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14
Jul 2021
Harrogate man jailed 15 years for child sex offences
Harrogate man Ricky Clench has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for child sex offences, including the rape of a child under 13.
Clench was sentenced following a series of offences starting in August 2017 until September 2018 when one of his victims came forward to the police.
At the time Clench was living in Northallerton.
On Tuesday he appeared at Teesside Crown Court and was found guilty of raping a child under 13, assaulting a child under 13 by penetration and of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
Clench denied all offences throughout the police investigation and court hearings.
As well as the 15-year sentence he was issued with an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and was placed on the sex offenders register for life.
Detective Constable Jason Roper, of Northallerton CID, said:
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