These criminals will be ringing in the new year behind bars thanks to the relentless work of the police, supporting agencies and the bravery of their victims. All information on the cases come from either Sussex Police or our reporters attending court first-hand.
13. Ronald William Parker, Brighton
Elderly Brighton man Ronald William Parker, 82, was jailed for 18 years for sexual offences against two boys between the 1960s and 1980s. Parker, of Lavender Street, Brighton, befriended one of the boys who was fishing on Brighton beach before assaulting him at his home. He took both boys away for camping trips, where he assaulted both of them. On December 7, Parker pleaded guilty to all offences and was jailed for 18 years and added to the sex offenders' list indefinitely. He was also given a sexual harm prevention order severely restricting him from any contact with children. The court also heard that Parker had previously been sentenced twice for similar offences. He was given five years in 1977, and 15 months in the 1980s after he assaulted a boy he had befriended.