A Bury Paedophile child rapist couple, Tiffany Eccles and John Mills, were imprisoned for more than 25 years. They inflicted horrible sexual abuse upon two young girls, including molesting a young child on a Cumbrian campground.
Partner Tiffany Eccles, 27, helped John Mills, 38, in his horrific behaviour with rape, sexual assault, and encouragement of a youngster to participate in sexual activities. After admitting over twenty charges between them earlier, the couple, Tiffany Eccles and John Mills, were imprisoned for more than 25 years in 2022 at Manchester Crown Court.
Among the heinous acts on the victims were sexually assaulting a girl at a Cumbrian camping site. Starting when she was just eight years old, the court heard how Greater Manchester Police initially learnt of the couple’s, Tiffany Eccles and John Mills, offences in November 2021 when a teenage girl visited Bury police station with her mother to report Tiffany Eccles and John Mills for sexually abusing her for almost five years.
With John Mills often encouraging the victim to “do things” involving herself and Tiffany Eccles, engaging in sexual activity with both of them at the same time, the girl revealed in great detail multiple instances of major sexual offences committed by Tiffany Eccles and John Mills. The court also heard how John Mills became drunk when performing the crime, and throughout the abuse, it was discovered he had sexually abused the child at many sites around the North West.
Along with trying to interact sexually with her on social media, John Mills urged the victim to have sex with Tiffany Eccles and made her watch a video of Eccles having sex with one of John Mills’ friends. The victim reported the offences to the police, and the two were detained and placed under detention for inquiry into the acts.
Starting when the girl was as young as three years old, a second victim came forward following the arrest and likewise claimed significant and consistent sexual wrongdoing by Tiffany Eccles and John Mills. The girl related how John Mills would regularly want to engage in sexual activities with her. He even told her about the activity he participated in with the first victim after he sexually assaulted her for the first time.
It was clarified how Tiffany Eccles was routinely there, actively abusing the victims and pushing them to follow Mills’s demand.
Before Tiffany Eccles and John Mills admitted the offences they were accused of in court, the couple from Bury were charged following their interviews following the level and detail of evidence supplied by both girls.
Admitting three counts of rape of a child under 13, three counts of assault of a child under 13 by penetration, and two counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, John Mills, of Rochdale Road, was imprisoned for 19 years and three months with an extended period of two years on licence concerning the first victim.
Regarding the second girl, he admitted three charges of having sex in front of a child, six counts of having a kid under thirteen engaged in sexual activity, and one offence of having intercourse in front of a child.
Regarding the first victim, Tiffany Eccles, of Rochdale Road, was imprisoned for seven years and two months for one crime of sexual action in the presence of a child and two charges of encouraging or persuading a child under thirteen to participate in sexual activity.
Regarding the second victim, Tiffany Eccles entered a guilty plea to one count of having a child under 13 engage in sexual activity and one count of engaging in sexual behaviour in the presence of a child. Before being eligible for release, they must serve at least two-thirds of their sentence; they have also obtained indefinite sexual harm prevention orders and restraining orders relating to both victims.
Both victims have been commended for their efforts and have received specialist support from police and partners throughout the inquiry.
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