US paedophile helps jail female sex offender in UK

A British female paedophile and her accomplice are starting lengthy jail terms after a convicted US sex offender gave evidence against them.

US paedophile Kori Ellis, 42, was the key prosecution witness against Sarah Gotham, 34, who was jailed after being found guilty of six charges of sexual assault against a child under 13.

In what is thought to be a legal first, four FBI officers flew to the UK to give evidence in person.

Gotham, a retail sales assistant from Plymouth, was jailed for nine years.

Craig Forbes, her co-accused, of Torquay, will serve at least two thirds of an eight year sentence and will spend another eight years on licence.