Man jailed for sex attacks

A Herefordshire man who admitted sexually abusing three boys has been jailed for four years.

Andrew Richardson, 32, of Ryelands Road, Leominster, targeted boys aged between 12 and 14 living in the Newton Farm area of Hereford.

Worcester Crown Court heard how Richardson threatened to kill one of his victim's sisters unless he agreed to submit to sexual abuse.

The attacks, which took place between 1988 and 1991, came to light last year.

The court was told Richardson used shoelaces to tie one boy into a crucifix position before punching and sexually assaulting him.

The judge told Richardson, who was jailed for indecent assault in 1997, that he had humiliated and bullied boys for his own sexual gratification.