A Wythenshawe child rapist who subjected two five-year-old girls to harrowing sexual assaults was jailed on Friday for 13 years.
Christopher Newton, 42, of Stoneacre Road, Woodhouse Park, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court Crown Square and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life for the historic abuse which occurred between 1995 and 2003.
He was found guilty at an earlier hearing of seven counts of indecent assault and one count of rape of a child under 13 for the abuse of abused two girls who were just five years old when the abuse began.
After the hearing, one of his victims said: “To put in a short amount of words how the abuse has affected me is impossible.
“I have very few happy memories from the past as the memories of him outweigh anything else. I feel a huge weight has been lifted since Chris has been found guilty.
“If he would have had the courage to admit what he had done when the police approached him first, he could have saved a lot of hurt for us but I didn’t expect that from his cowardly self.
“Regardless of his sentence given to him, it will always affect my life and be there at the back of my thoughts.
His other victim added: “I was about five years old when the abuse began, it is very hard when you are a child as you don’t have ‘a voice’.
“I am very nervous and don’t have a lot of confidence as a result of my ordeal. I particularly get uncomfortable around men – I am paranoid about their motives.
“When I do, I get agitated I think this has been caused by my fear that Chris will return and find me.
“I felt and still feel ashamed that it is my fault. This has been humiliating for me in my adult life.
“Personally, I do not think I will ever get over what Chris has done.
“Throughout the abuse I suffered from Chris, you have no real idea what to do. Fear of being told off, fear of being blamed for something or being naughty. I bottled it all up and kept it to myself and no child should ever have to do that.”
Detective Constable Barry Carmichael from South Manchester division, said: “Newton’s abuse of these girls is difficult for most people to comprehend and for him to make them relive those horrible events through a trial is just terrible.
“He subject his victims to sustained sexual assaults over a number of years and manipulated his victims into thinking somehow they were responsible for the abuse.
“Both girls have been incredibly brave by helping us put Newton before the courts and have justice done for them.
“He is now where he belongs and thankfully will not be able to harm anyone else.”
Anyone who has been a victim of rape or sexual assault can contact Greater Manchester Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency. GMP has specially trained officers in place to provide a first class response to victims and help support them through the criminal justice process.
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