May 2012 Pervert jailed for terrifying attack on 13-year-old girl A PERVERT who carried out a bizarre and frightening attack on a teenage girl as she walked her dog has been jailed for more than 10 years. Jack Heath subjected his 13-year-old victim to a potentially life-threatening knife attack while trying to take an indecent photograph of her. He grabbed hold of the girl and tried to get her in his house after he offered her dog a treat on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 27. The 61-year-old, who overtime had befriended the girl, put his hand inside her top and indecently assaulted her with one hand, while trying to take a photo. She tried to escape but he grabbed her by the wrist and slashed her arm with the knife. He then cut her other wrist and tried to stab her in the chest. Heath,of Sycamore Avenue, Crewe, pleaded guilty to wounding and sexual assault at an earlier hearing. He has now been sentenced to 10 years and four months for the assault and three years for sexual assault which are to run concurrently. He has also been made the subject to a Sex Offender Prevention Order for life and will be on the Sex Offenders register for life. Detective Constable Rob Lees, from the Eastern Public Protection Unit, said: “This was a terrifying attack on a young girl. She thought he was trying to kill her. She fought back and when her dog bit him she managed to escape. She was treated for lacerations to her arms, fingers, shoulder and head. “What he did was shocking and beyond reproach. We have been supporting the young victim and her family and hope the sentence will help them in their recovery.”