rape, by compelling a 13-year-old girl to have sex with a number of different men, and the sexual assault of an 11-year-old boy. |
| Judge John Rogers QC said he would have to consider a life sentence for Way and a "substantial" term for his wife. | |
| The couple had denied all the charges during the two-week trial, claiming the evidence from the boy and girl, now in their 30s, had been made up. | The couple had denied all the charges during the two-week trial, claiming the evidence from the boy and girl, now in their 30s, had been made up. |
| John Philpotts, prosecuting, said the girl had come under Way's control and he forced her to have sex against her will with a number of different men whom he met at a pub or who attended sex parties at his home. | John Philpotts, prosecuting, said the girl had come under Way's control and he forced her to have sex against her will with a number of different men whom he met at a pub or who attended sex parties at his home. |
| Mr Philpotts said the boy was abused "in a most foul way" by Way, with the willing and enthusiastic support of his wife. | |
| Duncan Bould and Simon Mintz, defending, said the couple denied they had confessed about their past when confronted by the boy when he was adult. | |
| 'Distressing' | 'Distressing' |
| Way was convicted of 18 charges, four of indecent assault upon the boy, one of a further serious sexual offence, two charges of inciting the boy to have sex with the girl, seven charges of indecent assault upon the girl, and four rape charges by compelling her to have sex with other men. | Way was convicted of 18 charges, four of indecent assault upon the boy, one of a further serious sexual offence, two charges of inciting the boy to have sex with the girl, seven charges of indecent assault upon the girl, and four rape charges by compelling her to have sex with other men. |
| Iris Way was convicted of nine charges: Two of indecently assaulting the boy, one charge of an attempted serious sexual assault , two of inciting the boy to have sex with the girl, and four charges of indecent assault of the girl. | |
| Judge Rogers told the jury they had listened to "distressing" evidence and offered to excuse of them from sitting on a jury for the next five years if that was what they wanted. | Judge Rogers told the jury they had listened to "distressing" evidence and offered to excuse of them from sitting on a jury for the next five years if that was what they wanted. |
| He said: "Cases of this kind are never easy." | He said: "Cases of this kind are never easy." |