MAN JAILED FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN SOUTHPORT
A man who preyed on a "vulnerable child" who he sexually assaulted and raped as she pleaded him to stop has been jailed for 14 years.In January, Marcin Laskowski, 39, met the 14-year-old girl "by chance" in Southport town centre and offered her a place to stay.
The schoolgirl thought she would be safe and trusted him.
However, once inside the flat he sexually assaulted and raped her despite her pleas to stop, leaving her "scared and frightened" of what would happen to her.
Laskowski, of no fixed address but lived in Southport, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday (October 7) to 14 years in prison with six years extended licence thereafter.
He was also issued with an indefinite restraining order against the victim, an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and is required to sign the Sex Offender Register for life.
Laskowski was found guilty of two counts of rape, assault by penetration and sexual activity with a girl aged 13-15 following a trial in July.
Detective Inspector Tony Meakins of the Child & Criminal Sexual Exploitation Team said: “Laskowski preyed on a vulnerable child he had met by chance in Southport town centre and offered her a place to stay, where she thought she would be safe and trusted him.
However once inside the flat he sexually assaulted and raped her despite her pleas to stop.
She was left scared and frightened of what would happen to her.
The victim and her family have showed immense courage and bravery throughout the investigation to reach this conviction.
“Today’s custodial sentence has removed him from the streets to prevent further harm to anyone else.
I hope Laskowski spends this time in prison to reflect on his abhorrent behaviour and accepts that it is wrong.” Detective Inspector Meakins added: “I hope this sentencing encourages other victims to come forward and report sex offences to us, and they have confidence in us, as a police force, to take reports seriously where we will ensure offenders are put before the courts so that they can pay for their crimes.
There is a lot of support available from specialist officers within Merseyside Police and through the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Victim Care Merseyside service delivered jointly by two registered charities.
In Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral, support is provided by Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (RASA) Merseyside who are available on 0151 558 1801 and, in St Helens and Knowsley, by the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) Cheshire and Merseyside who can be contacted on 01925 221 546 or 0330 363 0063.
