Fred Florence

Source-checked editorial summary

This record is based on the public reports listed below and was last checked on August 22, 2026. Court outcomes may later change through appeals, resentencing, corrections or updated reporting.

What happened

Fred Florence, 51, from Herefordshire, was a predatory and dangerous rapist.

A predatory and dangerous rapist who thought of his victims as ‘less than human’ has been sentenced to 13 years and six months today (Friday 12 December).

The official report from Westmercia Police records the case.

Fred Florence, 51, of Katherines Walk, Ledbury, was sentenced at Hereford Crown Court where he showed no remorse.

Investigation and court case

Florence (pictured) was already serving a seven years and six months term after being convicted in June this year for a nasty GBH assault in 2016 where his victim received life-changing injuries.

Detective Constable Sarah Carroll, of the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team (OCSET), said: “We are pleased that the judge has recognised the disgusting and evil nature of Florence’s sexual crimes which will never heal the pain of his victims but may hopefully allow them to start to move on with their lives now.

His Honour Judge Jackson stated Florence was a predatory sex offender and self-centred bully…”

Sentence and restrictions

Today, he was given 13 years and six months for the rape sentence to start consecutively after his GBH sentence and will have to serve a further five years on licence once he is freed as he is such a dangerous offender.

Florence was also given three years for each of a two further counts of non-recent sexual assaults on two children victims to run concurrently with the rape sentence.

Florence must serve at least two thirds of both the GBH and rape sentences which total 21 years so he will not be eligible for parole before 2039, 14 years from now.

He must also sign the sex offenders’ register for life.

Court outcome

The recorded court outcome date was 12 December 2025.