Locations
Little Horton Ln & Canterbury Ave, Bradford, BD5
Description
A Bradford man who sexually abused two boys has been jailed for six years.
Graham Learoyd, 67, of Little Horton Lane, Canterbury, abused the two boys in the 1980s and 1990s, and pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual activity with a child.
Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday how Learoyd would carefully plan his abuse.
Richard Woolfall, prosecuting, explained to the court how, in the first offence, Learoyd masturbated one of the boys for his own sexual gratification and was careful not to get caught.
In the second offence, he straddled the same boy, putting his genitals on the boys chest, until the boy shouted stop and get off.
Mr Woolfall said the third offence was for touching the second boys genitalia outside his clothing in a sexual manner.
Learoyds catalogue of offending only came to light some years later when one of the victims approached police.
Mr Woolfall read out victim impact statements from both victims which explained how they had struggled in life as a result of their experiences.
He said the first victim described his statement as a survivors letter and was withdrawn as a young man and struggled to make friends.
He said: As a child didnt know when someone was using him for their own benefit.
He said in romantic relationships he struggled to trust his partners, which he put down to his experiences as a child.
For a number of years, he said he could not come to terms with the fact he had been a victim of abuse.
The second victim said he developed anxiety and depression as a result of his experiences.
Sentencing, Judge Tom Little said: You regularly offended many years ago.
The impact of your offending was significant.
You admitted one count to police voluntarily but denied the other offences, and then pleaded guilty at trial.
Learoyd was jailed for six years and four months for the first offence, handed a three-year term for the second offence, and five months in jail for the third offence, which will be served concurrently.
He was also made subject to a sexual harm prevention order for life.