A South Cheshire man who carried out a bizarre and terrifying sex attack on a teenage girl as she walked her dog, has been jailed.
Jack Heath, 61, pleaded guilty to section 18 wounding and sexual assault and faces up to 10 years behind bars.
Heath, of Sycamore Avenue, Crewe, subjected his 13-year-old victim to a sexual assault and a potentially life-threatening knife attack while trying to take an indecent photograph of her in December last year.
Heath had befriended his victim and that day promised a treat for her dog. She went onto his drive expecting the treat when without warning she was attacked.
He grabbed hold of her and tried to get her in the house.
He put his hand inside her top and touched her breast with one hand while trying to take a photo with a camera he was holding in the other.
He then grabbed a knife from of the top of a dustbin as she struggled.
She tried to escape but he grabbed her by the wrist and slashed her arm with the knife. He then it again on her other wrist and tried to stab her in the chest.
Det Con Rob Lees, of the Eastern Public Protection Unit, said: “This was a terrifying attack on a young girl.
“She really thought he was trying to kill her. She bravely fought back and when her dog bit him she managed to escape.
“She was treated for lacerations to her arms, fingers, shoulder and head.
“Fortunately she did not require serious medical intervention.
“What Heath did was shocking and beyond reproach. We have been supporting the young victim and her family through this difficult time and hope the sentence will help them in their recovery from this horrifying ordeal.
“I would like to reassure the community this type of incident is rare and that Heath will be under strict conditions to prevent him from re-offending.”
Heath was sentenced to 10 years and four months for the section 18 assault and three years for sexual assault, sentences to run concurrently.
He is subject to a Sex Offender Prevention Order (SOPO) for life and is to be on the Sex Offenders register for life.
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