Pickering man, 62, jailed for 11-and-a-half years for sexual offences
A 62-year-old man has been jailed for over 11 years for repeatedly sexually assaulting a much younger woman who had been left “psychologically damaged”.
Malcolm Dale, from Pickering, appeared for sentence at York Crown Court on September 16.
He had been convicted of seven separate offences against the victim – including six counts of sexual assault and one count of inciting her to engage in sexual activity – following a trial in July.
Prosecutor Anne Richardson said that the victim, who can’t be named for legal reasons, was sexually assaulted at a property in North Yorkshire in 2022 when Dale was a 58-year-old married man.
Defence barrister Zarreen Alam-Cheetham said that Dale had never been in trouble before and was previously a man “of good character”.
Judge Simon Hickey told Dale that his offences had had a “significant and lasting effect” on the victim.
“Psychologically, this woman has been damaged,” he added.
“She struggles to trust men. It’s affected her family.”
Dale, of Rosedale Abbey, was jailed for 11-and-a-half years and placed on the sex-offenders’ register for life.