August 2014
Pensioner jailed for 14 years for sexually abusing young girls
A PENSIONER has been jailed for 14 years after he was found guilty of grooming and sexually abusing young girls in the 1980s and 90s.
Ramsey Ramsey, 79, of Grange Road, Newton, was found guilty of 36 counts relating to the grooming and sexual abuse of girls under 16 in the 1980s and 1990s.
The jury, of six men and six women, took a total of seven hours and 35 minutes to find Ramsey unanimously guilty of 16 counts of rape, 11 counts of indecent assault, three counts of procuring a child for sexual intercourse, three counts of making indecent images of children and three counts of indecency with a child under 14.
The judge, Recorder John Benson QC, directed the jury to find Ramsey not guilty on one count of indecency with a child under 14 as the witness said she could not be sure whether she was 14 or 15 at the time of the incident.
The assaults took place in Ramsey’s home in Newton, the Bombay Palace restaurant, on Upper Northgate Street, where Ramsey was a manager, and in another flat he owned on the Promenade, Southport.
The court heard, over the course of the 12 day trial, from five women who were victims of Ramsey. They all claimed they had been groomed by Ramsey after he befriended them and gave them gifts, food and alcohol before being taken to his flat on the Promenade, Southport, where he sexually abused them.
In his defence, Ramsey said that he had never had sex with any of the women as he had broken his back in 1974 and was unable to become sexually aroused as a result of the injury.
Jailing him, Judge John Benson QC, said Ramsey had not shown an “ounce of remorse”. He said: “Your inflated view of your celebrity status and wealth made you think you were untouchable. Justice has caught up with you because of the bravery or your victims.
“You have not shown an ounce of remorse. You have sought to discredit your victims and the police in, an at times, a most breathtaking fashion.
“You asserted that all of your victims had collaberated to tell wicked lies about you. At times it was character assasination and the jury have seen through it.”
Ramsey was jailed for 14 years for rape and must serve at least nine years before he is eligable for parole.
He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life.
Pensioner found guilty of sexually abusing young girls
A PENSIONER has been found guilty of grooming and sexually abusing young girls in the 1980s and 90s.
Ramsey Ramsey, 79, of Grange Road, Newton, was found guilty of 36 counts relating to the grooming and sexual abuse of girls under 16 in the 1980s and 1990s.
Ramsey denied all of the allegations, maintaining he has suffered from erectile dysfunction since 1974 and has had no sexual contact with another person since then.
The jury, of six men and six women, took a total of seven hours and 35 minutes to find Ramsey unanimously guilty of 16 counts of rape, 11 counts of indecent assault, three counts of procuring a child for sexual intercourse, three counts of making indecent images of children and three counts of indecency with a child under 14.
The judge, Recorder John Benson QC, directed the jury to find Ramsey not guilty on one count of indecency with a child under 14 as the witness said she could not be sure whether she was 14 or 15 at the time of the incident.
The assaults took place in Ramsey’s home in Newton, the Bombay Palace restaurant, on Upper Northgate Street, where Ramsey was a manager, and in another flat he owned on the Promenade, Southport.
Ramsey was due to be sentenced at 2pm.
