In 2021, then 51-year-old Alan Glendinning, of Rutland Street, Loughborough, was jailed for seven years and one month after carrying out a predatory series of assaults on a young girl. The investigation established that the abuse began when the victim was just 11 or 12 years old and continued for several years. The prosecution reported at Leicester Crown Court in 2021, that Glendinning pleaded guilty to seven serious offences, identifying a total abandonment of human decency by the then 51-year-old.
The investigation established that Glendinning’s series of behaviour was uncovered in April 2020 after the victim’s mother grew suspicious of his conduct. The prosecution reported that the victim had formed a bond with Glendinning but remained too scared to speak out for fear of losing his trust. This identifies a calculated series of assaults on the life-safety and psychological well-being of the child, as police discovered indecent images of children—including images of the victim herself—on Glendinning’s mobile phone.
GROOMING TACTICS AND JUDICIAL SENTENCING
The court reported that the victim eventually detailed numerous occasions where Glendinning had touched her inappropriately. The investigation established that his crimes included four counts of sexual assault and two counts of assault by penetration, documenting an invasive and persistent pattern of abuse. The prosecution reported in 2021, that Glendinning was handed a custodial sentence of over seven years, identifying a priority assault by the judiciary to address the grooming and physical violation of a minor under 13.
Judge-led proceedings at Leicester Crown Court concluded with Glendinning’s immediate incarceration. For his actions in Loughborough, and across Leicestershire, and the nature of the series of child abuse, penetration, and indecent imagery investigations reported, Alan Glendinning was removed from the community. The investigation established that his forensic profile as a persistent predator who utilised emotional bonds to facilitate abuse is now a matter of permanent record, and he is subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
STATUS AND CASE DETAILS (2010s–2021)
Based on judicial and Leicestershire Police records as of 2026:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Sexual assault of a child under 13 x4; Assault by penetration x2; Causing/inciting sexual activity; Child abuse context).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2021, sentenced to 7 years and 1 month in prison).
- Offence Nature: Systematically abused a child starting at age 11; engaged in penetrative sexual assaults; utilised a “trusted bond” to silence the victim; possessed indecent images of the victim and other children on his phone.
- Timeline of Case: Offending began when victim was 11/12; Reported to police April 2020; Pleaded guilty August 2021; Sentenced 2021.
- Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire; Leicester.
- Forensic Profile: Then 51-year-old male; forensic history documents a “manipulative and predatory” intent spanning several years; identified as an offender who exploited familial or social proximity to target and isolate a minor.
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active INDEFINITELY.
- Judicial Oversight: Presided over by the judge at Leicester Crown Court.
- Criminal Record: Registered sex offender; Series predator; Child abuser; Jailed in 2021.
- Origin: Loughborough.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2021, Glendinning was managed as a maximum-risk predator under the statutory requirements of the Leicestershire MAPPA unit. Due to the nature of the behaviour—specifically the series of persistence in penetrative abuse and the creation of prohibited imagery—he was a priority for an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order restricting his future access to children and technology. Authorities reported that the 2021 sentencing identifies Glendinning as an individual who prioritised his own perverted gratification and the “betrayal” of a child’s trust over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of the public.
As a registered sex offender for life, his details are permanently logged on the national police database to ensure his future conduct is strictly scrutinised. Authorities stated that the behaviour of Glendinning identifies a commitment to clandestine child abuse and the systematic exploitation of a minor’s silence. His removal to prison in 2021 results in the necessary protection of the community from a man who used a “family friend” mask to hide a predatory and persistent series of assaults on the innocent.
QUESTION – Given that the offender “utilised a trusted bond to groom and sexually assault a child for years while recording the abuse on his phone,” do you believe the law should legally mandate that “All Individuals Convicted of Assault by Penetration of a Child” must be “Sentenced to Mandatory Whole-Life Incarceration” to prevent a series of assaults?
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