Daniel Ingram 38

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We can confirm that a man has been jailed for 23 years for non-recent sex offences.

Daniel Scott Ingram, 38, of Beckwith Street, in Birkenhead, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court today (Monday 12 October) after being found guilty of 13 counts of rape and five counts of sexual assault. 

Ingram committed his offences against a girl between 2000 and 2014.

He was sentenced to 23 years in prison with a further seven years on extended licence. Ingram was also given a lifetime restraining order, an indefinite Sex Offender Notification order and ordered to pay a victim's surcharge and collection order.

See below for an extract from the woman’s Victim Personal Statement:

“It’s extremely difficult to put into words how this has all impacted me because 99% of the time I try to put it in a box in the back of my mind and pretend it wasn’t me. Denial has been my automatic response for so long because facing the reality was just too hard. I hoped that if I buried my thoughts deep enough, they’d go away but what you did to me is unfortunately never far away.

“You were a monster. You groomed me. You manipulated me. You exploited my trust and preyed on my innocence and vulnerability to make me into the perfect play thing that you could manipulate as you pleased. You stole my innocence from me.

“I’ve come to realise that there’s no escape from your own mind and I’m emotionally exhausted being forever on my guard, not being able to allow myself to enjoy things for fear that something might happen. Even those moments that are meant to fill you with joy, mine are mostly filled with fear. You have not only taken away my childhood, but you also continue to take away parts of my adult life.

“This is the first step of my healing because I have faced you and made people aware of what kind of monster you are.”

Detective Constable Robert Sandham said:

“Ingram is clearly a dangerous and calculated individual who committed the offences over a period of several years.

“He thought he could get away with it, deny what happened and force the victim to go through the ordeal of a trial. Thankfully, a jury saw through his lies and today he begins a lengthy prison sentence for his deprived actions. I sincerely hope that his sentencing can bring some comfort to the woman who is still living with the trauma to this day.

“With these types of investigations, our specialist team is here to support victims with sensitivity and compassion, every step of the way, from the initial report through to court proceedings. I would continue to urge anyone who is a victim of any form of sexual abuse to please report this to police, or through our partner agencies.

“We take all such reports extremely seriously, and in addition, work with partner organisations such as Victim care Support Service and RASA who are there to support victims of this crime.”