A 57-year-old West Yorkshire delivery driver who exploited his position to rape an extremely vulnerable elderly woman and carry out a series of sexual assaults against three further adult women in Calderdale has been sentenced to 19 years’ imprisonment at Bradford Crown Court.
Neville Hattersley, aged 57 and residing in Baildon, West Yorkshire, appeared in the dock for sentence at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday 6 May 2026 following a Crown Court jury trial earlier in 2026 and an investigation by West Yorkshire Police’s Calderdale Adult Protection Team.
The court heard that Hattersley carried out the predatory offences while working as a delivery driver in Calderdale. At the conclusion of his trial earlier in the year, jurors rejected his defence and convicted him of one count of rape and 11 counts of sexual assault involving four adult women in total—including the rape and sexual assault of an elderly woman.
Following the sentencing hearing on Wednesday 6 May, Superintendent Allan Raw, speaking on behalf of West Yorkshire Police’s Calderdale Adult Protection Team, condemned Hattersley’s actions and welcomed the lengthy custodial term:
“We welcome the sentencing of Hattersley for multiple sexual offences. These included an appalling offence in which he took advantage of and raped an extremely vulnerable elderly woman who was in no position at all to defend herself from him. He without doubt poses a danger to others and I hope his victims and their families can take some comfort from seeing him jailed. We continue to urge all victims of sexual offending or those who have information about offences to come forwards to allow us to investigate and seek justice for them. All reports are investigated by specially trained safeguarding detectives who will be able to signpost victims to any support services they may need.”
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, all four female survivors in this case are 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 their identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Sentencing Hattersley at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday 6 May 2026, the presiding judge imposed an immediate custodial sentence of 19 years’ imprisonment alongside lifelong notification requirements on the Sex Offenders Register.
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