Locations
Calgary Crescent, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15
Description
A 50-year old paedophile who falsely imprisoned a young girl has been jailed for 15 years. David Tomlinson, of Calgary Crescent, Winshill, detained the girl against her will at a property in Burton, a court heard.
Tomlinson pleaded guilty to false imprisonment, sexual activity with a child and taking an indecent photograph of a child. He was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Wednesday, March 16.
He was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life and comply with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The offences took place, and were reported, in April 2021.
Following an investigation by officers from the child protection and exploitation team, Tomlinson was arrested the next morning. Detective Inspector Kathryn Tomkins, of the Staffordshire Police's child protection and exploitation team, said: "I would like to thank the victim and their family for showing great strength and courage in providing evidence in the case.
"Tomlinson is a truly dangerous man who has now been brought to justice, and others are protected as a result. I am also immensely proud of Detective Constable Cave, who led the investigation, and all of the officers that worked tirelessly on this case in extremely challenging circumstances."