June 2014
‘Prolific’ sex offender given nine-year sentence after attacking Wirral schoolgirl
A “prolific” sex offender who molested a Wirral schoolgirl on her way home has received a nine-year sentence
A judge sentenced Andrew Bradshaw to seven years imprisonment with an extended licence of two years.
“Your record shows you are a prolific and determined sexual offender, in particular against girls of school age,” said Judge Alan Conrad, QC.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that on November 14 last year 46-year-old Bradshaw parked up near a pathway in Bidston.
“You decided to take advantage of the fact it was the time of day that school girls would be on their way home.
“You parked up and lay in wait on a quiet residential road and there you saw your victim walking past.
“You got out of your car and followed her down the path and caught up with her and subjected her to a frightening and distressing sexual assault,” said Judge Conrad.
After she began screaming and pushed him away, Bradshaw, a painter and decorator, ran to his distinctive black Peugeot 106 and drove back to a house in Chester, where he was working to help establish his alibi.
Bradshaw, of Hoole Way, Chester, denied sexual assault and breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, but was convicted by a jury.
The court heard he has convictions in 2002 and last year for indecent exposure and had been jailed for seven years in 2004 for indecently assaulting six women and girls.
He has also been convicted of possessing extreme porn.
Simon Killeen, defending, said that Bradshaw, who was ordered to sign on the Sex Offenders Register for life, had dropped his daughter off and the offence had been opportunistic during a small window of opportunity.
Detective Constable Andy Cullen, said: “Bradshaw committed despicable offences against his young victim and thankfully she plucked up the courage to report her ordeal. Her bravery in coming forward means that Bradshaw has now been brought to justice.
“Bradshaw now has seven years in jail to reflect on the torment he put his victim through and the lasting impact it will have on her and her family for the rest of her their lives.
“Hopefully this sentencing will bring her and her family some closure now that justice has been done.
“This was a very thorough investigation by officers from the force. I would like to thank all of those involved in the investigative process who have worked so hard to bring this man to justice.”
March 2013
Three time convicted paedophile flasher who targeted young girls in Ellesmere Port jailed
A MAN has been jailed for exposing himself to two girls in Ellesmere Port.
Andrew Bradshaw, 44, of Hoole Way, Chester, was sentenced to 10 months at Chester Crown Court on Friday.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of intentionally exposing his genitals during separate incidents in Ellesmere Port on August 28 last year.
During the first incident, at 4.45pm, two 13-year-old girls were playing near their home when they noticed a small, light-coloured Ford Fiesta van parked close to where they were sitting, with both the driver and passenger windows down.
Both girls felt uncomfortable and decided to leave the location – but both saw inside the vehicle as they walked past and saw Bradshaw performing a sex act.
A second incident happened just short of an hour later, at 5.40pm, when two girls, aged nine and 11, were playing in their garden and saw a small, light-coloured van parked four to five feet away.
The van drove off when the mother of one of the girls turned up in a car, but returned to the same spot a short time later.
The girls could see into the vehicle and again spotted the defendant performing a sex act.
A police investigation identified Bradshaw as a suspect and a search warrant was executed at his home address. He was later picked out by two of the witnesses.
Rachel Shenton, defending, said Bradshaw should be given credit for his guilty plea.
Judge Elgan Edwards, Recorder of Chester, who imposed a five-month sentence for each offence, said: “You obviously have a problem and it’s a problem you are going to have to cope with. You cannot behave in this way. It’s not acceptable.”
Judge Edwards made a sexual offences prevention order and disqualified Bradshaw, who has a 15-year-old daughter, from working with children.
He is already on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
In 2004, Bradshaw was jailed for seven years for indecently assaulting females in Chester and Wirral. His last conviction was on June 8, 2012, for possession of extreme pornography involving bestiality.
February 2013
Convicted paedophile exposed himself to young girls in Little Sutton
A CONVICTED sex offender who exposed himself to young girls as they played outside their homes is facing a jail term, a court heard.
At 4.45pm on August 28, Andrew Bradshaw, of Hoole Way, Chester, exposed himself while parked near two 13-year-old girls who were playing close to their homes in Little Sutton.
Just an hour later, Bradshaw parked feet away from a garden in Ellesmere Port where two girls were playing before exposing himself again. The girls were aged just nine and 11.
The 44-year-old, who is a convicted sex offender with a lengthy list of convictions against young girls, pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent exposure at Chester Crown Court yesterday.
In 2004, Bradshaw was sentenced to seven years behind bars and placed on the sex offender’s register for life after targeting and attacking young girls as they walked to and from school.
Yesterday Bradshaw had been due to stand trial for four counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child but pleaded guilty to the alternative counts – carrying a lesser sentence – shortly after his trial started.
Addressing the courtroom, packed with family and friends of Bradshaw’s young victims, the Recorder of Chester Judge Elgan Edwards said the 44-year-old would not avoid a prison sentence for his crimes.
“[Bradshaw] has a very bad record for sex offences. I take an extremely dim view that it is only on the morning of this trial he has pleaded guilty and four young children have been made to wait to give evidence,” he said.
“I tell you and I tell him that a custodial sentence is quite inevitable and it will be one of some length.”
Bradshaw originally claimed the incidents had been a case of mistaken identity, saying he was not there and the children had identified the wrong man.
He remains in custody and is due back before Chester Crown Court on March 14 for sentencing.
