Convicted West Yorkshire child sex offender Daniel Crotty—who was handed a 14-year extended sentence at Bradford Crown Court in 2018 after plying a young teenage girl with alcohol and sexually abusing her—has reportedly been released from prison in 2026 with his current location unknown.
Crotty, who was aged 32 at his 2018 sentencing and resided at Reevy Crescent, Buttershaw, Bradford, appeared before Bradford Crown Court after being convicted following a criminal trial of five counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of attempting to cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity.
During the sentencing hearing in 2018, the court heard that the offences unfolded over the course of a single night several years earlier. Crotty, who had been drinking and had taken cocaine, plied the young teenage girl—who was upset at the time—with alcohol, telling her that it would make her “feel better”.
Crotty proceeded to sexually abuse the child before sending her a text message the following day stating that no-one must know about what had taken place. Not long after the abuse, Crotty became involved in a robbery and was jailed for four years. The court heard that his young victim had tried to forget about the sexual abuse, but spotted him after he was released from prison from that earlier sentence, leading to the police investigation.
Passing sentence in 2018, Recorder Tom Little QC told the court he had concluded that Crotty posed a danger to the public, highlighting Crotty’s other violent offending while intoxicated and stating he was capable of committing serious offences while under the influence. Referring to the use of alcohol against the girl, the significant disparity in age, the fact Crotty was in drink and had taken cocaine, and his instruction not to tell anyone, Recorder Little imposed a starting custodial term of 10 years’ imprisonment plus an extended licence period of four years—ordering that he serve two-thirds of the custodial term before the Parole Board could consider whether it was safe to release him—alongside a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
Following the 2018 sentencing, Detective Inspector Amanda Middleton, of the Bradford District Safeguarding Unit, stated:
“We welcome the lengthy sentence Crotty has received and hope this will give some comfort to his victim. We also hope it will encourage other victims to engage with our specially trained officers, who will work with partners to investigate all reports of sexual abuse sensitively and thoroughly, so safeguarding measures can be put in place and perpetrators can be brought before the courts.”
An NSPCC spokesperson added at the time:
“By plying a young girl with alcohol and rendering an already vulnerable victim defenceless, Crotty has demonstrated a single-minded selfishness, focused solely on his own sexual gratification. We hope the sentence brings his victim some form of closure and she is receiving the appropriate care.”
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, the survivor in this case is protected by mandatory, lifelong statutory anonymity from the moment an allegation is made. Any publication, broadcast, or public dissemination of information capable of leading to her identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Following his custodial term imposed in 2018, Crotty was reportedly released from prison in 2026, with his current location unknown.
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