A Hartlepool woman has been warned to expect jail after confessing to a series of child sex crimes.
Sandra O’Rourke, 47, pleaded guilty to 13 offences when she appeared at Teesside Crown Court on Thursday, June 25.
She admitted two counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, seven counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and four sexual assaults on a child.
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