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Anthony Restall Jailed for 26 Years for Child Rape and Abuse in Batley

Police stressed that specialist teams will support anyone who now comes forward.

Overview

  • The 59-year-old from Manhatten Way, Tile Hill, Coventry, was convicted of six offences after a jury trial.
  • Convictions included four indecent assaults on a girl under 14, one rape of a female under 16, and a further rape on multiple occasions.
  • The offences took place between 1998 and 2003 in the Batley area of West Yorkshire.
  • The guilty verdicts followed an August trial at Leeds Crown Court.
  • Detective Constable Sally Porritt of the Kirklees Child Safeguarding Team praised the victim’s courage and urged other survivors to seek support from specialist officers.