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{{cquote|The children who were abused by Sidney Cooke suffered some of the vilest and cruelest sex offences imaginable. He should never have been freed after serving his last sentence. We sincerely hope he will never be given the opportunity to hurt another child again.<ref name=BBC570385/>}}
On 17 December 1999, at Wolverhampton Crown Court, Cooke received two [[life sentence]]s, and judge [[David Poole (judge)|David Poole]] told Cooke that he would only be considered for release after he had served a minimum of five years in prison and if the Parole Board was satisfied he was not a danger to the public.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/569083.stm|title=Notorious paedophile begins life sentence|date=17 December 1999|work=BBC News}}</ref> Since the five year prison sentence expired in January 2004, Cooke has been turned down for parole ten separate times.<Ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-59080356</ref><Ref>https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/28/notorious-paedophile-sidney-cooke-denied-parole-for-10th-time-15505929/</ref>
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