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10.06.2022 - 11:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 76-year-old predator has been given 21 years in prison for 15 sex offences, including rape, indecent assault of a child, and possessing extreme pornography.
Christopher Rollings, from Winsford in Cheshire, assaulted three young girls in Macclesfield. He was sentenced today at Chester Crown Court (June 9), where a judge handed down a 21-year-long prison term, with an additional year on licence, and ordered the pervert to sign the sexual offenders register for life.
During the course of the eight-day trial, the court heard that Rollings — of Wharton Bridge, Wharton Road, Winsford — began offending in 1968 until 1980 when he and his victims were living in the Macclesfield area.
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One of his victims was just 11-years-old when the abuse began and the other two were aged 13. On each occasion Rollings became friends with the victims and their families before sexually abusing the girls. He also raped one of his victims.
The lead detective on the case said Rollings acted to ‘fulfil his own perverse sexual gratification’. Det Con Jo Jarvis said: “Firstly, I would like to recognise the courage that all the victims have shown throughout this investigation. All of the victims were children when they were systematically abused by Rollings in order fulfil his own perverse sexual gratification.
“What he subjected the girls to was truly horrifying, not only that, but he made them endure a trial and recount what he had done to them. But thanks to the bravery of the three women, Rollings is now finally being held accountable for his actions.
“I hope that the sentence handed to Rollings will provide some closure to his victims and also encourage
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