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Adam Harrison had previously been jailed for abusing another 12-year-old girl in 2012 A convicted sex offender has been jailed for sexually abusing a vulnerable 12-year-old girl he met online. Adam Harrison, 29, took advantage of the child's chaotic and lonely life for his own sexual gratification, Taunton Crown Court was told. She arranged to run away from her care address in Somerset and Harrison, who she knew by another name, was there to pick her up in his car. He took her to an alleyway and got her to perform oral sex on him. At the time of the offence Harrison was subject to the sex offender register and should have been living in Plymouth. Police arrested him at a different address in Taunton. An investigation revealed he had known the girl for five months and had engaged in similar behaviour with her on a previous occasion. The pair exchanged Snapchat messages and she had been desperate for someone to care for her. The defendant, of Stuart Road, Plymouth, was jailed for eight years and eleven months with a further four years on extended licence to protect the public when he is released. The judge sentencing him at Taunton Crown Court said he was a dangerous offender and a high risk to young girls. It was not the first time he had targeted a child for sex. Harrison was jailed in 2012 for sexual activity with another 12-year-old girl. Prosecutor Miss Sarah Regan said in February of this year the girl had been placed in emergency foster care. When she bolted from the house her carer followed and saw a car flashing its lights for her to get in. He took a photo of the registration and called police. The car drove away with the girl at speed, ignoring a red light. The girl was found later at Plymouth Railway Station. She told officers the pair had met previously and he had taken her to Dartmoor. They kept in touch on Snapchat and she knew him by another name. He was aware of her extremely vulnerable state and she had given him sexual favours to make him happy. She said he had 'freaked out' when the carer took a photo of the car driving away. The court was told the girl was a high-achiever but her life extremely troubled. She is vulnerable to grooming and has been in contact with lots of men via the chat app. "I was very lonely," she said. "I would have done anything to keep someone. I wanted someone to care about me." Harrison was tracked down to an address in Taunton. Under the terms of his Sexual Offences Prevention Order he was prevented from contacting anyone under 16. Mr Patrick Mason, defending, said Harrison had been making progress in his life since being released from prison. The victim had remained in contact with him after their first encounter and he did not know how old she was. He said Harrison was somebody who feels sorry for himself and will not be able to apply for his release until his mid-30s. Harrison pleaded guilty to two offences of raping a 12-year-old girl; breaching the terms of his SOPO and two offences of failing to comply with the sex offender register. Judge Paul Cook said: "The victim was extremely vulnerable. Through her short life she has been in and out of care. Her life had instability, chaos and sorrow and she has been the victim of various unkind interests in her life and the last thing she needed steeping into her life was you and what you did to her. "You were required to register at an address in Plymouth but were, in fact, in Taunton. You have a total lack of awareness of the consequences of your actions and are a high risk of committing further contact offences. You show a reluctance to take responsibility and lack victim empathy." He said Harrison posed a serious harm to female children. The defendant will serve two thirds of his eight year eleven months sentence in jail before he can be considered safe for release. He will remain subject to licence conditions for the full 12 years and eleven months.

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A SEX offender who now devotes his time to caring for animals had two secret iPhones in breach of a court order designed to curb his internet use. Carlisle Crown Court heard that Allan Smith, 34, told police officers that the two phones they found at his home when they visited him on June 3 last year belonged to his brother. But the brother said the phones were not his. Smith, of Stonegarth, Morton, pleaded guilty to three allegations of breaching a sexual harm prevention order that he was given July 2017. Two related to the phones he had and the third to his attempts to hinder the police investigation. The order part of his sentence for inciting a 15-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity was designed to ensure that the defendants use of the internet is controlled and monitored. Gerard Rogerson, prosecuting, said the two phones were found in the defendant's living room when police officers visited him at his home as part of their monitoring work. Both phones were protected with a numerical code. The officer asked him for the codes and he refused the request and said the phones were not his but belonged to his brother, said the prosecutor. The brother denied owning the phones. There was also evidence that the phones had been used to access Facebook, something else that was prohibited under the terms of Smiths court order. The court heard that a Probation Service background report had described the defendant as deceitful and manipulative. Yet a 37-page psychological report concluded that a jail sentence would have a devastating effect on Smith. Kim Whittlestone, defending, said: Over the last three years, hes been able to establish secure accommodation. After being released from custody, Smith had lived in a bail hostel and then in bed and breakfast accommodation. For the first time, since losing his grandfather, with whom he had previously lived, he now had stable accommodation. A former worker at a Penrith poultry factory, Smith now ran an allotment and spends most of his time there and he focused on caring for animals. They included 25 pigeons and ducklings. Classed as vulnerable, and suffering from ADHD, he lives an isolated life, added the barrister. Recorder Andrew Nuttall noted that there was no suggestion that the phones were used for any illegal purpose, such as looking for young girls. Jailing him would also cause significant harm to the animals he cared for, noted the judge. Any risk he posed was minor, said the judge, concluding that there was a realistic prospect of rehabilitation. The just said: A community order is the right sentence for you and society would benefit from you having 30 days of rehabilitation activity in the community. Recorder Nuttall imposed 200 hours of unpaid work as punishment as part of the 12-month order.

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A woman who molested another woman on a train has escaped having to register as a sex offender.

26-year-old human resources professional Jodie Tucker will not have to go to a police station and sign the sex offenders register after receiving an unusual sentence term.

District Judge Joanna Dickens imposed an eleven-month community order despite the probation service asking for the order to be for a period of twelve months or longer.

Most community orders are 12, 18 or 24 months in length but by reducing the term by one month, Tucker escaped gaining the title of registered sex offender, despite being a sex offender.

Swindon Magistrates Court this morning (23 May) heard how she touched the womans knee, before moving up her thigh and to her vagina over the victims clothing.

Shocked and upset about Tuckers behaviour, she told her to stop. But she continued regardless placing her hand in the victims lap and touching her inner thighs for a second time.

As a result, the victim who goes to university says she has started suffering from a number of mental health issues, including stress-induced hair loss, mood swings, struggles to concentrate and nightmares where Tucker is standing over her and she feels like shes trapped and cant move.

Defence solicitor Mr Davis said his client, of Hathaway Road, Upper Stratton, Swindon, accepted she was on the train and had consumed a lot of alcohol describing her as very, very, very drunk.

He said Tucker doesnt have any recollection of her crime, but she has never disputed the incident and accepts the victim who was helping her get home was only trying to do the decent thing.

Tucker isnt the first sex offender to get away with having to register as one. An accomplished solicitor who sexually assaulted two women at a Wiltshire pub didnt have to either.

Thomas Cadman brazenly approached his victims and groped them last year, but magistrates imposed a nine-month community order despite the probation service asking for a 12-month order.

This meant that instead of registering as a sex offender for five years, he avoided it altogether.

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A TEENAGER left a 14-year-old girl feeling "dirty" after taking advantage of her and having sex with her, a court heard.

Southampton Crown Court heard Curtis Goodwin had sex with the girl in Southampton last summer when he was 17.

Prosecution barrister Tom Wright told how the victim was trying to get cannabis when she spoke with Goodwin - but he then preyed on the vulnerable girl.

The court heard the girl was vulnerable due to her age and although Goodwin knew her age, he continued.

Goodwin, now 18, pleaded guilty to three charges of engaging in sexual activity with the girl, and one of inciting her to engage in sexual activity.

In a statement read out in court, the girl said she has lived with the effects of the crime since it happened, and the impact has been catastrophic.

She said: "I wonder how I will learn to live with what happened. I have become depressed and Im 15 years old.

It ruins what I am doing whether that be schoolwork... I feel dirty and I cant wash it off.

Mr Wright called for the judge to impose a restraining order for five years barring Goodwin from contacting his victim.

Defending, Gemma White asked the judge to consider Goodwins age and lack of maturity.

She added: Everything that I say on behalf of Mr Goodwin does not wish to detract away from the impact on the victim.

"This is an extremely serious sexual offence against a young girl.

She said the offence had been opportunistic and Goodwin had not sought out the sexual activity.

Goodwin, now of Springcroft, Gosport, was previously subject to a child abduction warning notice in 2020.

Judge Christopher Parker QC said Goodwin took advantage of the victim.

The judge handed Goodwin two years in youth detention but suspended this for two years.

A restraining order was also granted with Goodwin also made subject to a sexual harm prevention order.

He must carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and must sign on as a registered sex offender.

Addressing the defendant, Judge Parker added: If you get involved with young girls again you will receive a very long sentence indeed.

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A REGISTERED sex offender sidestepped a strict court order by having a host of electronic devices he had not declared to police, a court heard. When interviewed by police, Steven Singleton, 63, spoke of being a hoarder who built computers and held the misguided belief that legal transparency would see his life destroyed. Singleton had first been sentenced by magistrates in 2014 for 11 offences which related to indecent images of children and extreme pornography, Carlisle Crown Court heard. His punishment included the imposition of a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO) aimed at curbing online crimes. That placed a legal obligation on him to declare internet-capable devices, and make them available to police for installation of motoring software. But Singleton was found to have flouted the order after police paid a routine visit to his Levens home on May 10 last year. A host of devices including laptops, an iPhone, iPad, tablet and fire sticks were seized. He denied having them, but did have them, said prosecutor Brendan Burke. Singleton, of The Green, admitted breaching the SOPO and was sentenced at the crown court by Judge David Swinnerton. Richard Bennett, defending, said one device was fitted with the monitoring software but conceded the others did not. I think the main point is there are no illegal or prohibited images on any of the devices which, of course, have been thoroughly examined by police, said Mr Bennett. The fact there are no images is a clear indication that following the original conviction, the sanctions meted out to him in 2014 have been successful, in part." Unemployed Singleton had since completed a sex offender treatment course and in 2017 was assessed by the probation service as posing low risk of reoffending. He told police in interview he is a hoarder particularly with computer equipment which he likes to build, said Mr Bennett. His misguided thought was that police would take the devices from him and in effect destroy his hobby and, to use his words, his life. All of the devices had been in his possession for a number of years. This is another lesson he must learn by way of a court sanction. Judge Swinnerton suspended an eight-month jail term for two years and ordered Singleton to undergo further probation service rehabilitation. He will be deprived of the seized devices. You must comply to the letter with the terms of the SOPO, Judge Swinnerton reminded Singleton.

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A paedophile who tried to groom a young girl on Instagram was caught after a mum became concerned about changes in her daughter's behaviour, a court has heard.

The mother asked to look at the schoolgirl's mobile and saw she had sent a friend a screen shot of a conversation she had had with a man on the social media site during which the unknown male had asked her for a photo, and discussed meeting. The mum subsequently contacted a so-called paedophile hunter group which took over the youngster's accounts.

Over the following weeks Jose Pardinez-Olea sent a series of sick sexual messages and requests to what he still believed was the 12-year-old girl he had originally been chatting to, including videos of himself masturbating and urinating. Sending the 41-year-old to prison, a judge told him he had no doubt he had intended harm to the girl.

Swansea Crown Court hard that in early 2020 the mother of a girl living in the county of Rhondda Cynon Taf became concerned about changes in the youngster's behaviour, including in the way she was eating and way she used her phone.

Dean Pulling, prosecuting, said the mum asked to see her daughter's mobile, and on the device found an Instagram screenshot the girl had sent a friend which showed a conversation she had been having with an unknown male calling himself Josh. During the course of the conversation Josh had asked the girl to send him a photograph of herself, and had mentioned meeting at his house in Port Talbot.

The prosecutor said the original conversation had been deleted but the mum was so concerned she synced her phone to her daughter's so she could monitor her social media activity. The man calling himself Josh continued to message the Instagram account, and the mother began to reply as her daughter until Josh sent a photo of his penis - at that point the woman contacted the police and a paedophile hunter group.

The court heard a member of the group took over the running of girl's accounts, and over the following weeks Josh - later revealed as Pardinez-Olea - sent a series of highly sexual messages as well as naked pictures of himself via WhatsApp. The court heard the defendant also sent photographs of scenes from pornographic films he was watching, videos of himself masturbating and urinating, and tried to get the youngster to perform sexual acts on herself.

The paedophile hunter group running the accounts then contacted a similar group in Wales who confronted Pardinez-Olea at his then-home address at Ynys Street in Port Talbot. Police were called and the defendant was arrested. Officers seized his phone, and also recovered a small amount of cannabis from the property.

The court heard police sent the evidence in the case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for a charging decision in early 2021 but the file was returned as it was incomplete. It took another six months for the file to be resubmitted, and the CPS authorised charging in August though it was not until February 2022 that the defendant was charged via postal requisition. The prosecutor said the delay was "clearly not acceptable".

Jose Pardinez-Olea, now of Elias Street, Neath, had previously pleaded guilty to attempting to cause a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, attempting to engage in sexual communication with a girl under 13, attempting to cause a girl under 13 to watch images of sexual activity, and possession of cannabis when he appeared in the dock for sentencing. He has one previous conviction for one offence, that of driving with excess alcohol.

Giles Hayes, for Pardinez-Olea, said the defendant's arrest had been a "wake up call" for him, and he had stopped drinking and taking drugs, and had returned to work. He said his client was keen to stress that his behaviour at the time of the offending had been effected by isolation, loneliness, and substance misuse.

Recorder David Harris noted that the author of the pre-sentence report concluded that with appropriate treatment there were good prospects of rehabilitation, but he told the defendant he had no doubt that he had intended to cause harm to the child he believed he was communicating with.

With a one-third discount for his guilty pleas Pardinez-Olea was sentenced to a total of four years in prison. He will serve up to half that period in custody before being released on licence to serve the remainder to the community. He will be a registered sex offender for the rest of his life, and was made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.

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Prosecutor Neil Treharne told the court on Friday (May 20) that on December 8, 2021 police executed a warrant at Denny Lakenvelders home in Wordsworth Avenue, Cheltenham. It followed officers receiving information from the National Crime Agency that a device at the property had downloaded illegal images.

The Agency stated that on that numerous occasions during October last year Lakenvelder had downloaded indecent images of children from the Kik social media site," said Mr Treharne. When police arrived at the address they seized a mobile phone and sent this off for analysis.

"The results revealed that it contained 56 images of the most serious kind, known as category A, featuring children as young as one year old up to pre-pubescent boys and girls. There were 107 additional indecent images in categories B and C.

In his police interview Lakenvelder admitted he had downloaded images of very young children. He said he did not download any moving images.

Nicholas Clough, defending, said: Lakenvelder has already sought professional help for his sexual offending since his arrest. The images are at the lower end of the scale and he is only charged with possession.

"He did not distribute the images. I believe that as he made a full admission of his guilt on more than one occasion I feel that any custodial sentence could be suspended."

Lakenvelder admitted three offences of making indecent images of children - 56 category A images, 67 category B images and 40 category C images.

Judge Advocate Alastair McGrigor told Lakenvelder: You have indulged in possessing indecent images of children. This offence crosses the custody threshold.

However, I accept you admitted your guilt to the police and you have since shown regret for your behaviour. This demonstrates to me that there is possibility for rehabilitation, for which I can suspend the sentence.

The judge sentenced Lakenvelder to a prison term of six months, suspended for two years and ordered him to attend 20 programme sessions and 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days and undertake 180 hours of unpaid work. The judge also imposed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order on Lakenvelder to limit his use of the internet and placed Lakenvelder on the sex offenders register for seven years.

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A former soldier has been jailed for having sex with a vulnerable 13-year-old girl who he groomed online while pretending to be a teenaged boy. Matthew McKay used a false name and internet profile and said he was 15 when he contacted the girl through Instagram and Snapchat.

He persuaded her to send him naked selfies and responded with photos of his private parts and eventually met the girl for sex. By then she realised he was an adult but he claimed to be in his 20s, when in reality he was 35.

The girl, from the South Hams, already had emotional issues and was so traumatised by the sexual abuse that she tried to take her own life. McKay was already a registered sex offender, having been caught by a paedophile hunters sting operation in 2018, while he was still a serving soldier and based at the Duke of Gloucester barracks at South Cerney, near Cirencester.

He groomed and had sex with the girl in Devon in 2021, when he was in the middle of a sex offenders treatment programme, which he was sent on as a direct alternative to prison when he was sentenced for the earlier offences in August 2019. His behaviour should have been controlled by a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which allowed the police to monitor his computers and phones. He got around it by buying a secret mobile which he did not declare to the police.

He was also a registered sex offender but flouted its rules by moving out of his home near Ivybridge and into his bosss home in Paignton, even though there were four children living there. Police found sex aids and a realistic model of the middle part of a child when they searched his home.

Matthew McKay, aged 36, formerly of Uptown, Ugborough, but now of Paignton, admitted two counts of sexual activity with a child, one of meeting a child following grooming, and one of sexual communication with a child. He also admitted three counts of breaching a SHPO or the sex offenders register and six of making possessing indecent images of children. These included three offences of recording images which he got the 13-year-old to send him.

He was jailed for ten years with a six year extended licence by Judge Peter Johnson at Exeter Crown Court, who was the same judge who freed him and sent him on the sex offenders course in 2019.

The judge deemed him to be a dangerous offender, made a new SHPO, barred him from working with children and put him on the sex offenders register for life.

He told him: Within a short time of your last appearance at this court, and while subject to the order, you started offending again, this time, unlike the earlier matters which involved adults acting as decoys, you moved on to a real child.

In a short time, you were up to your old tricks, engaging in sexual communications, inviting the girl to produce images of herself, in direct breach of the SHPO and using a phone which you did not tell the police about.

Matters got much, much worse and you ended up meeting the girl and penetrating her mouth and vagina. It caused her concern and worry and she thought at one time she might be pregnant.

Her victim personal statement and that of her mother make extremely worrying reading. Your actions caused immense upset and affected her mental health. She made a serious attempt to take her own life. Her mothers statement showed there was a marked impact on the education and school life of a young girl.

There are a substantial number of aggravating features. I take into account the massive harm you have done. I find you are a dangerous offender who poses a significant risk of causing serious harm to young girls by further offending.

Mr Joss Ticehurst, prosecuting, said McKay met the girl online when he was using the false name of Tom Smith and claiming to be 15. She realised he was much older during their Instagram and Snapchat exchanges but only learned his real name when he was arrested.

He flattered her by calling her amazing and telling her how attractive he found her. He gave her the nickname sexy girl in their online chats. He turned their chats to sex and met the girl for the first time when they were both shopping in Newton Abbot in October 2021. He recognised her but she did not know it was him until he sent her a message saying how good it was to see her.

He then arranged a second meeting at which they had sex and he told her she was a good girl. Police found hundreds of child abuse images he had downloaded from the internet on his phone as well as naked videos which she had sent him on Snapchat and which he had recorded from one phone to another to prevent her knowing what he was doing.

Mr Lee Bremridge, defending, said McKays work on the sex offender treatment programme had been disrupted by Covid lockdowns and he did not have the chance to receive the full benefits from it.

He said McKay joined the army when he was 16 and served his country with distinction until the previous offences came to light, ending his career. He has a strong work found other work ethic and found another job after returning to Devon.

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A man raped a woman in her home after meeting her on a dating site. Michael Collins has been locked up for eight years following the attack on his victim, who he met on Plenty of Fish.

The incident happened in 2016. Collins, now 28, went to the woman's house after making contact with her online. Minshull Street Crown Court heard the victim thought he was picking her up to go on a date.

They stayed at the woman's house. After watching TV, they kissed, which was consensual, the court heard.

Collins then attempted to put his hand under the woman's breast. She said no - and told him she didn't want to have sex. He continued to touch her, despite her protests. He sexually assaulted and raped her.

The court heard Collins said: "For f**k sake, that took me an hour to get that out of you." He repeatedly told her she was 'p*****g him off' and that she was 'lazy'.

The victim, the court heard, has suffered psychologically, has left the home and now suffers from anxiety. Defending, Richard Orme told the court Collins, originally from Ireland, comes from a 'family-focused' community. He followed his parents to Manchester to 'make a life in the UK'.

Recorder Abigail sentenced Collin to eight years. She said: "It was your intention to have sex, the consent was entirely irrelevant."

She said that while Collins 'may have matured', the fact he has 'persisted on the delusion that what he did was acceptable' meant he was still a 'risk' and must be kept behind bars.

Collins, of Craig Road, Gorton was found guilty of two counts of rape; sexual assault; and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. He was ordered to sign the Sex Offender Register for life.

Following the case, DC Martyn Bateman, of GMP's City of Manchester C.I.D, said: "Despite being told no, Collins forced himself upon this woman to satisfy his sexual desires. Sexual offences often have a lifelong impact on victims but, hopefully, today's result will provide her with a level of closure.

"It is also my hope that this case builds public trust and confidence that, though these cases can take some time, GMP is committed to bringing offenders to face justice by launching thorough investigations which gather all evidence to secure the best possible outcome."

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47-year-old David Michael Wells will spend 18 years behind bars and another 4 years on licence after being found guilty of raping a child on no less than 6 occasions. Wells, of Chale Street in Chale Green, was charged with 6 counts of rape following a lengthy police investigation which began in January 2020. Hampshire Constabulary launched the investigation after the victim reported she had been abused by Wells between 2017 and 2018 when she was under the age of 16. Wells denied the offences and the case went to trial on 25th April this year at Newport Crown Court. On 28th April, after 4-and-a-half hours of deliberation, the jury convicted him of the charges. Appearing at the Isle of Wight Crown Court this morning, Wells was jailed for 18 years, with 4 additional years on extended license. A lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and restraining order were also granted. DC Daniel Hayward, of the Child Abuse Investigation Team, has said: Wells is a danger to children who is now behind bars where he belongs. The child in this case should be commended for her bravery in standing up to her abuser and finding the courage to talk to police. It is because of this that Wells is now in a place where he cannot harm another child. I hope this case, and the bravery of the girl involved, encourage others who have been harmed by this kind of awful abuse to speak out and seek support. An NSPCC spokesperson has today said: Wells not only repeatedly abused a child, he then forced her to re-live that abuse in trial by denying his offences. Childhood abuse can have devastating effects which can last a lifetime, but we hope this victim is now receiving all the support she needs and can take some solace knowing her bravery in speaking out has helped ensure Wells faces justice. We would urge anyone who has experienced abuse and is suffering, no matter when it happened or who the perpetrator is, to speak out and seek support.

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A Bourne man who admitted a string of sexual offences after being caught by a "decoy" at a church has been jailed for four years and eight months. Anthony Fiddler, 38, of Recreation Road, Bourne, was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for ten years after he pleaded guilty to eight sexual charges.

Fiddler admitted having sexual communications with a 15-year-old boy between 17 May 2021 and 24 May 2021. In a second charge relating to the same child Fiddler pleaded guilty to causing him to watch a sexual act on 24 May 2021.

Fiddler also admitted two charges of attempted sexual communication with girls aged 12 and 14 between 24 May 2021 and 25 May 2021. He also pleaded guilty to a fifth charge of attempting to incite a 14-year-old girl to engage in a sexual act between the same dates.

Lincoln Crown Court heard the girls aged 12 and 14 were in fact decoys. Fiddler also admitted three further charges of making indecent photographs of children between August 2000 and November 2020.

The charges related to 124 images in the most serious category of A, 86 category B images and 630 category C images. Caroline Bradley, prosecuting, said the offences arose out of online contacts made by Fiddler with one teenage boy and two decoys pretending to be girls aged under-16.

Miss Bradley told the court Fiddler made contact with a 15-year-old boy after seeing an advert for gardening services. The court heard Fiddler requested pictures from the two decoys and sent one a sexual image of himself.

Miss Bradley said Fiddler was caught after he arranged to meet one of the decoys at a church in Bourne. The civilian decoy was present along with the police when Fiddler arrived.

Police found indecent images of children when they analysed Fiddler's mobile phone. Karen Walton, defending Fiddler, had asked for sentence to be adjourned for the preparation of a probation report and to consider if Fiddler was suitable for treatment in the community.

The court heard Fiddler had just one previous conviction for exposure in 2005. But Miss Walton said Fiddler had come to court prepared for prison.

"He is struggling come to terms with what he has done," Miss Walton added. Passing sentence Judge John Pini QC told Fiddler the really concerning aspect of his offending was that he was going to meet the decoy at a church in Bourne.

"Of great concern is that you arranged to meet one of the girls at Bourne Abbey Church," Judge Pini said. "I do not at this stage assess you as dangerous, but that is the direction in which you are travelling."

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A paedophile pensioner was told you thoroughly deserve it by the judge who caged him for 29 years. On Friday, sick sex offender Rick Passway was finally made to pay for a catalogue of abuse against six women and girls in the 1970s and 1980s. They included the rape of one woman in Faringdon in the mid-80s just days after she had a hysterectomy operation in Swindon to remove part of her womb. Passway, then a taxi driver, had driven her home from the hospital before raping her on the floor of her living room. Another victim was a child and teenager when she was repeatedly sexually abused by the man over the course of several years. He also pawed four other victims, who were aged eight to 14 when they were touched by him. 'No mercy' Sentencing the 77-year-old at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, Judge Nigel Daly blasted: Your treatment of your [first victim, who was repeatedly raped as a child] was despicable. Youve heard what she has to say about that. Youve taken away her childhood. You have ruined her adult life. The rape of your [second victim, who was sexually assaulted in the mid-80s] was shocking in the extreme. In respect of the other offences, it is quite clear you were unable to keep your hands off young women and would sexually assault them at any opportunity, repeating it again and again and again because you never got caught and you were never punished. You showed your victims no mercy. You showed them no compassion and you have displayed no remorse or contrition since - either at trial or since. Sending him down for 29 years, the judge added: That is the sentence upon you. You thoroughly deserve it. Mitigation Earlier, John Cammegh QC said: I have asked Mr Passway whether he has remorse. I am bound by my instructions. I am afraid I cannot, despite having spoken to Mr Passway just now, offer any remorse flowing from him because he denies the majority of these offences took place. He added: Mr Passway knows he is going to die in prison. Passway, of Bunce Road, Swindon, was found guilty over two trials of rape, indecent assault and indecency with a child. He was sentenced for 22 counts in total, including six counts of rape. The offences were committed in Wantage, Faringdon and Fairford. Judge Daly imposed an extended year on licence, but noted that the defendant would be well into his 90s before he was eligible for release on parole. Senior Crown prosecutor James Bailey-Woodward for the Crown Prosecution Services Rape and Serious Sexual Offences unit said: Rick Passway unashamedly preyed on young girls for years, creating a culture of fear and intimidation to ensure that they would not speak out about his despicable crimes, allowing his offences to become more and more serious. He then denied any wrongdoing. Its thanks to the courage of his victims that we were able to put him before a jury who found him guilty.