Back in 2018, Charles Hall, the Haworth Paedophile, a train guard, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl with whom he was smitten.
Charles Hall, 58, cultivated a relationship with the adolescent over several months, communicating with her over Facebook and meeting her consistently.
Charles Hall, residing on Fallwood Street in Haworth, admitted guilt to two counts of engaging in sexual behaviour with the minor and three charges of possessing obscene images of a child.
On Tuesday, Bradford Crown Court was informed that Charles Hall, employed as a train conductor for Trans Pennine Express, encountered the girl while volunteering for a local group.
In one instance, he made contact with her bare breasts, and in another, she engaged in inappropriate touching of him.
Detectives became aware of Charles Hall’s conduct when a coworker observed him recording himself at a urinal in the workplace.
A coworker expressed concerns after overhearing Charles Hall using inappropriate sexual language directed at the victim during a video conference in the staff mess area.
Upon the seizure and examination of Charles Hall’s work phone by officers, indecent photographs of the victim and inappropriate Facebook Messenger discussions were discovered.
Charles Hall’s attorney, Mark Brookes, stated that he possessed no prior convictions.
He was profoundly contrite and cognisant of the anguish he had inflicted upon the girl.
Judge David Hatton QC mandated Charles Hall to register as a sex offender for seven years and issued a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, likewise for a duration of seven years.
The judge stated that the age disparity of 40 years between Charles Hall and the complainant constituted an aggravating factor in the case.
He got enamoured with her and sought to earn her trust in order to pursue a sexual relationship.
The inappropriate photographs were captured throughout the grooming procedure.
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