Ex-police media boss jailed for child sex offences

Humberside Police's former head of communications and his partner have been jailed after admitting a number of child sex offences.

David Drury, 40, and Daniel Sellers, 44, committed the offences on a boy aged under 13 "over a sustained period of time", the force said.

The couple, from Hull, were arrested in July 2024 and analysis of Drury's electronic devices found multiple indecent images of children and evidence of "contact sexual offences" by him, police said.

Drury was jailed for nine years and Sellers was sentenced to four and a half years at Hull Crown Court on Monday, with Deputy Chief Constable Sarah Baker later describing the offences as "appalling".

The pair pleaded guilty in May.

Drury admitted two counts of sexual assault on a male, sexual assault of a child under 13 and six counts of distributing an indecent photograph of a child, as well as voyeurism.

Sellers pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding, abetting, counselling, and procuring/aiding and abetting sexual assault on a male and arranging and facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.

In addition to the jail term both were placed on the sex offenders register for life.

After sentencing, Deputy Chief Constable Sarah Baker said: "These offences were appalling.

"The level of abuse Drury and Sellers subjected the victim to showed complete disregard for their welfare and safety.

"I would like to commend the bravery of the victim who supported a police prosecution and provided a victim personal statement."

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