Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Paedophile­s jailed over historic abuse of young girls

TrIo aBused Two young vICTIms TogeTher over a numBer of years durIng The 1990s

- By STEPHANIE FINNEGAN stephanie.finnegan@examiner.co.uk @StephanieF­inneg

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THREE paedophile­s have been jailed over horrific historical sexual abuse of two young girls in Kirklees.

Paul Ineson and his friends Phillip Ryan and Peter Craven abused the victims together over a number of years in the 1990s.

Leeds Crown Court heard Ineson raped one of the children while Ryan touched her and Craven watched. The victim told a jury how she had looked to Craven for help during the rape but instead he smiled back at her.

Judge Neil Clark described the victims’ evidence during the trial as ‘among the most unpleasant and upsetting’ that he has heard in the courts while working as a lawyer or a judge.

The jury unanimousl­y found Ineson, now aged 52, guilty of two counts of rape of a child and 23 counts of indecent assault and Craven, now aged 47, guilty of seven counts of indecent assault.

Ryan, now aged 56, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of indecent assault.

The three defendants were remanded in custody ahead of yesterday’s sentencing hearing and appeared in court via two video links from custody.

Ineson, of Heckmondwi­ke Road, Dewsbury Moor, was handed a 24-year extended sentence made up of a 22-year custodial period followed by a two-year extended licence period.

Ryan, from Kirklees but more recently living in New Queen Street, Scarboroug­h, was jailed for 11 years.

Craven, of Woodsome Estate, Batley, was handed a seven-year extended sentence made up of a six-year custodial period followed by a oneyear extended licence period.

The trio were all made to sign the sex offenders register for life.

Prosecutor Kate Batty said Ineson had previous conviction­s for dissimilar offences and had never been to prison before.

She said Ryan had previous conviction­s, including for indecent assaults committed when he was a teenager. She said he has served several custodial sentences.

Craven had no previous conviction­s at the time.

Ineson’s barrister Geraldine Kelly said her client is a hardworkin­g man who was working night shifts to provide for his family up until being remanded in custody after the trial.

She said his partner split up with him following his arrest and he was then only able to see their three children through supervised

contact.

Ryan’s barrister Richard Canning submitted that there was no breach of trust according to the sentencing guidelines, which the judge debated. He also said his client had not been to prison for a long time.

Craven’s barrister Kate Bisset said he was the youngest of the group and he left them after witnessing the six-year-old child being raped.

She also described her client as a hard-working man who was working night shifts up until he was remanded in custody.

She said his mother attended the trial to support him.

Judge Neil Clark described the victims’ evidence as ‘among the most unpleasant and upsetting’ that he

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