Michael Burke

Several public criminal cases and legal proceedings in the UK have involved individuals named Michael Burke. Due to the commonality of the name, these cases involve different individuals.

Here is a summary of the key facts, dates, and court decisions for each distinct criminal case found:

• Michael Burke (Rochdale) - Serial Rapist
• Key Facts: Michael Burke, 38, of College Bank, Rochdale, was found guilty of historic sex attacks on three female victims, two of whom were school-aged at the time. The attacks spanned a period of over twenty years, dating back to the early 1990s. He denied the charges, claiming a "conspiracy".
• Charges: He was found guilty of eight rape charges and one serious sexual offence. He was cleared of nine other sex charges.
• Court Appearances/Decisions: A Manchester Crown Court trial heard the case. On December 1, 2016, he was found guilty and remanded in custody for sentencing. On December 15, 2016, he was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 15 years in prison, with an extended five-year license, and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life. The court heard he targeted his first victim between September 1992 and December 1994, a second victim between December 1994 and November 1995, and a third adult victim in 2010. All three victims reported the incidents to the police in February 2015. One of the victims was Karen Danczuk, who waived her right to anonymity.

• Michael Burke (Canvey) - Domestic Abuse and Threats
• Key Facts: Michael Burke, 47, of Prince William Drive, Canvey, was involved in a series of violent incidents in 2023. These included threatening to "slit his parents' throats," spitting at their door, and forcing entry into their home. He also attacked a former partner in a drunken rage, throwing her to the floor, kicking her, and punching her several times in the face.
• Charges: Burke admitted two counts of criminal damage, three counts of using threatening language, assault by beating, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, sending offensive messages, and assault of an emergency worker.
• Court Appearances/Decisions: On January 8, 2024, he was sentenced to ten months in prison at Basildon Crown Court.

• Michael Burke (Dentons Green) - Assaulting Police Officers
• Key Facts: Michael Burke, 29, of Ruskin Drive, Dentons Green, was arrested in Huyton on suspicion of breaching court bail conditions. Two officers from the Warrington local policing unit were injured during the arrest.
• Charges: He was charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency service worker and one count of breaching court bail conditions.
• Court Appearances/Decisions: He appeared at Warrington Magistrates' Court on November 15, 2018, and was released on conditional bail, scheduled to appear again on January 11.

• Michael Burke (Middlesbrough) - Affray and Drug Possession
• Key Facts: Michael Burke, 46, of Hazel Bank, Middlesbrough, was jailed after letting himself into the wrong house while drunk and under the influence of drugs. He threatened the occupant and was found to have tablets hidden on him when arrested.
• Charges: Burke pleaded guilty to affray and was cleared of a burglary charge.
• Court Appearances/Decisions: Teesside Crown Court heard the case. On October 7, 2021, he was sentenced to four months in custody.

• Michael Burke (Former Hong Kong Airlines boss) - Cleared of Child Sex Abuse
• Key Facts: An aviation industry mogul named Michael Burke was accused of sexually abusing a young girl three decades prior. He stated he had "no recollection of spending time with the victim".
• Charges: Historic child sex abuse.
• Court Appearances/Decisions: He was cleared by a jury in May 2024.

No other public criminal records or case details were found for individuals named Michael Burke in the UK within the scope of this search. It is important to note that a "Michael Burke, associate, PGMBM" was involved in a civil litigation case against British Airways regarding a data breach, but this was not a criminal proceeding.