A sex attacker handed himself into police after reading a story in the Liverpool ECHO.
Ramijah Hindes sexually assaulted a teenage girl on her way home from a chip shop in Garston on March 17. He grabbed the 17-year-old and subjected her to a violent sexual assault before she managed to break free and he ran off.
Hindes handed himself into the police after the ECHO issued a police appeal for information. He was arrested and charged with sexual assault but initially denied he had sexually assaulted the victim and instead said he was attempting to rob her.
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Hindes’ phone was seized and he was found to have searched for violent and underage pornography on the device.
The judge referred to this in his sentencing remarks and said the evidence from Hindes' phone revealed a worrying trend. His previous offending had been robbery.
Hindes was jailed for three years and nine months at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, May 12 after pleading guilty to sexual assault during an earlier hearing on April 14. The Crown Prosecution Service applied for a restraining order preventing Hindes from ever going anywhere near the victim or contacting her in any way. This was granted by the court.
Chris Fontaine, a specialist lawyer with CPS Mersey Cheshire’s Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) unit, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service would like to thank everyone involved in bringing this offender to justice. We would particularly like to thank the police detective and the members of the public who assisted with the investigation.
"Most of all we would like to thank the victim whose bravery in bringing this distressing case to us has no doubt made other young women in Liverpool safer.
"Whilst attacks of this nature are thankfully the rarest form of sexual assault, they are unquestionably life changing for the victim. I can see it has affected every aspect of her life. Her personality has been changed by this incident and she is now worried about going out alone and is anxious.
“The CPS sincerely hopes she is able to receive all the support she deserves on the road to recovery and that she is proud of her strong and determined effort to see justice done."
