May 2023

‘Worst kind of predator’ jailed for 27 years following sex offences against two children

A man from Tameside has been jailed for 27 years for sexual offences against two young children.

Keith Williamson (aged 41) of the Tameside area, was yesterday (Tuesday) sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 27 years in jail for a string of sex offences against two girls

Williamson first targeted his young victims when they were under the age of 11 and 13.

He was arrested in December 2018 and in 2020 was charged with 16 separate offences against the two girls.

In total he was found guilty of six counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, four counts of sexual assault of a child under 13 by penetration, four counts of rape of a woman over 16 and two counts of rape of a girl under 16.