"Depraved" sex offender from Wigan jailed
He assaulted a girl when she was just 4 years old
Last updated 5th Feb 2018
A man from Wigan, who repeatedly abused two children over a number of years, has been jailed for a raft of historical sex offences.
Martyn Woods, 72, from Lowton, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to 12 counts of sexually assaulting a child.
He'll also remain on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.
Between 1962 and 1976, Woods repeatedly sexually abused a young girl, starting from when she was just 4-years-old.
On one occasion in 1976, Woods set his sights on a 13 year old boy and sexually assaulted him as he lay in bed.
It was only last year, when one of his victims bravely came forward, that the level of Woods offending was revealed.
Speaking after sentencing, Detective Constable Debra Gallagher said: “Martyn Woods is a depraved individual whose abuse of two young children left them suffering severe emotional trauma that they still feel to this day.
"He thought he had gotten away with it"
“There is no doubt in my mind that he is a sexual predator who thought that he had gotten away with his sickening abuse after so many years had passed.
“However, thanks to the courage shown by one of his victims in coming forward to speak to police, Woods has now been brought to justice and a dangerous man has been imprisoned.”