Blackpool man found guilty of 26 counts of child sex crimes including offences against victim under 13

A Blackpool man has been found guilty of 26 counts of appalling sexual offences, including some involving children under the age of 13.

David Cummings, 40, of Clifford Road, Blackpool, was found guilty of 26 counts of rape and child sex offences at Preston Crown Court yesterday, including 20 offences involving victims under the age of 16.

Cummings was found guilty of the following charges:

• 5 counts of raping a girl under the age of 13 years old
• 7 counts of raping a girl aged 13, 14, or 15 years old
• 1 count of attempting to rape a girl aged 13, 14, or 15 years old
• 2 counts of an offender aged 18 or over causing or inciting a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity with no penetration
• 1 count of an offender aged 18 or over engaging in sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 with penetration
• 5 counts of raping a woman aged 16 years or over
• 4 counts of an offender aged 18 or over engaging in sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 with no penetration
• 1 count of sexual assault of a female.

He will be sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Friday, December 11, where he could face a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

Lancashire Police have been contacted for comment.