Depraved sexual predator who abused two girls under 10 told victim to 'keep it a secret'
A man from Chorley has been sentenced to decades in prison after sexually abusing two children under the age of 10.
Townsend, now of no fixed address but formerly of Cornflower Close, Chorley, pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children, however denied any offences relating to the victims of his sexual abuse. Following a trial at Preston Crown Court, he was found guilty of raping a child under 13 and indecently assaulting a child under 13.
DC Louise Dutton, of South CID, said: "Townsend is a manipulative individual with an abhorrent and warped sexual interest in children. Not only did he target his victims because of their vulnerability, he also forced them to re-live their harrowing ordeals by taking the case to trial.
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