In 2021, Lee Andrew McNae, then 36 years old, of Bare Lane, Morecambe, Lancashire, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to five counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child under 16 years of age.
The court heard details regarding a series of sexual assaults carried out by McNae against a young victim. Appearing via video link from HMP Preston before Judge Beverly Lunt, McNae admitted to carrying out penetrative sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl on more than 20 separate occasions throughout 2019. The court heard he continued to commit sexual offences against the same child after she turned 15.
Investigative findings presented at Preston Crown Court revealed that McNae operated as a Human Resources Director at The Independent HR Advice Service, a registered business operating from his residential address in Bare Lane, Morecambe. Public records and social media profiles maintained by McNae also highlighted his role as a prominent local fundraiser for the Morecambe and Heysham Sea Cadets, using his community standing while concealing his ongoing abuse of a child.
During the hearing, Judge Beverly Lunt noted that McNae’s guilty pleas to penetrative activity on multiple occasions represented an appropriate legal resolution following consultation with the victim. Following his formal convictions at Preston Crown Court, Lee McNae from Morecambe was handed a custodial prison sentence and made subject to lifetime notification requirements on the Sex Offenders Register. Case details investigated by Lancashire Constabulary have been catalogued on the ukregisterdatabase for public record transparency.
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