A number of people from Ilkeston have appeared before the courts in the latest round of cases heard across Derbyshire.
The offences include drink driving, careless driving and serious sexual offences, with sentences ranging from fines and driving bans to a lengthy prison term.
Natalie Eyre, 43, of St Norbert Drive, Ilkeston
Guilty of driving while above the alcohol limit.
She was disqualified from driving for 14 months, which can be reduced by 14 weeks if she completes a drink-drive rehabilitation course.
She was also ordered to pay a £582 fine, £85 costs and a £233 surcharge.
Martin Layton, 54, of Peveril Drive, Ilkeston
Pleaded guilty to driving a mechanically propelled vehicle without due care and attention on 6 July 2025.
He was given three penalty points and ordered to pay a £292 fine, £300 costs and a £117 surcharge.
William Blount, 26, of The Limes, Mapperley, Ilkeston
Was found guilty of multiple sexual offences involving a girl under the age of consent.
The offences included two counts of inciting a girl under 16 to engage in sexual activity, two counts of non-penetrative sexual activity with a girl under 16, and one count of penetrative sexual activity with a girl under 16.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison.
The court also imposed a restraining order banning contact with three named individuals for 15 years, and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 15 years prohibiting any deliberate contact or communication with girls under 16.
He was also ordered to pay a £190 surcharge.

