LEEDS PREDATORS WHO GROOMED CHILDREN WITH LIFTS, BOOZE AND CASH UNMASKED
Two men who preyed on young girls by offering them lifts, alcohol, drugs and cash to abuse them have been jailed.Delroy Scott, 59, of St Alban Crescent and Yusuf Egberongbe, 67, of Shakespeare Lawn, both in Leeds, were found guilty on August 11 of a long list of sexual offences following a trial at Leeds Crown Court.
Today they have been jailed for a total of 17 years.
Scott was found guilty of five counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15, attempting to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, inciting sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15 and sexual assault.
Egberongbe was found guilty of inciting sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15, engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15 and arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sexual offence.
He was found not guilty of another charge of inciting sexual activity with a girl aged between 13 and 15.
Now, Scott has been jailed for 12 years and Egberongbe was jailed for five years.
Both have been made to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life, with Scott given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
The convictions follow a lengthy investigation by West Yorkshire Police's Leeds District Safeguarding Unit which was launched in August 2021 after one of the victims spoke to a family member about the offences against her and another girl.
Egberongbe was arrested the same day, with Scott arrested a month later.
A third victim came forward in January 2022 to report she had been sexually assaulted by Scott prior to his arrest.
Detective Constable Lynsey Ibbotson, of Leeds District Safeguarding Unit, said: "Delroy Scott and Yusuf Egberongbe have preyed on two of these young girls, offering them lifts and giving them alcohol, drugs and cash to gain influence and control over them before repeatedly sexually assaulting them.
Offending that would in all probability have continued had they not been reported to the police." "The third victim came forward separately to report that she had been sexually assaulted by Scott.
She had lived with the trauma of this on her own for several months before telling family and friends, then in turn reporting it to the police." "The crimes committed by Scott and Egberongbe have had an immense impact on their victims' lives.
These offenders have caused significant trauma to the victims during their teenage years, a time which should have been full of excitement, fun, and adventure." "I hope the custodial sentences that Scott and Egberongbe have been given provide some comfort to their victims as they try and move forward into their young adult lives." "It is vital that victims of child sexual exploitation know that they are not alone, West Yorkshire Police has specially trained officers working in our safeguarding units who will support victims and work tirelessly to ensure that perpetrators who target some of the most vulnerable people in our communities are made to answer for their actions."
