Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Thursday, 24th October 2024, at 14:15hrs
He pleaded guilty to the offences at an earlier hearing
A sex offender has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison after admitting serious sexual offences against women in West Yorkshire.
In a statement released after sentencing, West Yorkshire Police said:
“Anthony Pilling (43) from Lymm in Warrington was jailed for 24 years at Leeds Crown Court on Monday ( 21st October) after pleading guilty to four offences of rape.
The 43-year-old admitting three rape offences committed against a woman in Kirklees in July 2024.
He also pleaded guilty to an offence of rape committed against a woman in Calderdale in 2021.
Pilling had pleaded guilty to the offences in an earlier hearing at Leeds Crown Court.
The court heard Pilling had attacked both women in their own homes.
PC Alexandra Oldham of the Kirklees District Adult Safeguarding Unit, said: “We welcome the conviction of Pilling for shocking offences against two women in the very places where they should have expected to have felt safe.
“This substantial 24-year sentence reflects both the seriousness of the offences he committed and the devastating and long-lasting impact those offences had on his victims.
“I hope they can take some comfort from the sentence imposed on Pilling and knowing this dangerous, predatory, man will be off our streets for many years to come.”
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