Overview
- Springer, 36, was sentenced on February 20, 2026 at Lincoln Crown Court and given a lifetime sexual harm prevention order and lifelong placement on the sex offenders register.
- He pleaded guilty on December 2, 2025 to nine rapes involving three dementia patients at a Stamford-area care home and a fourth woman in North Yorkshire.
- The sentencing also covered his guilty pleas for producing and possessing indecent images of children.
- Detective Chief Inspector Jennifer Lovatt said the investigation remains open and appealed for further victims to come forward.
- Police provided contact routes for potential victims: call 101 and ask for Lincolnshire Police quoting Incident 272 of November 28, or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111; authorities are withholding locations to protect anonymity and list his aliases as Joshua Kearney and Joshua Kearney Springer.