A sexual predator, Andrew Woodhouse, the Long Eaton Paedophile, who sexually assaulted two women and committed several horrific sex crimes against three more victims has been sentenced.
Andrew Woodhouse, 49, committed a history of horrifying abuse against the five victims, including rape, blackmail, sexual assault, and forcing a youngster to participate in sexual behaviour.
He was also found in possession of severe pornography and often participated in coercive and controlling actions.
After his victims bravely disclosed his crimes, Nottingham Crown Court heard his offences covered 20 years up until his arrest in 2021.
Andrew Woodhouse refuted most claims, but following a trial, he was convicted guilty of several charges, including four rapes.
Judges listened to October 2020 saw Andrew Woodhouse, of Cranmer Street, Long Eaton, arrested following a lady claiming he had repeatedly assaulted her throughout 2019.
Over several years, the woman claimed he had also become fascinated with an elderly woman, bombarding her with thousands of nasty sexual texts.
Andrew Woodhouse blackmailed the older woman by overlaying her face on photographs of naked women and threatening to post them online when she disregarded his messages.
With the trial hearing, the threats left her “shaking like a leaf,” he even threatened to post the fake photographs on lampposts in the woman’s neighbourhood if she did not follow his instructions.
Evidence of a second rape victim turned up throughout the inquiry. The woman acknowledged Woodhouse had sexually assaulted her in 2001 and that there had been other incidents in which he had been aggressive towards her. Detectives visited her.
Another lady was found and said Andrew Woodhouse had consistently used coercive and controlling actions against her between 2020 and 2021.
Around the same time, Andrew Woodhouse lured a young child before sexually abusing her and giving her sweets if she followed his wicked demands.
Detectives seized his equipment throughout the inquiry and discovered extreme pornography, including many bestiality movies, on his cell phone.
Jurors found him guilty of four rapes, indecent assault, three counts of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour, two counts of assaulting a girl by touching, causing a child to engage in sexual activity, two counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and two counts of causing a child to view images of sexual activity.
Andrew Woodhouse had earlier admitted one count of possession of severe pornography and four counts of blackmail.
On Friday, June 7, he received a life sentence with a minimum jail term of 18 years and 329 days after being condemned for all 20 charges.
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