Warning: this story contains distressing details.

A 64-year-old Harrogate man has been found guilty of a catalogue of child sex offences.

Elwyn Taylor, of Skipton Road, sexually abused three young children over a 10-year period between 1996 and 2006 when he was in his 30s and 40s.

Today (February 12) at York Crown Court, a jury found him guilty of multiple charges, including sexually assaulting two young girls and indecently assaulting a boy.

He was found not guilty of one count of indecently assaulting one of the girls and the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on four other counts including indecency with a child, indecent assault and the alleged rape of a girl under 13 years of age.

None of the complainants, who are now adults, can be named for legal reasons.

Nick Adlington, prosecuting, told the jury that the boy was sexually abused in the late 1990s when he was indecently assaulted by Mr Taylor.

One of the girls was sexually abused in the early 2000s when she was subjected to “numerous” sexual assaults.

Mr Taylor, formerly of Ripon, would make the girl touch his private parts and told her he would “teach” her how to perform a lewd act on him.

He also “taught” the other girl about sexual matters and went on to sexually abuse her.

Mr Adlington said the girl “struggled with her mental health in the ensuing years due to that sexual abuse” which occurred in the Harrogate area.

Mr Taylor was finally charged with the allegations in January 2024 but denied all the charges including six counts of indecently assaulting one of the young girls and three counts of sexually assaulting the other girl.

The trial began last week and ended with the jury’s verdicts yesterday (February 12).

Judge Simon Hickey adjourned sentence to April 7.