Jerome Fitzgerald

Jerome Fitzgerald, an 18-year-old from the UK, has been involved in multiple criminal proceedings, primarily at Preston Crown Court. He has been jailed for rape and sexual assault, with a history of other sexual offenses.

Key facts, dates, and court decisions include:

• June 25, 2026: Fitzgerald was jailed for rape and sexual assault. The Preston Crown Court heard that he raped a 14-year-old girl "almost daily" and strangled her during an argument. He also sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in Penwortham.
• Charges and History: Fitzgerald pleaded guilty to the rape and strangulation of the 14-year-old and sexual activity with the 15-year-old. The court noted his "worrying record," which includes exposing himself while cycling, sexually assaulting a woman in a shop, flashing a dog walker, and stalking a woman.
• September 2024: Fitzgerald received a youth referral order after being convicted of two counts of exposure. These incidents involved him masturbating near a shop in Penwortham, smacking a woman, and exposing himself in bushes. His referral order was later changed to a youth rehabilitation order, and he was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order.
• February 2025: He grabbed a woman's bottom at a Morrison's Daily. In April 2025, he exposed himself to a dog walker. He was sentenced to a detention and training order for these offenses.
• Court Appearances: Public court records show appearances for Jerome Fitzgerald at Preston Crown Court and Family Court (Sessions House) on June 23 and June 24, 2026, with His Honour Judge Jefferies KC presiding over the cases. These hearings were related to case reference 04ZL1130725.

The court described Fitzgerald as "predatory" and "over sexualised," with an attitude towards women that revealed a "worrying sense of sexual entitlement". The prosecution stated that he raped his teenage victim on at least 10 occasions over a two-month period, even after she expressed unwillingness.