Pensioner sentenced for abusing young girl
2:51pm Friday 10th February 2012 in News
Pensioner sentenced for abusing young girl
A man has been sentenced for sexually abusing a young girl.
Thomas Green, aged 74, of Sandham Walk, Great Lever pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to four counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual activity in the presence of a child at Bolton Crown Court.
Today, he was jailed for three years and four months and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life.
Green was also issued with a sex offenders prevention order for life.
Between 2008 and 2011 Green sexually assaulted a girl, who is now 13, on numerous occasions.
Detective Constable Lee Gridley from the Public Protection Investigation Unit in Bolton said: “Green abused the trust his victim showed in him and has caused her a lot of misery in her young life.
“Thankfully, she showed the courage to come forward and help us put Green where he belongs; behind bars.”
Anyone who has been a victim of rape or sexual assault can contact Greater Manchester Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency. GMP has specially trained officers in place to provide a first class response to victims and help support them through the criminal justice process.
St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Manchester, can also be contacted on 0161 276 6515. This provides a comprehensive and coordinated forensic, counselling and medical aftercare service to anyone in Greater Manchester who has experienced rape or sexual assault. Services are available on a 24-hour basis and people can access them either as a self-referral or via Greater Manchester Police.
