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.