Locations
Meadstead Drive, Royston, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71
Description
A truly wicked paedophile has been jailed for repeatedly raping a young boy and making him carry out sex acts.
Kristopher Griffiths was told to reflect on what he had done by a judge who sentenced him to 17 years behind bars for the abuse of a boy aged under 10.
The 30-year-old, from Barnsley, would make the young boy carry out sex acts upon him and told his victim not to tell anyone about the abuse, Sheffield Crown Court heard.
The boy is said to have suffered severe psychological problems as a result of the abuse.
Amy Earnshaw, defending, told the court that Griffiths had been attacked while in prison and had to be moved from one wing to another.
Judge Jeremy Richardson told him the reality is that sex offenders are targets within the countrys prisons.
Sentencing him to 17 years in prison after admitting two counts of rape of a child and one count of sexual activity with a child, he said: I am aware that you will find prison particularly hard.
Offenders of your type, Im afraid, face particular problems in the custodial environment.
I have all of that well in mind and all other various features in the case.
Griffiths, of Meadsted Drive, Royston, was also made the subject of a lifelong sexual harm prevention order and will be on the sex offenders register indefinitely.
Judge Richardson added: I have kept a sense of proportion when fixing the sentence in this case. I make it clear it could easily have been slightly longer than that which I am imposing.
That boy has suffered severe psychological harm.
Your conduct was truly dreadful towards that boy. You deserve to be punished, of that there can be no doubt.
Reflect on what you have done. It was truly wicked.