A HMP Altcourse Paedophile, William Booth, convicted of years of sexual assault and rape of a young child has received an 18-year sentence.
William Booth, from HMP Altcourse, received his sentence at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
The 29-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism, two counts of creating indecent photos of children, two counts of possession of indecent images of minors and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image.
William Booth was convicted of four charges of child sexual penetration involving a minor under 13 and three counts of sexual assault against a kid under 13.
On 30 July 2024, Cheshire Police received reports of sexual abuse that transpired between 2017 and 2020 in the Northwich region of Cheshire, during which the female victim was aged between eight and ten years.
William Booth would perpetrate sexual assault on the woman in his vehicle and subsequently transport her to his residence where the abuse would persist. She would refuse Booth, yet he would persist in sexually assaulting her.
William Booth was apprehended on 31 July 2024, and his electronic gadgets were confiscated as part of the inquiry. Officers discovered indecent photographs and videos of minors on his mobile phone, including those classified as category B and C.
His device also had explicit pornographic photographs and films of the woman in the toilet of his residence, evidently recorded without her consent. He had even manipulated her photographs to render them sexually explicit.
A second victim was identified from the inappropriate photographs on his devices.
On 3 October 2024, William Booth was apprehended once more for charges related to indecent photographs and for possessing an extreme pornographic image.
William Booth was thereafter charged with the charges.
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