Overview
- Mold Crown Court sentenced the 71-year-old after convictions for multiple indecent assaults and acts of gross indecency against two underage victims.
- The offences in the early 1980s followed calculated grooming that included meetings in his car, at his home, and an incident on the day his wife gave birth.
- The court ordered lifetime sex-offender notification requirements and imposed restraining orders protecting both women for life.
- Impact statements described long-term psychological harm, with one victim citing intimate photographs and threats to disclose them as factors in a later divorce.
- Defence referenced retirement, health issues and an apology, but the judge stressed the significant age gap and sustained grooming when setting consecutive terms.