April 2016 Pensioner sentenced to three years in prison after campaign of grooming A BROMSGROVE pensioner deemed dangerous by a judge, admitted indecently assaulting a vulnerable woman while sitting between her and her mother, Worcester Crown Court was told. Allan Slater also showed her a pornographic film and tried to get her to use a sex toy which he kept in a living room drawer. The effect upon his victim now aged 29, had left her frightened to leave her home. Judge Nicolas Cartwright described a campaign of grooming carried out by 69-year-old Slater, of Elm Grove, Bromsgrove, before he sentenced him to three years jail. Slater, who pleaded guilty to six charges of indecent assault committed in a period of 18 months, was said to have two previous convictions for sex offences. The first when he was 34 and again in 1987, when he was jailed for 18 months. Prosecutor Kevin Grego said police had investigated after a complaint by the woman’s father that someone was taking advantage of her. She described how she would be invited to Slater’s house and he would sit on a settee between her and her mother. He fondled her breasts and genital area with the mother unaware what was going on. Once when the daughter spilled a cup of tea on her lap, he urged her to take off her trousers. He also persuaded her to lie naked on a bed while he showed a sex film. He also stripped off when showing adult movies and encouraged the woman to touch him, which she refused. When first interviewed by police, he denied he had behaved inappropriately. Lee Egan, for Slater, said he had replied to a text invitation to go to the woman’s home. He suggested that the only harm was psychological not physical. He was now taking medication for his health and other problems and had made instant admissions about his conduct. The judge said a report from the probation service had assessed Slater as dangerous, and he agreed. One of the worst features of the case was that the assaults had taken place in the presence of the mother. He made an order restraining Slater from having contact with his victim for a period of seven years.