Man, 73, To Spend 24 Years In Jail for Raping Three Under Age Girls For Over 30 Years

By Babatunde Solanke

A Liverpool Crown Court in England, presided over by Judge Swinnerton, has sentenced Brian Taylor,73, to 24 years imprisonment for sexually abusing three victims from a young age over a period of more than 30 years.

Prosecutor, Frank Dillon told the court on Wednesday, 13 September, 2023 how Taylor abused and raped his three victims from a young age.

After raping one of his victims, he told her he would buy her “a bag of chips to shut her up”. On another occasion he “hit her across the face” when she screamed and cried.

According to Dillon, Taylor continued abuse of his victims spanned many years and included oral and vaginal penetration as well as touching, some of which was “sexual touching”.

The court was told he was interviewed by police after disclosures were made to a psychiatrist.

 Dillon said despite making some admissions during police interview earlier this year, Taylor had not given the “full picture”. In a victim personal statement, read out to the court by one brave victim, she said the abuse has had a huge impact on her life. She added: “I feel like I’ve been traumatised and my childhood has been taken away from me without choice.”

Another victim personal statement read out to the court, heard how Taylor was a “manipulator and a monster” as a third added: “The abuse has gone on so long, I don’t know how it’s affected me.”

Taylor’s defence Counsel David Polglase said: “My client knows, it was made clear to him, that there will be a custodial sentence of some length. He knows he has to face the music and face up to what he has done.”

The court heard how Taylor, who has no previous convictions, could only be given “limited credit” due to the scale of the abuse. Judge Swinnerton told Taylor on the face of it he was a hard-working man publicly, but was in fact repeatedly raping his victims.

Despite initially pleading not guilty to some counts, a later change in plea meant Taylor was given some credit which the judge said was erring on the “side of generosity”.

The court heard how despite initial claims some of the abuse was “consensual”, Judge Swinnerton said: “They were children, they were not consensual.”

Taylor was given three indefinite restraining orders and was barred from working with children. A sexual harm prevention order was also made, meaning Taylor cannot be near children under the age of 18 without supervision or prior approval.

Justice Swinnnerton told Taylor that there were many aggravating features, including severe psychological harm. For all charges, he was given a total of 24 years imprisonment as well as two years extended as an “offender of particular concern”.

Of this, Taylor will serve two thirds in custody before he is considered for parole.

Source: Liverpool Echo