A paedophile will die in prison after being jailed for historic sex offences.
Ian Wilkinson repeatedly abused a teenage boy during the 1980s. Decades later, the now 64-year-old has finally been brought to justice.
A trial at Liverpool Crown Court previously heard that his assaults occurred in the Newton-le-Willows area in the mid-to-late 80s. Wilkinson, of Ormskirk Road in Upholland, performed sexual acts on his victim and forced him to carry out sex acts.
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Simon Christie, prosecuting, read out a statement to the court on the complainant's behalf today, Tuesday. In it, he said: "My whole world unravelled - I went from being an innocent, cheeky young lad to being a lying, cheating, alcohol and drug addicted man."
Kevin Batch, defending, told the court that his client is now receiving palliative care for terminal cancer in prison - adding: "This is a man who, in June last year, was told that sadly his cancer was effectively untreatable. He is not expecting to see the end of the summer."
Wilkinson - who has no previous convictions - was found guilty of nine counts of indecent assault by a jury following a trial. Appearing via video link to HMP Altcourse, he was jailed for nine years and told to sign the sex offenders' register for life.
Sentencing, Judge Gary Woodhall said: "He did not know what was happening or that what you were doing was wrong. He would remain frozen.
"It has created an ongoing, deeply damaging issues for him to have to deal with. You had the audacity to suggest that he was somehow to blame.
"He was not to blame. You have shown no genuine remorse for what happened.
"This was offending carried out purely for your own sexual gratification. The hurt and distress it has caused is palpable.
"You are clearly in ill health, with a terminal diagnosis. You are unlikely to live beyond this year.
"You have been able to live almost your entire life unaffected by your offending, unlike your victim. It is likely that you will die in prison."
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