A bus driver from Dudley has received a prison sentence of over three years after being convicted of sexual assaults committed on children approximately 25 years prior.
During the proceedings at Wolverhampton Crown Court, it was revealed that Christopher Thornton, who resides on Central Drive, believed the case had been resolved, but his past actions had caught up with him, as explained by defense solicitor Gurdeep Garcha.
Garcha noted that the 51-year-old maintained his innocence and showed no signs of remorse for his crimes.
Thornton faced charges including two counts of indecent assault and three counts of indecency with a child.
He was ultimately sentenced to three years and nine months behind bars.
The presiding judge, Nicholas Webb, stated that Thornton’s acts had left his victims psychologically scarred.
Thornton, however, argued that the victims had been coerced into giving evidence by their father, claiming that the man owed him money and that this motivated the allegations.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
47.0%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
44.4%
Surname region
UK
United States
49.6%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
on faced charges including two counts of indecent assault and three counts of indecency with a child. He was ultimately sentenced to three years and nine months behind bars. The presiding judge, Nicholas Webb, stated that Thornton's acts...
