23-year-old paedophile jailed for rape of teenage boy
A man has been jailed for five and a half years for child sexual offences.
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Bradley Yates, 23 and of Lichfield Street in Stone, was jailed at Shrewsbury Crown Court today (May 6) after he was found guilty of the rape of a boy when the victim was under the age of 16, as well as three counts of sexual activity with a boy, at Stafford Crown Court in January.
Yates also pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual activity with a boy aged 13 to 15.
Yates has been placed on the Sexual Offenders Register and has been given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for ten years.
Staffordshire Police's child protection team carried out an investigation after officers received a report in 2021.
DC Jacob Thackstone said: “I commend the bravery of the victim for reporting the offences and for giving evidence during the trial.”
