Locations
College Street, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10
Description
A Derbyshire man has been jailed for 16 years after committing a string of vile sexual offences against young girls.
Ryan Chadwick, of College Street, Long Eaton, committed the crimes against three girls aged under 16 in the town over the course of several months.
The 23-year-old was arrested and brought before the court, which was told he met the first victim over social media.
He began by speaking to the young teenager on Snapchat in February 2020 and offered her money for sex. He then met up with her and had sex with her twice.
He then went onto assault another girl who was under the age of 13, and attempted to rape her twice in May 2020.
Shortly after this he had sex with a third underage girl on two occasions.
Chadwick admitted to numerous offences at a prior hearing, and was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court.
He pleaded guilty to several counts of assault by penetration and sexual activity with a child, two counts of inciting a child into sexual activity, two counts of attempted rape of a child, and paying for the sexual services of a child.
He was jailed for 16 years, and must serve a minimum of two thirds, and was given an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order stopping him from having any contact with any girl under the age of 16.
He was also ordered to sign the sex offender register for life and banned from ever working with children.
Detective Constable Claire McKeown, who led the investigation into Chadwick, said he had shown no remorse.
"I cannot give praise enough to the three girls in this case, who came forward and bravely spoke about their individual ordeals at the hands of Chadwick," she said.
"This sentencing reflects the seriousness of Chadwick's crimes, for which he showed no remorse, and I am hopeful that it will give some closure to each of the girls whose lives have been turned upside down as a result.
"My message to anyone reading this who may have also suffered sexual assault or abuse, whether now or in the past, is please speak to someone. There is help available, whether you wish to involve the police or not.
"If you do feel able to contact us, we will always listen, investigate and support you through the process."