Kyle Byfleet, a former resident of Keighley, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for targeting and sexually abusing a young girl during a reprehensible campaign.
Kyle Byfleet, 31, was convicted at Bradford Crown Court last month on nine counts, including the rape of a child under 13, sexual assault, and assault by penetration of a child under 13.
On Friday, the court was informed that Kyle Byfleet, residing on Vicarage Lane in Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, continues to grapple with the conviction and asserts his innocence.
Judge Jonathan Gibson informed Byfleet via a prison video link that he had been convicted of grave allegations and that the probation service had evaluated him as posing “a high risk” of reoffending.
The nature of Kyle Byfleet’s offending meant he was treated as “an offender of particular concern” and the judge imposed an additional one year licence period on top of the 17-year jail term. Byfleet, who had no previous convictions, will have to serve at least two-thirds of the 17-year sentence before the Parole Board decide if it is safe to release him.
As a result of his conviction he will also have to register as a sex offender with the police for the rest of his life and comply with the terms of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.
Prosecutor Gerald Hendron told the court that Byfleet would give his victim rich expensive chocolates and show her pornographic videos. Mr Hendron said the youngster had seen a presenter on YouTube relating her own personal experiences of sexual abuse and it made the complainant appreciate that what was happening to her was wrong.
He said: “The complainant told him she had seen videos on YouTube and he should not do things because he would go to prison.”
Barrister Camille Morland, for Kyle Byfleet, said he knew he was facing a long sentence and had expressed a wish to end his life. She added: “He will have to come to terms with the sentence your honour is going to pass today. He knows it is going to be a very long sentence indeed.”
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