October 2012 Hattersley paedophile jailed for second time over historic child sex attacks A paedophile has been jailed for a string of child sex attacks in the 1970s and 1980s. Colin Cooper, formerly known as Alan Makinson, preyed on his victims while babysitting them, teaching them karate or on camping trips. He had already been jailed last summer for 30 sex offences. An appeal after his trial led to three more victims coming forward to allege abuse between the mid 1970s and early 1980s. Cooper, 61, of Sylvester Close, Hattersley, has now been handed a second jail term at Manchester Crown Square crown court after admitting a further 21 rapes and sexual assaults. His 14-year-term will run alongside his original sentence of 18 years. He also remains on the Sex Offenders Register for life. Detective Constable Grace Hulse, of the South Manchester Child Abuse Investigation Team, said: “These new victims have shown incredible strength coming forward after all these years. “This investigation was about getting closure for the new victims so they can finally move on after years of suffering. “Today’s sentence shows once again how seriously we take allegations of sexual abuse, no matter how far back the offending occurred.” July 2011 ‘Utterly obsessed’ paedophile jailed for 18 years A paedophile who continued to prey on youngsters as young as three after serving a jail sentence for child sex crimes has been locked up for 18 years.   Evil Colin Cooper – formerly known as Alan Makinson – would force his victims to eat raw meat from pigs’ heads when they tried to escape his clutches.   Manchester Crown Court heard his homes in Hattersley and Wythenshawe were a ‘magnet for children’ – who he was ‘utterly obsessed’ with molesting in bizarre ways. Youngsters with learning difficulties were lured into playing in his garden and plied with treats before being forced perform sex acts on with each other and him.   He tried to buy their silence with trinkets and small amounts of cash. When they attempted to escape he would lock them in rooms, block their way with his pet Alsatians, and make them eat the meat he fed them as ‘punishment’.   Cooper, 60, of Sylvester Close, Hattersley, has now been jailed for 18 years at Manchester Crown Court after being found guilty of abusing eight youngsters between 1984 and 2002, at addresses in Wythenshawe and Tameside, at an earlier trial.   Cooper was jailed for just three years in 1986 after admitting a string of child sex crimes, including rape. He changed his name, moved address, and continued to prey on vulnerable youngsters.   Alaric Bassano, prosecuting, told the sentencing hearing how his victims ‘were plagued by flashbacks, had battled feelings of depression and guilt, struggled to trust others, and had their chances spoilt by disrupted education. One told police, ‘my life has been miserable., while another said, ‘he has wrecked my life’. Police are now trying to trace anyone else who may have been abused by Cooper. He was arrested in March 2009 after a man, now in his thirties, told police how he had abused 25 years earlier, and the police investigation unearthed the other victims, who until now had been suffering in silence. Detective Constable Grace Hulse, of the South Manchester Child Abuse Investigation Team, said: “It is only down to the bravery of his victims that we are able to put this man where he belongs behind bars. “I believe today’s sentence demonstrates that we take allegations of sexual abuse extremely seriously and will investigate thoroughly, no matter how long ago the offences occurred.