A MAN who pleaded guilty to 15 sexual offences against boys has been given a 23-year sentence.
Russell Bradshaw, from Ryhill, was sentenced to 17 years and two months in prison as well as a six-year extended licence at Leeds Crown Court on Monday.
The 55-year-old was convicted of sexual offences against four underage teenage boys which took place over periods in the 1980s, in 2001 and between 2016 and 2017.
He will also be on the sex offenders’ register for life.
Detective Inspector Charlie Manson said: “We are very pleased to see Bradshaw given such a significant prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to multiple sexual offences spanning several decades.
“He abused multiple victims, sometimes over sustained periods, and clearly poses a significant and continuing risk to young people.
“It took real courage for his victims to support our enquiry in the way they did and I wish to commend their bravery. Thankfully they were spared the ordeal of a trial by Bradshaw’s decision to plead guilty.
“Protecting victims of sexual offending and prosecuting those responsible for offences remains a top priority and we continue to urge victims of offences both recent and historic, who may have never reported what happened to them, to come forwards and contact us on 101.
“We will always investigate and do all we can to put people like Bradshaw behind bars.”
