Locations
Mersey Street, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, City Of Kingston Upon Hull, HU8
Description
A serial sex offender has been branded a danger to the public after sexually abusing a vulnerable young girl—the "third time" he has committed "a series of sexual offences." Alan Green, previously jailed in 2000 and 2015, has now been imprisoned again for offenses against the girl, Hull Crown Court heard.
Green, 46, of Mersey Street, off Holderness Road, east Hull, but recently in custody on remand, admitted sexually assaulting a child under 13, causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, assault by penetration, and making indecent images of children.
Prosecutor David Godfrey said the girl encountered Green after he began hanging around a Hull area and approached her. He talked to her, and her mother recognized him from Hull Live coverage of his prior offenses. During incidents, Green "did disgusting things to her," and indecent images were found on his phone. He gave her cigarettes. She later said: "I feel stressed, depressed and helpless and I want him to get locked up for ever, for the rest of his life. I keep having flashbacks and my head keeps going crazy. I am scared in case he gets out."
In 2000, Green was jailed for seven years and five months for aggravated burglary, indecent assault, and theft. In 2015, he received four-and-a-half years for sexual assault and a sexual harm prevention order.
Defense lawyer Michele Stuart-Lofthouse called it "very concerning behaviour" but noted Green's early guilty plea. "He understands fully what he has done," she said. "He has shown remorse. He fully understands that he was the adult in this situation. He hasn't had any assistance in the past with any rehabilitation." Green had faced personal problems.
Judge Alexander Menary said a concerned neighbor raised alarms after seeing Green with the girl and alerted her mother. "You perpetrated increasingly serious sexual abuse on a young child," he told Green. "You started to touch her up. This is the third time that you have committed a series of sexual offences."
Deemed a dangerous offender, Green was jailed for 10-and-a-half years with a five-year extended license upon release. He received a lifetime sexual harm prevention order and must register as a sex offender for life.