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A "prolific" sex offender who molested a Wirral schoolgirl on her way home received a nine-year sentence today.

A judge sentenced Andrew Bradshaw to seven years imprisonment with an extended licence of two years.

"Your record shows you are a prolific and determined sexual offender, in particular against girls of school age," said Judge Alan Conrad, QC.

Liverpool Crown Court heard that on November 14 last year 46-year-old Bradshaw parked up near a pathway in Bidston.

"You decided to take advantage of the fact it was the time of day that school girls would be on their way home.

"You parked up and lay in wait on a quiet residential road and there you saw your victim walking past.

"You got out of your car and followed her down the path and caught up with her and subjected her to a frightening and distressing sexual assault," said Judge Conrad.

After she began screaming and pushed him away, Bradshaw, a painter and decorator, ran to his distinctive black Peugeot 106 and drove back to a house in Chester, where he was working to help establish his alibi.

Bradshaw, of Hoole Way, Chester, denied sexual assault and breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, but was convicted by a jury.

The court heard he has convictions in 2002 and last year for indecent exposure and had been jailed for seven years in 2004 for indecently assaulting six women and girls.

He has also been convicted of possessing extreme porn.

Simon Killeen, defending, said that Bradshaw, who was ordered to sign on the Sex Offenders Register for life, had dropped his daughter off and the offence had been opportunistic during a small window of opportunity.

Detective Constable Andy Cullen, said: "Bradshaw committed despicable offences against his young victim and thankfully she plucked up the courage to report her ordeal. Her bravery in coming forward means that Bradshaw has now been brought to justice.

"Bradshaw now has seven years in jail to reflect on the torment he put his victim through and the lasting impact it will have on her and her family for the rest of her their lives.

"Hopefully this sentencing will bring her and her family some closure now that justice has been done.

"This was a very thorough investigation by officers from the force. I would like to thank all of those involved in the investigative process who have worked so hard to bring this man to justice."

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A MARRIED teacher was found hiding in a drawer under a pupils bed by her mother, a court heard. Andrew Welsh, a teacher at Canon Slade School, was discovered under the single divan bed when the mum came home early from a shopping trip. The highly regarded father-of-one was yesterday given a 14-month suspended jail sentence after Bolton Crown Court heard that he had lost his career and good character following his two-month affair with the girl. The court heard his doctor wife is standing by him and that he now works as a double glazing salesman. Geoff Whelan, prosecuting, told how the teacher and the 16-year-old girl would meet at each others homes where they would kiss and cuddle. On two occasions, they had sex. Welsh sent the girl numerous text messages telling her he loved her and mentioning the sexual contact between them. Mr Whelan told how Welsh, who was not the girls form tutor, was providing unofficial pastoral care to her and that they would meet in his classroom. She had sought his advice because she believed she suffered from depression but the relationship changed during one meeting. Mr Whelan said: He told her he was having a bad day and asked her for a hug. Within days Welsh suggested they spend a free afternoon together and they went back to his home where they kissed on the sofa in his young sons playroom. The teacher, who was the assistant head of Year 10, met the girl at his house on three occasions and her home three further times. Another time they engaged in sexual touching in his car parked in a Sainsburys car park. But the court heard that one day the girls mother arrived home unexpectedly at 11.30am and was met by her daughter at the bottom of the stairs. When the mother noticed that the girls hair was messed up, and lipstick she had applied two hours earlier was gone, her daughter explained she had been lying down because she had a headache. After putting shopping away in the kitchen the mother went upstairs and pushed open the girls bedroom door to see her holding a mans jacket. A pair of mens boots were also on the floor. The mother said: What are you doing? Whos here? But as her daughter replied Andy the mother noticed movement coming from the compartment under her daughters single divan bed. Mr Whelan told the court: The mother ordered the defendant to get out from under the bed and she recognised him immediately. The mother contacted the school and police and he was arrested. He told officers that he thought the relationship was not illegal because he believed she was no longer a pupil at the school. Nicola Gatto, defending, said Welsh had been teaching for seven years and was a well-regarded member of staff. She said: This was a man who clearly had a very bright future ahead of him. Quite what possessed him to embark on this course of conduct is really unclear. She added that it is not suggested the girl led Welsh on. She said: She makes no bones about the fact that she found Andrew Welsh attractive and, unfortunately, he succumbed to temptation and has paid a high price for that. It seems that he became utterly carried away with himself and didnt apply any real thought to what was going to happen to those around him. Judge Elliot Knopf sentenced Welsh, of High Bank, Atherton, to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years and ordered him to do 200 hours unpaid work. He said the relationship could have gone on longer if Welsh had not been caught. He added: You should have exercised the judgement you clearly lacked when you decided to embark on this relationship. Welsh, whose 36th birthday was today, pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust at an earlier hearing. He was placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years and ordered to pay 500 prosecution costs.

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A PAEDOPHILES victim was left terrified to leave home after her attacker walked free for a year. Now her family is seeking a change in the law.

When Derek Hartley, 40, was jailed for 15 months in February 2008 for sex offences against teenage girls, police said he preyed on vulnerable young girls but he was released on bail just months later.

Another of his victims, who had seen Hartley, of Kelsall Road, Cheadle, in the media for the sex offences he had committed, reported her own ordeal to the police in April 2008.

But Hartley was still released on bail six months after her accusations.

Only on Thursday at his sentencing was he put back behind bars, jailed for 13 years at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to raping a child and three counts of indecent assault on a child.

He must now sign the sex offenders register for life.

The victims grandmother, who remains anonymous for legal reasons, said although police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) tried its hardest to keep Hartley jailed, its hands were tied.

She said:

"We were with her all the time and she was frightened to go out.

"If he had been remanded we would have all felt a lot better.

"Even though he was monitored he was walking the streets.

"It made it so much worse for her I dont know how she would have felt if she had seen him. Because it was an archive case he couldnt be held and we would like to see that changed.

"I feel absolute hatred for this man he is horrible. He showed no remorse in court. The family was left absolutely devastated but it has brought us closer together."

"The police and the CPS were absolutely fantastic and tried their best but were told they couldnt remand him."

A CPS spokesman confirmed Hartley was released from prison on October 4, 2008 and charged three days later.

He added: "As part of the terms of his release, Hartley was placed under strict supervision and had to comply with a number of conditions.

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A man has been jailed for sexually abusing two young girls in Wythenshawe.

William Furbey, 24 was ordered to serve five years in prison and will be on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.

In 2005 Furbey sexually abused two young girls aged 9 and 12 at an address in Wythenshawe. Six years later one of the girls told her teacher which led to his arrest and conviction.

Furbey pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual activity with a girl under 13 and sexual assault as well as aggravated vehicle taking, assault of a police officer, using a vehicle without insurance and driving without a license.

Detective Constable Grace Hulse from GMP’s Public Protection Division, said: "The victim who told her teacher showed great strength and maturity.

Both girls have been incredibly brave by helping us put Furbey before the courts and have justice done for them.

We take all reports of sexual abuse seriously no matter how old you are or how long ago the crime happened and I hope this case will give others the confidence to come forward."

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A PAEDOPHILE who abused children over three decades has been jailed for eight years. Alan West, 55, showed no emotion as he was sent to prison at Manchester Crown Court. He had pleaded guilty to 17 sexual offences against children.

A PAEDOPHILE who abused children over three decades has been jailed for eight years.

Alan West, 55, showed no emotion as he was sent to prison at Manchester Crown Court.

He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to 17 sexual offences against children.

His abuse began in 1974 and spanned more than 30 years. Two of his three victims, a boy and a girl, were eight and nine when West began sexually assaulting them. But now grown up, they felt compelled to speak out.

His third victim, a girl of eight, was abused in May 2007.

David Toal, prosecuting, said: "Some of the abuse occurred many years ago in the 1970s and 1980s when the defendant was in his 20s.

"However, he also admitted abuse that occurred in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and also an incident more recently in 2007 when he was a married man."

West, of Cheadle, Stockport, pleaded guilty to 13 counts of indecent assault, three counts of gross indecency with a child and one count of sexual assault on a child under 13.

The victims' families were in court as details of his horrific abuse were read out. In a victim impact statement, part of which was read out in court. One of the victims said West's abuse had `haunted' her.

Barry Grennan, defending, said West's wife had left him and he had twice tried to take his own life after the abuse came to light.

He said West did feel `responsible' for what he had done and did have `insight' into the effect he had on his victims.

West will have to sign the sex offenders' register for life. He was also placed under a sexual offences prevention order, which stops him having unsupervised contact with children. West will be placed on licence when he is released from prison.

Judge Roger Thomas QC told West his offences had had a `devastating effect' on his victims' lives.

Det Con Claire Beach, who led the investigation, said: "West was in his 20s when his abuse started in the mid-70s, and he used the age-gap to take advantage of these defenceless children, robbing them of their innocence.

"However, the victims found the courage in adulthood to come forward and thanks to their bravery, his crimes have finally caught up with him and he is where he belongs - in jail.

"I hope the verdict demonstrates that if people are arrogant enough to think they can commit these horrific crimes and get away with it, they are wrong, and we will pursue people no matter how long in takes.

"I applaud the victims who came forward and would encourage anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse to speak up."

Christopher Bradford, reviewing lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Working closely together with police, the CPS Service has ensured that Alan West has faced justice for the inexcusable acts he has committed."

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A man who violently raped a Manchester student with an accomplice is starting a prison sentence. Ali Majid Kadir, aged 21 of Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, was found guilty of three counts of rape and has been jailed for 12 years for each count. These sentences will run concurrently. A man who violently raped a Manchester student with an accomplice is starting a prison sentence. Ali Majid Kadir, aged 21 of Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, was found guilty of three counts of rape and has been jailed for 12 years for each count. These sentences will run concurrently. He has also been ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register for life. The victim, who was 20 at the time, had been at a friend's house in the Longsight area on Sunday 21 September 2008. She left the house and began to walk home. She spent around an hour walking around before she asked Kadir and another man for directions and they offered to help her find her way. The three of them walked around for about another hour before they led her to Alexandra Park. Kadir and the other man began drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis. The victim became uncomfortable and attempted to walk off. She was grabbed by one of the men, stripped naked and repeatedly raped. After the men left the woman got dressed and made her way onto a nearby street where she hailed a taxi which dropped her off outside the Queen of Hearts pub on Wilmslow Road. She was met by a friend who described the victim as being 'hysterical' and 'shaking vigorously'. Police were called and an investigation was launched. DNA samples taken from the victim matched that of Kadir. He was subsequently arrested and charged. Detective Constable Charlotte Nutter, of Longsight CID, said: "The victim was clearly lost and becoming upset when she came across Kadir and the other man. "He used the situation to his advantage and subjected the woman to a completely vile attack. "Understandably the victim is still haunted by what has happened but I hope today's sentence will help her move on in some small way. "I am pleased Kadir will now spend many years behind bars where he belongs." Police are still hunting Mamand Rasoulpour in connection with the attack.

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A HOMELESS man who fled from justice after having sex with a vulnerable drunken teenage schoolgirl has been locked up for four-and-half years. Laurence Joseph Stringer left his under-age victim so traumatised by her ordeal that she took an overdose of paracetamol the following day.

A HOMELESS man who fled from justice after having sex with a vulnerable drunken teenage schoolgirl has been locked up for four-and-half years.

Laurence Joseph Stringer left his under-age victim so traumatised by her ordeal that she took an overdose of paracetamol the following day.

But after being charged with having sexual activity with a child he was granted bail - and fled to the South Coast where he spent two months on the run.

The 50-year-old, who was tracked down in Surrey, was sentenced to four and half years at Manchester Crown Court after admitting what he had done.

The court heard that on August 15 last year Stringer lured the girl, who has learning difficulties, back to the tent where he lived near a canal towpath on the outskirts of Hyde.

Earlier that evening she had been boozing with friends in the town centre after an argument with her family.

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Stringer was loitering in the area and when he heard that she did not want to go home, and knowing she was drunk, he invited her to go back to the tent with him.

After fleeing from Stringer's clutches the girl slept rough outside a B&Q store.

After returning home and taking the pills she was rushed to hospital, where she told police what had happened to her.

A DNA match identified Stringer and the victim was later able to show the police his lair in the bushes.

Stringer, who has a previous conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse, was arrested on September 3 when his tent was searched.

There, officers found a scrapbook of pictures of young teenage girls around the age of 13 and 14 that had been torn from magazines.

Stringer's victim has been plagued by nightmares of her ordeal, the court heard.

Defending, Neil Usher said that although Stringer had a previous conviction for sleeping with an underage girl it was not 'something he regularly engages in'.

He added that Stringer maintained he had not raped the victim.

Sentencing, Judge Anthony Hammond told Stringer: "Force or otherwise, you had no business having intercourse with girl of that age and that's the moral situation.

"Had you been convicted of raping this girl you would be facing a dickens of a sentence. As it is it's a serious offence to have intercourse with a girl of this age. This was a girl with terrible problems in respect of personality and intellectual capacity and you took advantage of her."

Ordering Stringer to sign the sex offenders' register for life, Judge Hammond told him that when he was finally released from prison he would have said he still had to keep police informed of his movements even if though he went back to sleeping rough. was a rough sleeper.

He said: "If you live on a park bench you tell them you are living on a particular park bench and if you change it you tell them again. Otherwise, you will be in real hot water and you will be going down for a very long time."

Last month an MEN exclusive highlighted the problem of bail-jumpers. 1871 people - including at least one murderer and a number of sex offenders - are currently at large.

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A PAEDOPHILE who molested a little girl more than 20 years ago has finally been brought to justice. Convicted sex attacker Stephen Hunt, 44, indecently assaulted the youngster while he was babysitting her, a court heard. Hunt, of St Gabriel's Mews, Middleton Junction, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years behind bars at Bolton Crown Court last Thursday. He was banned from working with children for life.

A PAEDOPHILE who molested a little girl more than 20 years ago has finally been brought to justice.

Convicted sex attacker Stephen Hunt, 44, indecently assaulted the youngster while he was babysitting her, a court heard.

Hunt, of St Gabriel's Mews, Middleton Junction, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years behind bars at Bolton Crown Court last Thursday. He was banned from working with children for life.

Cries of 'scum' were heard from the public gallery as Hunt, an aircraft engineer, was led away to begin his jail term.

Judge William Morris, sentencing, said: "You have forced yourself upon this girl and subjected her to a terrible ordeal. You have abused the trust of this child's parents after they left her in your care.

"This girl has been deeply affected by this offence and it has led to significant psychological damage as a result.

"You have committed a very serious crime and this carries nothing less than a substantial custodial sentence."

The court was told that the attack took place in 1988 but the girl, now in her mid-20s, was too afraid to report it to police until last year. She cannot be named for legal reasons.

Iain Simkin, prosecuting, said: "This attack left the victim in some distress and has affected her confidence and ability to form close relationships with others ever since."

Hunt had pleaded guilty to indecent assault at a previous hearing. A pre-sentencing report presented to the court last week contained letters from the defendant's son and girlfriend, outlining his good character and caring nature.

During mitigation, Peter Cunliffe, defending, said: "While I do not want to gloss over the seriousness of this case, I would like to outline Mr Hunt's impeccable work record.

He has never been out of work and has provided good financial support to his family, especially his son, who has a young daughter.

"This is evident within the character letters submitted to the court on behalf of the defendant."

The court also heard that Hunt was convicted of indecently assaulting a woman in a taxi in 1996 and was sentenced to four months in jail.

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A LABOURER was jailed for a month and put on the sex offenders register for seven years after he slapped the bottom of an off-duty policewoman. Anthony O'Neill, 22, was stunned when he was given the sentence. His relatives are furious and say the punishment is over-the-top for, what they say, was a silly joke. They say he has lost his job and been branded "a pervert". O'Neill, pictured, ended up in trouble while he was drinking in a city centre street at 11am one day in November. He told a court he thought it would be funny to smack the woman's behind when she bent down near him. Instead, the woman officer produced a police warrant card and arrested him. O'Neill, of Goredale Avenue, Gorton, admitted sexual assault at Manchester Magistrates' Court. District Judge Paul Richardson told him: "What you did was insulting and demeaning - it was anything but funny." Jailed As well as being put on the register, he was jailed for a month but immediately released because he had already spent five weeks in custody. After he was arrested, O'Neill admitted: "I have done it before. Some women like it, others don't." Outside court, O'Neill claimed he only admitted the sex assault charge because he wanted to be released after being held for 16 hours. He is considering an appeal. He said: "I should have been sent away because it's taught me a lesson not to smack a woman's bum. But to be put on the sex offenders register is just daft." 'Drink' O'Neill's mother, Karen, said: "I think it is terrible. People will see that and wonder what on earth has he done, and think it must be very serious. Rapists and serious sex abusers get put on for that long. "He wouldn't harm anyone. Everyone can get a bit out of hand when they've had a drink." The sex offenders register was set up in 1997 and holds details of about 29,000 people convicted, cautioned or released from prison for a sexual offence against children or adults. Convicted sex offenders must register with the police within three days of their conviction or release from prison and failure to do so can result in prison. They must also inform police if they change their name or address.

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A paedophile who used young girls and women as his playthings over more than a quarter of a century has been jailed for ten years.

James Wilkinson corrupted and abused the victims, and then accused them all of lying when they testified against him at Chelmsford Crown Court.

He even assaulted one victim on the day of his third wedding.

As the 56-year-old, of Alefounder Close, Greenstead, Colchester, was led out of the dock yesterday, his victims called out "thank you" to the jurors who convicted him.

They found him guilty on all 16 counts he was accused of, including rape and indecency with a child, after a ten-day trial.