Martin Davies

Introduction

Martin Davies, a 44-year-old man from Bodmin Road in Hull, was jailed for fourteen years at Hull Crown Court on Friday, November 6, 2026, after a jury found him guilty of “disgusting” sex offences against two girls aged 11 and 13 . Davies was sentenced for four counts of rape of a child and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, having denied all the charges and forced his victims to prove them at trial . The sentencing closed a case in which Humberside Police praised the courage of the two women who testified against him .

Background Information

Davies denied all the charges brought against him, and his denials meant the two victims — girls of 11 and 13 when the offences occurred — had to give evidence and be cross-examined at trial . The jury convicted him of four counts of rape of a child and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity . The jury did, however, find him not guilty of two separate counts of causing a child to look at a sexual image, an acquittal that forms part of the verdict record .

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Convicted and sentenced. Davies drew fourteen years after a jury rejected his denials and convicted him of child rape.

The offences, proven at trial, involved two victims who were aged 11 and 13 — the four child-rape counts and the incitement count covering conduct the court described through the testimony of the women who had been those girls . Det Sgt Brydie Parker-Wood, of Humberside Police, praised the “immense bravery and strength” of the women who testified against Davies, saying he had “forced them to relive the pain and trauma he put them through by refusing to admit his guilt” . “I want to also acknowledge how incredibly difficult it is to come forward in the first place, and how giving evidence in court takes a level of courage that many cannot imagine,” Parker-Wood said . She expressed the hope that “knowing Davies is behind bars provides some comfort, not only to those affected by this case but also to others who have suffered at the hands of any sexual abuser” .

Public Reaction and Consequences

Humberside Police publicly framed the verdict around the victims’ endurance: the force said it would “continue to investigate all reports of sexual abuse and make every effort to put those like Davies who commit such disgusting crimes before the courts to face the consequences of their actions” . The fourteen-year sentence reflected the jury’s rejection of his not-guilty position across four rape counts, with his only acquittals coming on the two image-related counts rather than the allegations of assault . For the two women, the outcome followed years of carrying allegations they first made as children, then proving them in a public courtroom against a defendant who denied everything .

Current Status

Davies, 44, is serving a fourteen-year sentence imposed at Hull Crown Court on November 6, 2026 . His convictions for four counts of rape of a child and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity now form his criminal record, with the two image-related counts ending in acquittal . The case was reported by the BBC following the sentencing hearing .

Impact on Their Career/Life

Davies’s denial strategy failed at the cost of a trial-length process for his victims and a fourteen-year custodial term for himself, and his name is now attached to a child-rape conviction in Hull’s public court record . The detective who led the case tied the sentence’s significance to the victims directly, saying she hoped his imprisonment would comfort “not only to those affected by this case but also to others who have suffered at the hands of any sexual abuser” .

Sources

• BBC News, “Man who sexually abused girls jailed for 14 years,” November 9, 2026 — source