September 2014
Child abuser, 88, will end his life behind bars after being jailed for 20 years
An 88-year-old is to set to die in jail after being sentenced for 20 years for historic child sexual abuse crimes.
John Jarvis, born 11/9/26, of Woodham Road, south Manchester, was found guilty after an eight day trial of three indecent assaults, two rapes and three offences of buggery.
He has now been sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to a total of 20 years imprisonment.
Jarvis’ catalogue of sex abuse came to light in December 2012. Jarvis reported an assault to the police by a man who is now in his 30s.
During the police interview the man explained he was simply trying to push Jarvis away after he had tried to grab his genitals. Jarvis told him he ‘didn’t seem to mind’ when he was a child.
The man told police he had been systematically abused by Jarvis as a child and that he knew another child had also been abused by him. The offences occurred over a 13 year period between 1988 and 2001
Detective Constable Susan Hazell, based at Wythenshawe, said: “Jarvis’ sex abuse went unreported for years and as he neared the end of his life he must have thought he’d got away with it.
“However, he reckoned without the bravery of the man who had the courage to speak to the police and relive the dreadful abuse they suffered at Jarvis’ hands. The judge also commended one of the victims for their ‘extraordinary dignity’ while giving evidence.
“What little time Jarvis has left will now be spent in prison contemplating his crime.”
