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Roy Green, 81, Jailed for 21 Years for 1990s Sex Abuse of Boys

The case shows CPS will pursue child abuse even decades later.

Overview

  • Roy Green, who was sentenced Thursday at Preston Crown Court, received 21 years in prison and a sexual harm prevention order.
  • He pleaded guilty at his first hearing on December 15 to 32 offences, including 21 indecent assaults and 11 counts of indecency with a child.
  • Prosecutors said he groomed boys in a youth football setting in the Accrington area between 1994 and 1999 using sweets, cigarettes, alcohol and pornography.
  • The abuse targeted vulnerable children, and the youngest was seven when it began.
  • The case began after a survivor came forward in 2023, and police and prosecutors urged others to report non‑recent abuse.