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Man jailed for sex offences against Eccles girl





Posted by Brian on 6th March 2010 at 12:54 PM
Man jailed for sex offences against Eccles girl
A man has been jailed for sexual activity with children.

Paul Collins (born 20/04/1969) of Croydon in South London, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing on Friday 20 November 2009 to one count of meeting a child following sexual grooming, two counts of penetrative sexual activity with a child and 12 counts of making indecent photographs of children.

These included possessing 1,172 images at level one, 71 at level two, 78 at level three and 139 at level four and two at level five.

He was sentenced today, Thursday 4 March 2010 to 34 months in prison.

Collins was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life and is subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order for life.

Police were made aware of Collins' activities after the father of a 15-year-old girl, from Eccles, informed them a man had been to his home while he was out.

The girl explained she had been chatting to a 32-year-old man on an online social networking site before meeting and engaging in sexual activity with him.

After an investigation, the man was identified as Paul Collins and he was arrested on Wednesday 13 May 2009.

Detective Constable Steve Roxburgh, said: "As an older man, Collins has taken advantage of a much younger girl.

"He used this to manipulate his victim, engaging in sexual acts he knew full well was illegal. "There is nothing to be ashamed of and with your bravery and courage, we can stop these sorts of dangerous men and put them behind bars."

Anyone who has been a victim of rape or sexual assault can contact Greater Manchester Police on 0161 872 5050 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0161 872 5050      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 999 in an emergency. GMP has specially trained officers in place to provide a first class response to victims and help support them through the criminal justice process.

St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Manchester, can also be contacted on 0161 276 6515. This provides a comprehensive and coordinated forensic, counselling and medical aftercare service to anyone in Greater Manchester who has experienced rape or sexual assault. Services are available on a 24-hour basis and people can access them either as a self-referral or via Greater Manchester Police.

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