Locations
Alderley, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8
Description
A pensioner who subjected a boy and girl to sexual abuse over a decade has been jailed for 11 years.
David Gardner, 65, of Alderley, Skelmersdale, molested a boy and girl between 2000 and 2010.
He was found guilty of sexual activity with a child and causing and inciting sexual activity with a child. He had pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children.
Gardner was jailed for 11 years during a hearing at Preston Crown Court on July 2.
Police have now revealed more disturbing details about the case.
A spokesman for the force said that Gardner made one of his victims watch videos of older men raping children.
Although the victims were too young to fully understand what the defendant was doing to them, one did question what he was doing. In response, Gardner said it was all just fun.
When Gardner was arrested, officers seized his electronic devices, they found thousands of images of indecent images of children, as well as extreme pornography.
DC Dawn Croucher, of West Lancs CID, said: First and foremost I want to praise the victims in this case for the bravery they have shown in coming forward and disclosing the horrendous offences Gardner committed against them.
Gardner is a despicable individual who abused children to satisfy his own perverted sexual interests. Although no sentence will ever reflect the damage a defendant has caused, I am pleased Gardner will now spend a considerable amount of time behind bars.
I would encourage anyone who has been the victim of sexual offending no matter how long ago it occurred to contact Lancashire Police. You will be listened to and we will do all we can to bring the perpetrator to justice.