A man has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for a series of heinous sex offenses against two young women.
Gareth Walton was found guilty of 19 charges, including rape, after a trial held in July at Preston Crown Court.
The Lancashire police launched an investigation following reports of the crimes in January of this year.
Walton, aged 44 and residing in Blackpool, was ordered to register as a sex offender for life and was also subjected to a sexual harm prevention order.
Det Sgt Cherie Hall emphasized the bravery of the victims, stating, “Walton committed these deplorable offences against two vulnerable victims.
Both of them showed great courage and bravery to report these offences and then to give evidence at the trial.
I welcome the long prison sentence passed on Walton and it shows how seriously the judge viewed the offences committed.” Walton's sentencing reflects the serious judicial response to such criminal acts, and he was also ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life and made subject of a sexual harm prevention order.
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 Kingdom
- based on first and surname
62.9%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
77.8%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
48.0%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
A man has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for a series of heinous sex offenses against two young women. Gareth Walton was found guilty of 19 charges, including rape, after a trial held in July at Preston Crown Court. The Lancashire ...
Prison sentence
28 years
A man has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for a series of heinous sex offenses against two young women
Sex Offenders Register
for life
Walton, aged 44 and residing in Blackpool, was ordered to register as a sex offender for life and was also subjected to a sexual harm prevention order
Court order
for life
Walton, aged 44 and residing in Blackpool, was ordered to register as a sex offender for life and was also subjected to a sexual harm prevention order
Court order
for life
I welcome the long prison sentence passed on Walton and it shows how seriously the judge viewed the offences committed." Walton's sentencing reflects the serious judicial response to such criminal acts, and he was also ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life and made subject of a sexual harm prevention order
