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| Barnsley paedophile allowed to go on holiday jailed | Barnsley paedophile allowed to go on holiday jailed |
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| Matthew Thompson was jailed in a hearing at Bradford Crown Court | Matthew Thompson was jailed in a hearing at Bradford Crown Court |
| A paedophile who was allowed to go on holiday to Greece while on bail has been jailed for more than 15 years. | A paedophile who was allowed to go on holiday to Greece while on bail has been jailed for more than 15 years. |
| Matthew Thompson, 48, admitted sexually abusing two girls but was told by Judge Jonathan Gibson he could still take a pre-booked trip to Kos in October. | Matthew Thompson, 48, admitted sexually abusing two girls but was told by Judge Jonathan Gibson he could still take a pre-booked trip to Kos in October. |
| He was ordered to sign the sex offenders' register before he left and to report to police on his return. | He was ordered to sign the sex offenders' register before he left and to report to police on his return. |
| Thompson, of Bentham Drive in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court. | Thompson, of Bentham Drive in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court. |
| Whether he eventually took the trip abroad was not mentioned during Thompson's sentencing hearing before a different judge on Friday. | Whether he eventually took the trip abroad was not mentioned during Thompson's sentencing hearing before a different judge on Friday. |
| The long-distance lorry driver pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to 10 charges, including assault of a child under 13 and taking and making indecent images of a child. | The long-distance lorry driver pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to 10 charges, including assault of a child under 13 and taking and making indecent images of a child. |
| 'Predatory male' | 'Predatory male' |
| The judge, Recorder James Baird, ordered Thompson to serve 15 years and 10 months in jail, plus a year on licence. | The judge, Recorder James Baird, ordered Thompson to serve 15 years and 10 months in jail, plus a year on licence. |
| He was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life. | He was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life. |
| The charges he admitted were: | The charges he admitted were: |
| Assault of a child under 13 by penetration on no fewer than 10 occasions | Assault of a child under 13 by penetration on no fewer than 10 occasions |
| Assault of a child under 13 by penetration on no fewer than three occasions | Assault of a child under 13 by penetration on no fewer than three occasions |
| Sexual assault of a child under 13 by penetration on no fewer than five occasions | Sexual assault of a child under 13 by penetration on no fewer than five occasions |
| Assault of a child under 13 by penetration on no fewer than five occasions | Assault of a child under 13 by penetration on no fewer than five occasions |
| Taking indecent photographs of a child | Taking indecent photographs of a child |
| Taking indecent photographs of a child - 74 images at category C | Taking indecent photographs of a child - 74 images at category C |
| Making indecent photographs of a child - 1 moving image at category B | Making indecent photographs of a child - 1 moving image at category B |
| Making indecent images of a child - two still images at category C | Making indecent images of a child - two still images at category C |
| Possession of an extreme pornographic image depicting sexual activity with an animal - one still image and nine moving images | Possession of an extreme pornographic image depicting sexual activity with an animal - one still image and nine moving images |
| Sexual activity with a child | Sexual activity with a child |
| Recorder Baird said in Thompson's probation report he was described "as a predatory male with a sexual interest in children" and said only a substantial sentence was appropriate. | Recorder Baird said in Thompson's probation report he was described "as a predatory male with a sexual interest in children" and said only a substantial sentence was appropriate. |
| Barrister Gillian Batts, for Thompson, said it was very rare for a defendant facing such allegations to enter guilty pleas. | Barrister Gillian Batts, for Thompson, said it was very rare for a defendant facing such allegations to enter guilty pleas. |
| "It is an acknowledgement from the defendant... that these things happened and the victims are telling the truth about what happened to them," she submitted. | "It is an acknowledgement from the defendant... that these things happened and the victims are telling the truth about what happened to them," she submitted. |
| "The victims did not have to give evidence and did not have to go through the process of being cross-examined and inevitably being called liars." | "The victims did not have to give evidence and did not have to go through the process of being cross-examined and inevitably being called liars." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Bradford | |
| Barnsley | Barnsley |