 A man and woman who joined a 400-strong 'paedophile protest' that drove a family from their home in Wrexham have been jailed. Nathan Scott, 32, and Sophie Evans, 20, were among the mob that marched on Wynnstay Avenue in the Welsh city on April 11 last year. The crowd was acting in the apparently mistaken belief that a convicted sex offender was staying on the street, and targeted a specific house by damaging the door, smashing almost every window and pushing a burning pizza box through the letter box. Riot police were called to control the crowd and members of the family living in the house were escorted out under their protection, according to the Wrexham Leader. Scott was found guilty of violent disorder at an earlier hearing, and branded the jury 'paedophile lovers' after the verdict was delivered. He was jailed for three and a half years by a judge at Caernarfon Crown Court yesterday, while Evans was sentenced to 16 months. In May, the mob's 'ringleader' Thomas Clarke was given three years and two months in prison for his role in inciting the hours-long disorder. Scott's lawyer Paul Smith argued that his client played a 'much lesser role' in the violence than Clarke, and he had appeared when the disturbance was already underway. Officers had to be drafted in from across North Wales and Cheshire to help police in Wrexham tackle the situation (Picture: Media Wales/North Wales Police) While father-of-one Scott 'may have been loud' and 'said a lot of things', the lawyer said his behaviour was more consistent with being a participant than a leader. Defending Evans, John Wyn Williams said his client was 'still maturing' and felt ashamed when she looked back on her actions. He added: 'Her involvement is limited to threats alone. Her family tried to dissuade her from attending but there was an element of bravado driven from the emotion of th){kind=link}
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A man and woman who joined a 400-strong ‘paedophile protest’ that drove a family from their home in Wrexham have been jailed.
Nathan Scott, 32, and Sophie Evans, 20, were among the mob that marched on Wynnstay Avenue in the Welsh city on April 11 last year.
The crowd was acting in the apparently mistaken belief that a convicted sex offender was staying on the street, and targeted a specific house by damaging the door, smashing almost every window and pushing a burning pizza box through the letter box.
Riot police were called to control the crowd and members of the family living in the house were escorted out under their protection, according to the Wrexham Leader.