Kidnappers made man film naked ransom videos
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Kidnappers made man film naked ransom videosImage source, Cleveland PoliceImage caption, Mark Pearce was found guilty of conspiracy to kidnapByDuncan LeatherdaleReporting fromTeesside Crown CourtPublished26 minutes agoAn ex-soldier who was part of a gang which kidnapped and beat a man before making him film naked ransom videos has been jailed for four years.Mark Pearce, 53, and others took the victim to a caravan in a field owned by Pearce near Stockton for the hours-long ordeal in April 2024, Teesside Crown Court heard.The kidnappers had disguised themselves as delivery drivers and bundled the man into a van outside his home, the court heard.Pearce, from Stockton, had denied wrongdoing but was found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap along with Donald Hammond, 43 from London, who was jailed…
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