Man jailed for 19 years for child sex offences

A 35 year-old man has today, Friday 25^th February, been jailed for 19 years after being found guilty of child sex offences.

Richard Green was found guilty following a trial of 15 counts including rape of a child under 13, assault by penetration, sexual assault, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and cruelty to a child.

Green, of no fixed abode, but originally from the Tuebrook area, was jailed for 19 years at Liverpool Crown Court.

Detective Constable Joanne Waldron said: “Green continued to deny his offending meaning his victim was forced to endure a trial. I am pleased that he will now spend a considerable amount of time behind bars for his actions.

“I would like to take this opportunity to praise his victim for their courage and dignity throughout the whole of this investigation and hope that by seeing him sent to prison will give them some sort of closure and allow them to move on with their lives knowing he cannot harm anyone else.

“We are committed to protecting victims of sexual offences, and anyone who reports an incident to us will be safeguarded and supported throughout the investigation.

“Anyone that has been a victim of a similar sexual offence, is concerned for the safety of someone they know or suspects someone to be engaging in this criminal activity, should come forward and speak to us. We have a team of dedicated staff who will expertly and compassionately deal with your reports and we will do everything we can to bring offenders to justice

“Time is no  barrier to reporting offences and I would urge anyone who has been victim at any time to come forward and we will do everything we can to help and support them.”

Anyone with information or wants to report a sexual offence is asked to call 101 where you will be spoken to by specially trained officers or you can pass information to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Support for victims is also available through the registered charity the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre Cheshire and Merseyside, who can be contacted on 01925 221 546 or 0330 363 0063 or Rape and Sexual Assault Merseyside (RASA) on 0151 558 1801.