Child sex attacker jailed for string of rapes

A man who admitted raping a young girl in West Yorkshire has been jailed for 14 years.

James Goy, 39, of Plumpton Close, Bradford, was investigated by police after the girl's mother reported the offences, which took place in Kirklees between 2020 and 2022.

He was arrested and pleaded guilty to nine counts of raping a child under 13 and one count of sexual assault of a child at a hearing last month.

Goy was sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison at Leeds Crown Court on Monday.

He was also given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and has been placed on the sex offenders register.

Det Con Holly O'Neill, from the Kirklees Child Safeguarding Unit, said: "We welcome the sentence handed down to James Goy for his reprehensible crimes.

"This sends a strong and clear message that we will not tolerate the exploitation of children in our community."

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