Paedophile Leeds DJ used position at children's discos to sexually abuse youngsters with his sister
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Vile Darren Gibson, 54, was found guilty after a trial of multiple counts of abusing three young girls between 2002 and 2008.
His adopted sibling, Rebecca Kirton, was also found guilty of abusing one of the girls with Gibson.
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Hide AdThe pair were jailed for a combined total of 36 years at Leeds Crown Court today.
Judge Mushtaq Khokhar told Gibson: “You thought of nothing else but your sexual gratification. The fact it would impact badly upon them did not wrestle with your conscience.
“You betrayed those who placed trust in you. You have damaged the lives of three individuals. Their innocence was taken away at a very young age.”


Prosecutor Rukhshanda Hussain said that the first victim, who was just 10, was invited to sit in his DJ booth where he would touch her legs. She was later invited to their home for a “girly night” by Kirton.
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Hide AdWhile at their home, Kirton placed the girl on Gibson’s knee, and put a blanket over the pair. Gibson then sexually touched the girl and encouraged her to do the same.
Gibson continued to abuse the girl in subsequent years, building up to raping her when she was 13. The court heard it happened on numerous occasions with Kirton even joining them.
The girl was too scared to say anything and felt she would not be believed. She finally “stood up” to Gibson when she was 16 and refused to be abused any further.
The second victim, who was 14, was invited back to his home after Gibson met the child at a disco where he was DJing. He plied her with alcohol before raping her.
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Hide AdShe was so disturbed she later tried to take an overdose. Gibson’s DNA was later found on the girl.
The final victim, another 14-year-old, had been attending a disco when she requested a song from Gibson. He dragged her behind a curtain out of sight and kissed her on the neck. She was so shocked she ran back home crying to tell her parents.
Darren Gibson, 54, of Holdforth Close, New Wortley, was found guilty after a trial in September of 19 offences, including six counts of indecent assault, five counts of rape, five of assault by penetration, two of causing or inciting a child into sexual activity and one of sexual assault.
He has previous convictions for violence and has served custodial sentences.
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Hide AdRebecca Kirton, 39, of the same address, was found guilty of two counts of assault by penetration, one of rape and one of causing or inciting a child into sexual activity. She has no previous convictions.
Mitigating for Gibson, Robert Wyn-Jones conceded he had little to say due to his denials, but said he had not sexually offended in 16 years. He said he was adopted as a child which “had an impact on him growing up”.
For 39-year-old Kirton, Nicholas Hammond said she too was taken into care at a young age and did “not have a good start in life”.
Both defendants appeared in court via video link for sentencing, with Gibson at HMP Doncaster and Kirton from HMP New Hall.
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Hide AdGibson was handed a 24-year jail sentence, with Kirton being handed 12 years. Both were placed on the sex offender register for life and given sexual harm prevention orders (SHPO).
Speaking after the sentencing, Detective Inspector Stephen King, of West Yorkshire Police’s Major Investigation Review Team said: “Firstly, I would like to thank the victims in this case for their courage and bravery in coming forward.
“They have had to wait a long time to see justice finally being done and I hope today’s outcome will bring some comfort to them.
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Hide Ad“I’m pleased that in handing down these sentences, the court has recognised the gravity of Gibson and Kirton’s offending. They are calculated sexual predators who carried out serious harm to young girls over a significant period of time.
“West Yorkshire Police has experience in investigating recent and non-recent sexual offences, we have dedicated teams across the force who are committed to investigating these offences and I would urge anyone who has been a victim of this kind of offending to come forward and report it to us.
“You will be believed, you will be safeguarded and it will be investigated.”