Hornsea man jailed for historic sex offences

HORNSEA MAN JAILED FOR HISTORIC SEX OFFENCES

TWO men have today been jailed for a total of 37 years after being found guilty of multiple rapes and indecent assaults dating back several decades.

David Stansfield, 61, from Bradford, and Ian Stansfield, 74, from Hornsea, East Yorkshire, were found guilty of numerous sexual offences against child victims in June 2022.

Today (Monday), the judge sentenced David Stansfield to 16 years in jail plus one year on licence.

Meanwhile, Ian Stansfield was jailed for 21 years, plus one year on licence.

Both will sign the sex offenders register for life.

Detective Constable Stephen Neesham, of Bradford District Safeguarding, said: “David and Ian are clearly dangerous men who committed some appalling offences.

We welcome the lengthy sentences handed down today.

They reflect the seriousness of the abuse suffered by all the victims and the profound impact that this has had on their lives.

“All the victims have shown immense courage and bravery in coming forward after so many years.

I hope this sends a strong message to any other victims of non-recent abuse to come forward and report this to the police.

We will listen to you, and we will investigate.

I can promise all victims that reports will be investigated, and we will do all we can to seek justice for them.”