Aaron Grimshaw

Aaron Grimshaw, 23, was sentenced to a total of five and a half years in prison at Bradford Crown Court. This sentence comprised one year for two charges of sexual assault against teenagers in Gloucestershire, and four-and-a-half years for unrelated offences investigated by West Yorkshire Police.

Regarding the Gloucestershire offences, Grimshaw had approached two 16-year-old girls at a recreation ground, falsely claiming to be a police officer and threatening to call their parents if they refused a search. He subsequently touched the teenagers inappropriately under their clothing. Grimshaw pleaded guilty to these charges.

In relation to the West Yorkshire investigation, Grimshaw pleaded guilty to offences including sexual assault on a female, sexual activity with a child, engaging in sexual communication with a child, and making indecent photographs of a child.

In addition to the custodial sentence, Grimshaw was added to the sex offenders register and issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.