Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Monday, 17th June 2024, at 12:40hrs
A man has been jailed after attempting to raoe a 14-year-old girl at a house in Brierfield back in 2022.
In a social media update after sentencing, Lancashire Police said,
“This is Jeremy Wood.
He is 56 years old and dangerous. In September 2022 he tried to rape a 14-year-old girl at a house in Brierfield.
Thankfully Wood was disturbed before he could succeed.
Wood, formerly of Hope Street, Brierfield, but now of no fixed address, was arrested the day after the offence was committed.
Wood was found guilty of attempted rape earlier this year. He was back in the dock at Burnley Crown Court on Friday where a Judge deemed him to be a dangerous offender.
Wood was given a sentence totalling 16 years and nine months, which consisted of eight years and nine months immediate of which he will have to serve two thirds of before he is eligible for parole. He will then have to serve a further eight years on extended licence.
Wood is a dangerous individual who presents a significant risk to female children because of his perverted sexual interests. We welcome this sentence which offers the public a great deal of protection from him.
If you or somebody you know has been the victim of a sexual offence report it online via https://orlo.uk/cBAJf or call 101. Do this in the knowledge that you will be believed, listened to and we will do everything in our power to put the perpetrator before the courts.
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