David Drury

There are public criminal case details available for at least two individuals named David Drury in the UK.

David Drury (born c. 1986), former Humberside Police employee:

David Drury, 40, of Thoresby Street, Hull, a former head of corporate communications for Humberside Police, was recently sentenced for a series of sexual offenses. His partner, Daniel Sellers, 44, also of Thoresby Street, was also involved and sentenced.

• Charges and Admissions: Drury pleaded guilty to six counts of distributing indecent images of children, two counts of sexual assault on a male, one count of sexual assault of a child under 13, and voyeurism.
• Key Facts: The offenses involved a young boy and were described as "horrendous" and "grotesque." Drury's offending was aided and abetted by Sellers. An investigation began after a third-party report of concerns about inappropriate behavior, leading to the examination of Drury's electronic devices, which revealed multiple indecent images of children and evidence of contact sexual offenses. Drury had purchased over 400 indecent images of children using Amazon vouchers.
• Court Appearances and Decisions:
• Drury pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court on May 18, 2026.
• He was sentenced at Hull Crown Court on June 29 or 30, 2026, to nine years in prison.
• He was also issued an indefinite sexual harm prevention order, a seven-year restraining order, and placed on the sex offenders' register for life.
• Daniel Sellers received a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence, a five-year restraining order, a sexual harm prevention order, and was placed on the sex offenders' register for life.

David Drury (born c. 1985), of Newland Avenue, Hull:

Another individual named David Drury, 37, of Newland Avenue, Hull, was involved in a separate criminal case in 2022.

• Charges and Admissions: This David Drury admitted to affray and threatening another person with a blade on June 26 (year not specified, but the article was published in November 2022).
• Key Facts: He was described as a "serial criminal" with an "appalling" record of 133 previous offenses, including 10 for assault and others for possessing knives. The incident involved him drunkenly waving a 10-inch knife and threatening a man. He claimed he was carrying the knife for protection after being attacked earlier.
• Court Appearances and Decisions:
• He was jailed for 18 months. The sentencing judge noted his extensive criminal history and that he had been given a suspended sentence in 2021.

It is important to note that public records also show other individuals named David Drury in the UK, such as David Peter Drury and David Benjamin Drury, associated with company appointments, but these records do not indicate criminal proceedings.