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15:35 18/02/2023
Thanks to the work of dedicated Child Abuse Investigation Team officers, a man who denied abusing two girls has been jailed for 13 years and given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for life.
DC James Fowler, Child Abuse Investigation Team, investigating, said:
“Patrick Wakefield has been rightly jailed for his despicable actions. He acted in a completely abhorrent way towards his two victims, including forcing them to give evidence at his trial by denying any wrongdoing.
“Patrick Wakefield has been made a Registered Sex Offender and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order preventing him from going near children in the future will go some way to protecting other children.
“I want to praise both victims for their courage and bravery in coming forward and reporting their abuse to us, and in having the strength to give evidence at court, playing a part in stopping this man from offending against another child.
“They have stood strong throughout the judicial process with the love and support of their families. I would hope that this sentence will play some part in giving their families some form of closure.
“They have expressed their sincere thanks and gratitude to us for our hard work and dedication throughout the investigation, and for the support shown to their children.
“I would also like to urge other victims of abuse to come forward, to report any concerns and to know that they will be supported by our specialist teams.”