Named & Shamed By the Press & Media
 
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Brian Evans & Mark Vella were named & shamed by The Mail on Sunday, Elle Magazine, and Sugar Magazine plus BBC UK’s Worst Agencies show. Trade as a number of companies under the C.P Promotions banner which include B & M, Classic People, Open Door & Regardez. see also our news item here.
Dean Coles - Imprisoned for rape and sexual assault of teenagers aiming to become models. The three-week trial of Dean Coles, 40, ended when he was found guilty of two final counts of indecent assault. A jury at Bristol Crown Court had earlier convicted him of one count of rape, one of attempted rape and one of indecent assault. Coles, who ran the Cotswold Model Agency from his home in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, was sentenced to seven years in June 2003.
James Cudd - Spirit Group & Global Spirit Group ( GSP) , named & shamed by Financial Mail on Sunday –column “It’s your money”.

Mark Paul - also known as Mark Anthony – Imprisoned for a second time, aged 38, a known paedophile from Maidenhead, Berkshire, was jailed for four years after appearing at Worcester Crown court charged with indecent assault of a small boy, having posed as a model agent & photographer. Sentenced in December 2001 for producing indecent pictures of young children and sexual assault. He also received a four-year consecutive sentence for fraud and will remain on the sex offenders' register for life.

Models Direct – named & shamed by Mail on Sunday Elle Magazine and BBC Watchdog.
Paul Pimley - Platinum Models Southampton - Court convicted this man of forging a 15 yrs girl birth certificate so he could work her in strip clubs, and also convicted of downloading child pornography sentenced to 4 months in August 2000 and to remain on sex offenders register for 7 years!
Peter Azim - (A1, Blaze, Shades, Models International) – named & shamed by Mail on Sunday, Birmingham Evening News, Brighton Evening Argus.
Philip Foster - (Prima, Desire, UK Model Management, Models inc, Modelz inc, Model Instincts), named & shamed by Liverpool Echo, Manchester evening News.
Ruby Mear Models Ltd – Robin Findlay Named & shamed by BBC Hard Cash and also fined by the DTI for non- payment to workers. Ruby Mear Models Limited admits to withholding money An employment agency based in Corby admitted today that it had failed to pass on money, totalling £320, owed to two models for a photographic assignment, which the agency had found for them. Corby Magistrates' Court sentenced the company to £800 (plus £3,099 costs), following investigations by the DTI's Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate.
Wilhelmina Scouting Network, Wilhelmina Scouts.
(Trans Continental Talent, Options Talent Group, Emodel, Edge Talent,) – named & shamed by ITV This Morning TV & USA press.