March 2014 Child rapist jailed for 26 years A WINWICK man has been jailed for 26 years for raping two girls. Patrick Desmond O’Sullivan, aged 67, was found guilty of numerous sex offences at Warrington Crown Court on Friday. They included rape, sexual assault of a child under 13, and sexual activity with a child. O’Sullivan, of Myddleton Lane, carried out the rapes, which ‘destroyed the lives of his victims’, between January 2005 and December 2012, in Warrington. Two girls were raped between the ages of 11 and 15, and another girl of the same age was also sexually abused. The paedophile had pleaded not guilty to 20 charges on the indictment. However, a jury found him guilty after a five day trial last week on counts three to 20. O’Sullivan has previous convictions for sex offences against another young girl. The court heard sexually abusing children is ‘part of his make-up’. He was found not guilty of two counts of rape against an adult woman. Following the case, investigating officer DC Deborah Carter, from Cheshire Police, said: “This man has been convicted of horrific serious sexual offences, multiple rapes committed against children. “He has targeted his victims and manipulated circumstances to afford him the opportunity to commit this vile abuse. “It is not possible to comprehend the impact this has had on the victims, they have been left traumatised and their lives destroyed. Det Chf Insp Nigel Wenham said: “Patrick O’Sullivan will he will be over 100 years old. “He is a predatory paedophile, who abused children in the most horrific way possible. “I would encourage anyone who has any concerns or is being abused to come forward, speak to us and we will help.