June 2026 UPDATE - Quinn is sentenced

On Friday 6th June, 2026, 52-year-old Paul Quinn received a 21-year prison sentence at Manchester Crown Court. Quinn will be eligible for parole after 14 years.

Emily was in court to watch the proceedings.

Host: Emily Dugan, special correspondent at The Sunday Times.

Further reading: Police who got Andrew Malkinson jailed face criminal investigation (thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/andrew-malkinson…)

Contact Emily: emily.dugan@sundaytimes.co.uk

If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:

Rape Crisis England & Wales (rapecrisis.org.uk)
NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault (nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/help-after-rape…)
Criminal Cases Review Commission (ccrc.gov.uk)
Appeal - Charity and law practice (appeal.org.uk)

Anyone with information can contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, or report via their website urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.gmp.police.uk/_…, quoting Operation Canopy.

You can also anonymously call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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