Plymouth man jailed for 17 years for historic child abuse crimes

Plymouth man jailed for historic child abuse crimes

A Plymouth man has been jailed after being found guilty of a number of historic child abuse charges.

Hinton Sheryn was found guilty at Plymouth Crown Court on Friday 25th September of 18 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency with children dating back to the 1970s and 80s; one of Sheryn’s victims was as young as six at the time of the abuse.

Sheryn is already serving...