Child sex abuser is jailed for five years

A young man cleared of raping two infant school-aged girls, but convicted of sexually assaulting them, has been jailed.
By Post reporter
Published 24th Feb 2021, 11:39 BST
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Paul Grime had been charged with three counts of raping a six-year-old and one of assaulting her by penetration, between July 5 2016 and July 4 2017.

The 27-year-old, of Everest Road, Atherton, also faced a charge of raping a five-year-old girl during the same time period.

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After a seven-day trial at Bolton Crown Court, Grime was found not guilty of the rapes, but the jury returned guilty verdicts to alternative charges of sexual assault.

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Grime was jailed for five years. He must also sign on the Sex Offenders’ Register indefinitely and also has an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order against him.

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