A man, Glyn Jones, who seduced, repeatedly raped, and sexually molested a girl over several years has been sentenced to prison.
Glyn Jones was sentenced to 15 years in jail at Chester Crown Court on Friday, March 24, with the stipulation that he must serve a minimum of two-thirds of his term before being eligible for parole.
The 62-year-old resident, Glyn Jones, of Bradley Lane, Malpas, had already been found guilty of 17 counts of child sexual assault after two trials at Chester Crown Court.
The charges are sexual conduct with a kid aged 11 to 15, rape of a child under 13, and inducing or instigating a youngster to participate in sexual activity.
In addition to his incarceration, Glyn Jones has been mandated to register as a sex offender for life.
During the trial the court heard howGlyn Jones sexually abused his victim, who cannot be named, over a sustained period between March 2014 and March 2019, beginning when she was just 10 years old.
Prosecuting at the sentencing hearing, Myles Wilson read through a victim impact statement written by the girl, in which she described what had happened was “totally wrong” and she felt “disgusted and angry” for what had happened.
She explained she felt her world “crashing down” and had suffered panic attacks and stress, as well as regret and feeling manipulated.
A relative of the victim said the victim had “got a life sentence for what he has done to her” and there would “always be a shadow for the memory of the past few years”.
Glyn Jones had no previous convictions as he not been caught before.
Defending, Maria Masselis said Glyn Jones had not been in the best of health, having angina, undiagnosed growths in his stomach, arthritis, and had caught Covid-19 on a number of occasions which had affected his memory.
The court heard the sentence passed may be “longer than the years he has left”.
Recorder Lawrence McDonald said it was “clearly a case of grooming and abuse of trust…in the grossest possible way”.
He added: “You wanted her so you could rape her, interfere with her sexually, for your sexual gratification.”
Glyn Jones was jailed for 15 years and, as “an offender of particular concern”, would have one extra year on licence.
Glyn Jones was also handed an indefinite Sexual harm Prevention Order, preventing him from contact with girls aged under 16, and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Following the sentencing Detective Constable Beth Colbourne, who led the investigation, said: “This case has left the victim and their family distraught, and I hope that the sentence will help bring some closure to then.
“Glyn Jones preyed upon a young child for his own sexual gratification and refused to take responsibility for the crimes he committed, making the victim and their family have to relive the horrific experience again through two trials. But thanks to the victim’s courage, he is now facing the consequences of his actions.
“The sentence handed to Glyn Jones reflects the severity of his crime and I hope that his conviction will encourage other victims to come forward.
“As this case demonstrates, we treat all reports of historic sexual offences seriously and we will always do our best to ensure offenders are brought to justice.”
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