


Liverpool Crown Court heard that in September 2015 Ward was drinking with the woman, who is about half his age, in a pub in Birkenhead. Ward, of Greenway Road, Tranmere, also faced a charge of possessing 1,078 extreme pornographic images, which he denied and which was left to lie on the file. Referring to Ward’s internet search history Judge Trevor-Jones said he “clearly had an interest” in particular sexual activities. Ward, who was convicted after just two hours of deliberations by the jury, was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life and was also given an indefinite restraining order to keep away from his victim. Huyton teenager had leg amputated after horrific stabbing.Ward, who was on the verge of tears, began incoherently imploring the judge not to send him away repeatedly saying, “please your honour”. He told Ward, who walks with a stick, that he took into account his deteriorating physical condition, but imprisonment was inevitable and his offending meant he was categorised as a “person of particular concern” resulting in an additional 12 months being added to his licence period. Judge Robert Trevor-Jones said that his denials meant the woman had to go through the ordeal of a trial, describing his claims that she had manipulated the forensic evidence as “cynical and malicious.”
Woman bingo caller trial#
A former Birkenhead bingo caller begged a judge for mercy after being jailed for five and a half years.Īlan Ward, 63, was convicted of three offences of sexual assault following a trial during which he claimed the victim had fabricated the DNA evidence against him.
