WIDNES MAN JAILED FOR FOUR YEARS OVER HISTORIC SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON GIRL
A Widnes man whose assaults against a 12-year-old girl two decades ago escalated to an attempted rape has been jailed for four years.
Michael Greaves, 51, committed the offences over a five-month period 20 years ago while the victim's mother was visiting an ill relative in New Zealand.
Greaves first assaulted the girl on her 12th birthday, just days after her mother's departure, Warrington Crown Court was told.
He continued to perform indecent acts on the girl, with the crimes becoming increasingly serious.
He also made his victim perform indecent acts on him.
Greaves then tried to have full sex with the girl.
When his first attempt caused her to scream, he stopped, telling her he would never hurt her.
The attacks stopped shortly before the girl's mother returned from overseas.
Greaves told her that no-one would believe her if she said anything, and that she would probably never see her mother again if she did.
Greaves had denied all charges against him.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
A Widnes man whose assaults against a 12-year-old girl two decades ago escalated to an attempted rape has been jailed for four years. Michael Greaves, 51, committed the offences over a five-month period 20 years ago while the victim's mo...
Prison sentence
four years
A Widnes man whose assaults against a 12-year-old girl two decades ago escalated to an attempted rape has been jailed for four years
