US EditionPatrick Lavery described as "incredibly manipulative child predator" as judge jails him
Patrick Lavery was sentenced to five years with a 10-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order and lifetime registration on the sex offenders register, after abusing six children from 1999 to 2009.
- On Thursday September 4, Patrick Lavery, 40, of Ballynamoney Road, Lurgan, was sentenced at Craigavon Crown Court by Judge Donna McColgan following his conviction for multiple child sexual offences.
- From 1999 to 2009, Lavery sexually abused six children, starting as a teenager with victims as young as six, and all six victims have since come forward seeking justice.
- Lavery was charged, denied the allegations and was later convicted and remanded after a trial at Craigavon Crown Court involving multiple counts of child sexual abuse.
- The court also imposed a Sexual Offences Prevention Order and lifetime registration, and Judge Donna McColgan acknowledged the significant effect of the offending after reading victim impact assessments.
- Detective Constable Jonathan Holmes urged victims to report abuse, saying sentencings like this may encourage others; police advise reporting to Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency.
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