Mark Shephard the Sneinton Paedophile, was called a ‘calculating and manipulative’ Nottinghamshire paedophile when he groomed and abused two girls before pressuring them to stay silent.
Mark Shephard, 61, came to the attention of Nottinghamshire Police in December 2021 when his victims confided in other people.
Mark Shephard’s victims bravely gave evidence as they gave detailed accounts of assaults that took place in Nottinghamshire for over a decade.
Nottinghamshire Police say Mark Shephard had abused them on multiple occasions before pressuring them to remain silent.
When he was interviewed by detectives in April 2022, Mark Shephard denied the allegations and claimed his victims were making them up.
At Nottingham Crown Court last week, he pleaded not guilty but was found guilty on Friday of one count of rape, three counts of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and two counts of assault by touching.
He was also found guilty of causing a child under 13 to look at an image of sexual activity.
Mark Shephard, formerly of Hutton Street, Sneinton, was immediately jailed for 20 years.
Detective Sergeant Hayley Denoon said: “Mark Shephard committed a serious of heinous sexual assaults on primary school aged girls who were too young even to understand what he was doing to them.
“Their accounts were measured and powerful and in stark contrast to the increasingly desperate lies of a calculating and manipulative paedophile.
“I am pleased for them that he will now spend a very long time in prison, and hope this result provides each of them with some degree of comfort moving forward.”
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