Man who raped child is jailed for 14 years

A man has been jailed for raping a child in Staffordshire.

On Friday (19 December), Thomas Green, 28, from Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, was sentenced to 14 years in prison with an extended license period of three years after pleading guilty to two charges of rape of a child under 16, one count of sexual activity with a child under 16 and one count of breaching a restraining order.

The extended licence was applied after HHJ Smith determined that Green was ‘especially dangerous’ following an assessment.

Green has also been made the subject of an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

In January this year, Green’s victim disclosed that she had been raped by him in summer 2024.

Green was already the subject of a restraining order. Whilst the investigation was carried out, he breached the order.

He was arrested in April, charged and remanded in custody until sentencing at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

Detective Constable Katy Jones, who worked on the case, said: “I am pleased that we’ve been able to secure this outcome against a sex offender who committed crimes against a child in our community.

“The victim has shown enormous strength in reporting what Green did.

“I would urge anyone who has been a victim of sexual offences to report it to us. You will be listened to and supported by specially trained officers, who will do everything in their power to see that justice is done.”

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