Finlay Rayner 24

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A man from Prescot has been jailed for committing child sex offences which took place three years ago.

Finlay Rayner, 24 years, of Maple Grove, was sentenced on Wednesday 24 June to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a girl 13 to 15.

He has also been put on the Sexual Offenders Register indefinitely and a restraining order is in place to not contact the victim for 10 years.

Liverpool Crown Court heard that three years ago Rayner, who was 20 at the time, had messaged a 15-year-old girl on Snapchat initiating sexual intercourse and this developed into sexual activity.

In a victim impact statement she said: “Since the incident I struggle to be around men. This can be in any situation when men are in the room, I feel really panicky. This has also impacted my education as I have had to leave due to panic attacks during the day. I received counselling also for six months.

“Prior to this I would go out every day, at first I wouldn't go out at all, I go out more recently but nothing like I used to. I have a lot more stress in my life now, when I go out I feel unsafe and need to call someone when I am walking home.”

Officer in Charge of the investigation, Detective Constable Elena Owen said:

“I hope this sentence provides some comfort in knowing they did the right thing to report Rayner’s heinous crime to us.

“Merseyside Police is completely committed to protecting children from sexual abuse and those who seek to do them harm, and we take all such reports extremely seriously.

“If you have experienced any form of sexual abuse, or know of a child being abused, please come forward and report this to police. 

“We have a dedicated team of specially trained officers who will treat you with sensitivity and compassion and will do everything we can to bring offenders to justice.”