John Lewis Saxby

Lewis Saxby, also referred to as John Lewis Saxby in the prompt, was involved in significant criminal proceedings in the UK, culminating in a conviction and sentencing in April 2022.

Key Facts, Dates, and Court Decisions:

• Individual: Lewis Saxby, 32 years old at the time of sentencing, formerly a manager of Mansfield Town Ladies Football Club and also worked at Sports Direct. He resided on Lymington Road, Mansfield.
• Charges: Saxby pleaded guilty to using controlling or coercive behaviour, blackmail involving three victims, and fraud. He initially pleaded not guilty to all charges in January 2021 but changed his plea to guilty on the first day of his trial in November 2021.
• Nature of Offenses: Saxby was described as a "predator" who targeted vulnerable women. His offenses included:
• Controlling or Coercive Behaviour: Admitted regarding one woman, whose behavior related to a time when she was 16 and 17 years old.
• Blackmail: He blackmailed three women by threatening to post intimate images online. One victim was blackmailed between July 2019 and January 2020. Another was coerced into paying off a £400 debt under threat of sexual images being sent to her partner.
• Fraud: He defrauded one woman out of nearly £90,000 (£89,651) between 2016 and 2020, manipulating her into funding a fictional legal case against his former employer. He claimed she was a guarantor for the debt and threatened bailiffs if she stopped paying.
• Motive: His defense stated that a principal reason for his offending was a gambling addiction.
• Court Appearances and Sentencing:
• Saxby first appeared in court in January 2021.
• He pleaded guilty on the day of his trial in November 2021 to controlling or coercive behaviour, two charges of blackmail, and fraud.
• On April 5, 2022, at Nottingham Crown Court, he was jailed for five-and-a-half years.
• He was also issued restraining orders prohibiting him from contacting his victims.
• Work was ongoing to recover the money he stole from his victims.