'Regardless of others present he still thought he could do that to me, as if he thought he was invincible.'
Two brave women who exposed a Merseyside Police veteran as a sexual predator described the devastating impact of his perverted behaviour. Paul Ledwith, 49, sexually assaulted the women while on a night out in Liverpool city centre . Ledwith, from St Helens , was a 20-year veteran of the force, and was responsible for training new officers.
It scares me that one person can have such a negative effect on my everyday life.' Another woman, who was sexually assaulted twice by Ledwith as she walked down the street, said: 'I did tell my partner at the time, who didn't believe me. This had a massive impact. I withdrew myself from friendship groups and shut down as a coping mechanism. 'Before the incident I was so outgoing, I had no anxiety and I had plenty of men who were friends.
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