Locations
Milford Lane, Thorverton, Exeter, Devon, EX5
Description
A pervert who tried to make two young girls engage in vile sexual acts has been jailed for eight years.
Ikea worker Michael Batty, 44, carried out sickening abuse against youngsters and told them to keep quiet about the attacks.
The offences, which took place in North Yorkshire, didn't come to light until several years later when one of the girls plucked up the courage to tell her mother that Batty "had touched her".
She said: "He just made me do stuff that just wasn't right."
Police approached the other affected girl who initially denied that anything had happened, before telling of the abuse, reports Teeside Live
A statement from one of the victims said: "I hope today you feel the guilt that you made me feel."
"You took away my innocence in a way no one ever should."
"You have no control over me anymore and now everyone will see who you really are."
The court heard in mitigation that a report had concluded that Batty had a high probability of having ADHD and has a below average IQ of 74.
The judge was told he has led a "simple and very blameless life" and "he can't even explain why this happened".
Batty, of Milford Lane, Thorverton, Devon, admitted three counts of sexual assault of a child and five counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity at Teesside Crown Court.
The shelf stacker denied attempting to rape a child and causing a child to watch a sex act, and the prosecution accepted that these charges should lie on file.