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Child Rapist Deemed 'Especially Dangerous' Gets 14 Years' Jail and Three-Year Licence

A Stoke-on-Trent judge imposed lifelong monitoring after guilty pleas to multiple offences against a child.

Overview

  • Thomas Green, 28, received a 17-year extended sentence at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, comprising 14 years in custody and a three-year extended licence.
  • He must serve two-thirds of the custodial term before release can be considered by the parole authorities.
  • The court placed him on the Sex Offenders' Register for life and imposed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
  • He pleaded guilty to two rapes of a child under 16 and admitted sexual activity with a child under 16 as well as breaching a restraining order.
  • Police said the case followed the victim's disclosure to her mother about a 2024 assault, with investigators urging other victims to report offences.