A VILE pensioner who abused young girls is likely to die in jail after being sentenced for 12 years for raping one child and sexually assaulting another.

Thomas Green has already served a prison sentence, 10 years ago, for sexual offences against a girl but was convicted of further offences, which he denied.

Following Green’s previous conviction in 2011, another youngster came forward, in 2017, to claim she had been orally raped by Green when she was a primary school pupil.

After a two-week trial at Bolton Crown Court in April, 84-year-old Green was found guilty of rape, causing a child to watch a sexual act, two counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and five counts of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13.

GUILTY: Vile pensioner, 84, convicted of raping young girl

In relation to the first complainant, who he had been jailed for sexually assaulting, Green was convicted of five counts of sexual assault and one of engaging in sexual activity in front of a child.

The Bolton News:

In relation to the second, he was convicted of rape of a child under 13 and causing a child to watch a sexual act.

Green, from Sandham Walk, Great Lever, appeared at Bolton Crown Court to be sentenced.

Nicola Gatto, defending, said as a result of his age and poor health Green was likely to die in jail as a result of the likely prison sentence.

She said: “On the last occasion he received a custodial sentence he was in the vulnerable persons wing, boiling water was poured over his hand causing scarring.

“He is in a state of high alert.”

The Honorary Recorder of Bolton, Judge Martin Walsh, said: “You took the opportunity to abuse both of the girls for your own perverse and selfish sexual gratification.”

He jailed him for 12 years, and stated he would become eligible for release at the halfway point only if the parole board deem it safe for him to be released.