January 2015
Blurton dad-of-four jailed for raping young schoolgirl
PERVERT Carl Dyson has been jailed for 11 years after he raped a young child after luring her inside a tent.
The father-of-four groomed the youngster before carrying out a string of sexual assaults on her.
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard the 29-year-old persuaded the girl to go inside a tent he erected in a secluded spot on the edge of playing fields near a wooded area before he abused her.
He touched her in a sexual manner over and under her clothing and he took photos of the girl on his phone.
On one occasion he orally raped the schoolgirl and he also attempted to rape her.
Prosecutor Mark Heywood said: “The defendant erected a tent and invited the girl inside where he took the opportunity to abuse her.
“After his arrest his computer was seized by the police and there were a number of photographs which showed the girl in situations of very clear indecency.”
Dyson, formerly of Waterside Drive, Blurton, denied once charge of rape of a child under 13; one attempted rape of a child under 13; six charges of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity; and five charges of sexual assault of a child under 13.
But he was convicted by a jury of all 13 charges after a trial last month.
Anis Ali, mitigating, said Dyson now admits his wrongdoing and accepts the jury’s findings.
He added the reason the defendant had the trial was because he was fearful of reprisals and losing his family.
He said the girl was not physically harmed or injured.
Mr Ali said: “He is grateful for the position he is now in. It has brought the situation to an end.
“It was a deeply unpleasant situation for the victim.”
Judge David Fletcher said the offences involved a significant degree of planning and grooming. He added that the defendant deliberately isolated the girl.
Jailing Dyson for 11 years, Judge Fletcher said: “It was perfectly clear during the trial that this girl at the time was in complete turmoil. She did not know how to deal with it.
“The injured party started to feel it was her fault and started to involve herself in self harm.
“She was particularly vulnerable.
“It was clear to you that she was coming to that tent, not because she wanted to, but because she had no-one to fall back on.”
Dyson will serve half the sentence with the rest on licence.
He was made the subject of a 15 year Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) which prevents him having any unsupervised contact with any girl under the age of 16.
And he will be on the sex offenders’ register for the rest of his life.
