PAEDOPHILE SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS FOR ABUSING CHILDREN
Update 16/04/2026: A sexual predator who preyed on children in Rossendale, Bolton and Radcliffe has died in prison.
Martyn Woods, who was 72 when he was sent to prison, was jailed for 14 years for sexual abuse of a girl between 1962 and 1976.
Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard how between 1962 and 1976 Woods repeatedly sexually abused a young girl, starting when she was 4 years old until she was 16.
In a case that has shocked the community of Wigan, a 72-year-old man named Martyn Woods has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term of 14 years for a series of heinous sexual offenses committed against two young children.
The crimes, which spanned several years, involved the repeated abuse of a young girl and a teenage boy, both of whom suffered profound emotional trauma as a result of Woods' depraved actions.
Woods' offending history remained hidden for many years, with the abuse going unpunished until a courageous victim finally came forward last year to report the incidents.
The revelations prompted a police investigation that uncovered the full extent of Woods' predatory behaviour.
The details of the case revealed a disturbing pattern of exploitation, with Woods assaulting the young girl multiple times and also abusing the teenage boy while he was lying in bed, further highlighting the disturbing nature of his crimes.
Following the sentencing at Minshull Street Crown Court, Detective Constable Debra Gallagher expressed her condemnation of Woods' actions.
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 name
88.3%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
88.3%
Surname region
UK
United States
53.8%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
............................... In a case that has shocked the community of Wigan, a 72-year-old man named Martyn Woods has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term of 14 years for a series of heinous sexual offenses committed against two...
Prison sentence
14 years
Martyn Woods, who was 72 when he was sent to prison, was jailed for 14 years for sexual abuse of a girl between 1962 and 1976
Prison sentence
14 years
In a case that has shocked the community of Wigan, a 72-year-old man named Martyn Woods has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term of 14 years for a series of heinous sexual offenses committed against two young children
