Immingham man jailed for 13 years after admitting sexual offences against two children
A Detective involved in the investigation called it a 'shocking case'
An Immingham man has been jailed for 13 years after admitting a number of sexual offences against two young children.
The court heard last July 28-year-old Jason Hoodlass of Kings Road in Immingham befriended the pair on Cleethorpes seafront. He gave them money to play on the arcades, before following them and talking to them.
A Detective involved in the investigation called it a 'shocking case' where two vulnerable children were targeted.
Hoodlass pleaded guilty at Grimsby Crown Court on Tuesday 9th January to three counts of sexual assault by touching a child, three counts of taking indecent images, two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order, two counts of voyeurism and two counts of abduction.
He was remanded in custody until his court appearance today (Thursday 21 March).
Hoodlass has also been handed a life time sexual harm prevention order and will also remain on the sex offenders register for life.
Detective Chief Inspector Leanne Murphy, from the force’s Protecting Vulnerable People Unit, said: “This was a shocking case, in which a sexual predator targeted two vulnerable young children and abused them for his own depraved sexual gratification.
“This has been undoubtedly a terrifying ordeal for the girls and their family, and I’d like to praise their bravery and courage throughout the course of the investigation and court proceedings.
“Hoodlass is a real danger to children in our communities. By reporting this incident to us they have helped put an offender before the courts, ultimately resulting in him being behind bars.
“We take all reports of sexual offences incredibly seriously and will continue to seek prosecution for anyone who commits this type of crime.”