WILLIAM LONG, 21, of St Austell was found guilty at Truro Crown Court of raping and sexually assaulting a woman in June 2021. He will be sentenced on 21 February once medical/psychiatric reports have been done and he was released on conditional bail not to go to an address in St Blazey or contact his victim.

DELL TAIT, 24, of Carnsmerry, Bugle has been sent to Truro Crown Court charged with coercive behaviour and assault. He is alleged to, between August and December 2023 at an address in Nansledan, have repeatedly engaged in controlling behaviour when he threatened to shoot himself if his partner split up with him sending her images indicating this, telling her who to speak to, what to wear, causing criminal damage at her address on a number of occasions and, on December 6 2023, assaulting her with a belt occasioning actual bodily harm. His case is listed for 17 January and he was released on conditional bail not to go to Nansledan.

CHRISTOPHER DUB, 41, of Hillside, East Taphouse has been sent to Truro Crown Court charged with between March and November 2023 at Bude engaging in coercive behaviour by telling a woman what to wear, monitoring her time, depriving her of access to help and medical services, isolating her from friends and family and stalking her by sending her around 40 voicemails in two weeks, sending her gifts and letters and turning up at her house which caused her serious distress and had an adverse effect on her day-to-day activities. He will appear in Truro Crown Court on 17 January and was given conditional bail not to contact his alleged victim or go to an area of Bude where she lives.

ASHLEY RESCORLA, 38, of White Hart Hotel, Hayle was made subject to a 28-day domestic violence protection notice on 17 December not to threaten or contact a man or go to an address in St Stephen.

JASON HOLLAND, 42, of Moorland Close, Pendeen denied breaching a domestic violence protection notice by being in the company of a woman he was prohibited from seeing on 6 December and, at Saltash on 18 December, he booked into the Premier Inn with the woman. He was released on conditional bail not to contact the woman or enter the Cardinal Hatt Complex or any other place in Saltash

KELLY BRAGA DE SOUZA, aged 34, of NFA was made subject to a 28-day domestic violence protection notice on 22 December not to contact or threaten a man or go to an address in Saltash.

RICHARD BOWERING, 47, of Dudnance Lane, Poole and STEFAN SIMPSON, 36, of Wisbech, were found not guilty at Truro Crown Court of assisting in the commission of a robbery in Newquay in July 2022 by lending an item of, or swopping clothes. The prosecution offered no evidence.

LEIGHANNA SMITH, 28, of Elliott Road, St Austell pleaded not guilty to attempting to rob a man of his mobile phone at St Austell in October 2022. Her trial was fixed for 13 October.

JAKE HUNT, 30, of Trevithick Road, St Austell pleaded not guilty to attempting to rob a man of his mobile phone and possessing a knife on an alleyway off Margaret Avenue, St Austell in October 2022. His trial was fixed for 13 October.

MARTIN TREBILCOCK, 47, of Hodge Close, Saltash was found not guilty at Truro Crown Court of assaulting a woman in Liskeard on 15 June causing her actual bodily harm, not guilty of damaging her phone and not guilty of stalking her. In a different case he pleaded not guilty to assaulting an ambulance paramedic at Hodge Close, Saltash on 22 June. His trial is fixed for 29 July.

DAVID EVANS, 42, of Central Avenue, St Austell pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to setting fire to a Mercedes C200 at the access to Trevanney Farm, St Blazey on 30 June. He was given a 20-month prison sentence. He had also breached a Crown Court Order.

MARK BENNEY, 52, of Blowing House Close, St Austell pleaded not guilty to possessing a Katana Sword in his home on 23 November. The case was adjourned until 30 January.

JONATHAN TILLEY, 30, of NFA, pleaded not guilty to using threatening behaviour in Morrisons in Liskeard on 19 December and to failing to comply with a community protection notice prohibiting him from causing members of the public serious nuisance or distress. The case was adjourned until 30 January.

MAX TILLER, 37, of Moorland Road, St Austell pleaded not guilty at Truro Crown Court to harassment by breaching a restraining order between November 2023 and April 2024 at Lanner by contacting a woman, being in her company and posting on Facebook and on the Buy and Sell St Austell area Facebook page and not guilty to breaching the order by attending her home on 19 December 2023. He will stand trial on 20 May.

SIMON WILLIAMS, 39, of Liskeard pleaded not guilty to possessing cocaine at Quay Street, Lostwithiel on 14 August. His case was adjourned until 3 January.

JOHN INWOOD, 34, of Creakavose, St Stephen pleaded not guilty to failing to stop when required by police on the A392 at Lane on 9 August and not guilty to driving whilst disqualified and without insurance. The case was adjourned until 16 January.

JASON SQUIRES, 49, of Pontsmill, Par pleaded guilty to driving on Rosevear Road, Bugle on 25 April with 240 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50, 39 micrograms of cocaine exceeding the limit of ten and with a faulty tyre. He will be sentenced on 31 January.

TRACEY DINGLE, 54, of Trenovissick Road, Par pleaded guilty to driving on the A391 in St Austell on 24 November with 114 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35. She was banned from driving for 26 months, which will be reduced by 26 weeks if she completes a course, and ordered to have six months alcohol treatment, to pay a £200 fine, £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

JAMES EGGINS, 25, of Wayfields, St Kew Highway pleaded guilty to driving with three micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two, driving without insurance and possessing 8.63 grams of Psilocin, a controlled class A drug, and 21 grams of cannabis on West Hill, Wadebridge on 8 June. He was banned from driving for 14 months, fined £1015 and ordered to pay £406 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

ROGER CLARKE, 35, of Polgreen, Polbathic pleaded guilty to driving on the A374 at Polbathic on 9 November with 101 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35. He was banned from driving for 45 months and was ordered to have six months alcohol treatment and to pay a £200 fine, £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.