July 2009
Paedophile jailed for assault committed 20 years ago
A judge has jailed a paedophile for crimes committed in Maidenhead more than 20 years ago.
Michael Ewers, who lived in Aldebury Road, Maidenhead, was convicted after his victim, now a 32-year-old married dad, went to police last year.
The victim described how, as an 11-year-old, he had been groomed by Ewers, then aged 20, who he saw as a \’father figure\’.
Prosecutor Daniel Fugallo said Ewers, now 41, gradually encouraged the boy into sexual activity with him at three addresses in the town around 1988.
Judge John Reddihough passed a jail sentence of eight years for the serious sexual assault during Tuesday\’s hearing at Reading Crown Court.
For two counts of gross indecency with a child he handed down terms of 12 months and for a further two counts he passed sentences of 18 months. All the terms are to be served concurrently.
Ewers, a paramedic who now lives in Warren Road, Warminster, Wiltshire, must also sign onto the Sex Offenders\’ Register for life.
