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A serial paedophile from St Helens has been jailed today, on Thursday 18 December, after pleading guilty to child sex offences.
Melvin Miller, of no fixed address but formerly from Somerset, was sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to the offences. He will also be on the sex offender register for life.
In August detectives charged 50-year-old Miller with five counts of historical Rape against a girl under 13 to which he subsequently pleaded guilty.
Detective Sergeant Emma O’Toole said:
“Miller was already serving a 16-year prison sentence in 2020 after pleading guilty to 30 offences against two girls.
“He subsequently admitted further offences in 2022 and was handed a further 15-year sentence to be served concurrently. Following a lengthy investigation Miller was charged with further offences to which he pleaded guilty and today he was given a further 11 years in prison to be served concurrently.
“I would like to praise the courage and dignity shown by his victim throughout the investigation.
“Merseyside Police is completely committed to protecting children from sexual abuse and those who seek to do them harm.
“I would like to take this opportunity to stress that if you have experienced any form of sexual abuse, or know of a child being abused, please come forward and report this to police.
“We take all such reports extremely seriously and if you can find the courage to come forward and speak to us we have specially trained officers who will treat you with sensitivity and compassion.”
08/05/2022
A CONVICTED paedophile has pleaded guilty to further sexual offences against a young girl.
Melvin Miller, 46 and originally from St Helens, was jailed in April 2020 for 17 years after pleading guilty to 35 sexual offences against two girls.
While he was in prison, one of the girls he abused told an adult about other rapes that she was subjected to by the defendant on a regular basis.
Police made further investigations and found a video on the hard drive of Millers computer that showed him raping her.
The evidence was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service and authorisation was given for Miller to be charged with further offences
Today (March 8, 2022) at Liverpool Crown Court, Miller pleaded guilty to offences of rape, attempted rape and taking indecent images of a child.
He will be sentenced at a later date.
In a statement Senior Crown Prosecutor Mairead Neeson, a specialist lawyer with CPS Mersey Cheshires Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) unit, said: The video evidence of the abuse of this very young girl found on the hard drive of Melvins Millers computer was harrowing and revealed the level of depravity he had inflicted upon her.
This young girl could not possibly have understood what she was being forced into she was just a means to an end for Miller.
"The feelings and emotions of this young child meant nothing to him. She now has to find a way forward in her life, having suffered such trauma.
She was unable to disclose the full extent of the abuse she had suffered when Miller was prosecuted in 2020, given her tender years and the inherent difficulty that exists for very young children to voice matters of such an intimate nature.
"This often happens. It is not unusual for children to deny the abuse they have suffered or be silent as to what has happened.
"It often takes years for victims of sexual abuse to vocalise what has happened to them. She has been exceptionally brave in coming forward despite still being a very young child.
The Crown Prosecution Service works hard to support the victims of child sexual abuse and their families and help them through the criminal justice system. Time is no barrier to a prosecution.
"We will listen to victims, no matter how long ago the offending took place.