A Big Brother contestant revealed she felt “a bit rubbish” after hearing live crowds chanting her name outside the reality show’s location.
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A man has been jailed for historic sex offences on two young girls. Glen Stone, 64, was convicted of three offences of indecent assault on the victims following a trial earlier this year.
The court heard that Stone, of Wigan, assaulted the girls in the 1970s and 1980s.
In a statement read out on behalf of one of the women, she said that she had struggled with the secret of being sexually assaulted and felt she was unable to talk about it.
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She said it affected her self confidence and created anxiety, as well as affecting intimacy in her relationships.
"I wish I had told someone all of this years ago,” she said. “I have to remind myself that I was a child - and he took an element of my childhood away from me.”
The other woman said: “He has ruined my life and a big part of my childhood.”
Stone was said to have previous convictions on his record but nothing similar since before these offences. His barrister, Kevin Liston said his client was in poor health, and said a number of character references described him as a ‘great father, great grandfather and great husband’.
Sentencing, Judge Neil Usher said the offences were serious and ‘repeated’ against the young girls. Stone, of Duncan Place, Wigan, was jailed for four years and must sign onto the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.
Detective Constable Jenna Boyer, from Greater Manchester Police’s Wigan district, said: “Firstly, I want to thank the victims involved in this case, as their courage and strength throughout this process has been truly incredible.
“Their strength in aiding us with this
A Big Brother contestant revealed she felt “a bit rubbish” after hearing live crowds chanting her name outside the reality show’s location.
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