Two Men Jailed for Over Seven Years Combined for Stalking, Sexual Assault, and Attacking Police Officers

Essex Police have jailed two men, Graeme Hicks and Christopher Allen, for a total of over seven years in prison for their crimes, which include stalking, sexual assault, and attacking police officers. Graeme Hicks, 33, targeted passengers on a bus in Braintree, including a 17-year-old girl, and was sentenced to five years and seven months in prison. Christopher Allen, of Eight Ash Green, was convicted of stalking three times and breached a Stalking Protection Order, and was sentenced to a total of 27 months in custody.

Key Takeaways:

• Graeme Hicks, 33, was sentenced to five years and seven months in prison for assaulting two vulnerable women on a bus and attacking a police officer.
• Hicks admitted to spitting on two police officers, biting one of their thighs, and making threats of sexual violence.
• Hicks will be on the sex offender register for 10 years and was also fined and had extra time added to his sentence for harassing his ex-partner.
• Christopher Allen was convicted of stalking three times and was sentenced to a total of 27 months in custody.
• Allen breached the terms of a full Stalking Protection Order and repeatedly followed young women around Witham and Colchester in June this year.
• Allen pleaded guilty to all offences at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court and was sentenced to 15 months in custody, eight months in custody, and four months and 10 weeks in custody, all of which will run consecutively.

Statistics:

• Graeme Hicks will serve a total of 1,781 days in prison (5 years and 7 months).
• Christopher Allen was sentenced to a total of 822 days in custody (27 months).
• Hicks was sentenced to 10 years on the sex offender register.
• AllenBreached the terms of a full Stalking Protection Order three times.
• The total number of days added to Hicks' sentence for harassing his ex-partner is 42 (6 weeks).

Sources:

• Essex Police
• Chelmsford Crown Court
• Chelmsford Magistrates' Court