Judge applauded by victims as paedophile ex-Team GB hockey player jailed for 28 years

Former ice hockey star and TV soap extra Philip Hamer has been jailed for 28 years, with an extended licence period of eight years, for the rape and sexual assault of eight victims, including a child as young as 11. Hamer was found guilty of 33 rape and assault charges over a 13-year spree between 2010 and 2023, during which he manipulated and groomed girls in their early-to-mid teens using social media apps. The judge described Hamer’s actions as controlling, coercive, and actively seeking out, manipulating, grooming, exploiting, and abusing female children, causing lasting trauma to his victims.

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