One of Britain's worst ever child sex abuse gangs have now been jailed for a total of 190 years.
16.05.2023 - 14:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A respectable middle-class couple who sold cocaine to pals have both been jailed after a judge warned that having a good job does not make you 'special' in the eyes of the law.
Chester Crown Court heard how Jordan Heeley, 31, and Alexandra Ditcham, 28, ran the operation from an apartment in a Grade II listed building in Macclesfield and punted cocaine to their friends at social gatherings, raking in £13,000 profit in just ten weeks, reports Manchester Evening News.
The pair stood to make an extra £60,000 a year on top of their salaries before cops busted them.
A judge jailed law firm worker Heeley and trainee social worker Ditcham and said they could not be treated any differently because of they were intelligent and had 'fantastic references'.
The court was told officers raided Heeley's property in April 2021 after being tipped off.
A Suzuki Alto motor registered to the address was also suspected of being used to facilitate cocaine deals.
Peter Hussey, prosecuting, said: "Ditcham opened the door and screamed on seeing police entering and raised her hands in the air. Heeley was inside the flat by a kitchen worktop with empty snap bags and a digital scale.
"Police then recovered Heeley’s Samsung Galaxy mobile phone, Ditcham's iPhone 8, unused snap bags, scales, and a small quantity of cannabis in two containers under a TV unit which were pointed out by Mr Heeley.
"Both gave police the access PIN codes to their phones and it was found they had been used for dealing in cocaine, with drugs able to be delivered, dropped off, to customers, and occasionally drugs supplied on tick. There were also references to MDMA and cannabis usage but they were more in keeping with the defendants using the drugs rather than supplying them."
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One of Britain's worst ever child sex abuse gangs have now been jailed for a total of 190 years.
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