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| Sex abuse pair's 32 years in jail | Sex abuse pair's 32 years in jail |
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| A husband and wife convicted of sexually abusing children more than 20 years ago have been jailed for a total of 32 years. | A husband and wife convicted of sexually abusing children more than 20 years ago have been jailed for a total of 32 years. |
| There were calls of "scum" from the public gallery at Mold Crown Court as Derek Way, 64, was taken to the cells. | There were calls of "scum" from the public gallery at Mold Crown Court as Derek Way, 64, was taken to the cells. |
| He was given a 22-year sentence, while his wife Iris was jailed for 10 years. | He was given a 22-year sentence, while his wife Iris was jailed for 10 years. |
| The couple, from Abergele, near Conwy, had been convicted of 27 charges, including rape by compelling a young girl to have sex with different men. | The couple, from Abergele, near Conwy, had been convicted of 27 charges, including rape by compelling a young girl to have sex with different men. |
| They also sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy | They also sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy |
| The pair have been ordered to register with police as sex offenders for life. | The pair have been ordered to register with police as sex offenders for life. |
| Judge John Rogers QC also made a sexual offences prevention order - which means they must never again approach their victims. | Judge John Rogers QC also made a sexual offences prevention order - which means they must never again approach their victims. |
| 'Plied with drink' | |
| Derek Way was told he would probably be released in 11 years time, when he would be 75. He would then be on licence for the following 11 years, the court heard. | |
| The judge described the three years of offending between 1982 and 1985 as "serial sexual assault" upon the youngsters "solely for your own depraved pleasure". | |
| The court heard the girl was 13 and the boy was just 12 when their ordeals at the hands of the couple began. | |
| Derek Way forced the girl to have sex with the boy and also with a 70-year-old man, the court was told. | |
| He also made her have sex with groups of men and took pictures while she was being abused. | |
| "She was plied with drink, and provided with sexually provocative clothing in order to persuade her to undergo her ordeals," the judge said. | |
| The sexual assaults were aggravated by the fact they had been planned, he added. | |
| Psychiatric help | |
| The court also heard one of the couple's victims is now receiving psychiatric help. | |
| Derek Way was convicted of 18 charges - four of indecent assault upon the boy, one charge of attempted serious sexual assault, 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. | Derek Way was convicted of 18 charges - four of indecent assault upon the boy, one charge of attempted serious sexual assault, 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, 61, was convicted of nine charges - two of indecently assaulting the boy, one charge of attempted serious sexual assault, two of inciting the boy to have sex with the girl, and four charges of indecent assault upon the girl. | Iris Way, 61, was convicted of nine charges - two of indecently assaulting the boy, one charge of attempted serious sexual assault, two of inciting the boy to have sex with the girl, and four charges of indecent assault upon the girl. |
| 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. |
| Duncan Bould, for Derek Way, said he was unable to advance any significant mitigation in the case. | |
| Simon Mintz, for Iris Way, said she was in some ways a victim herself, she clearly took a subordinate and subservient role, and she had acted to serve her husband's sexual needs and desires. |