Conwy man jailed for 19 years for sexual offences against women and children

A 67-year-old man has been jailed for 19 years for sexual offences against women and children.

Michael Williams, of Bryn Goleu, Pentregwyddel Road, Llanddulas, Conwy was sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court today (Wednesday, April 12th).

He was charged with 19 offences including rape, attempted rape, indecent assault, voyeurism and possession of indecent images of children. The offences spanned from the 1980s to the 2020s.

Detective Constable Jennie Ribbons-Steen said: “I welcome today’s sentence and hope this demonstrates to other victims of such serious and life changing offences that we take all incidents of violence against women and girls very seriously,

“Time is no barrier to reporting offences of this nature, which will continue to remain a high priority for the force.”

Police Constable Natalie Edwards added: “I would like to take this opportunity to praise the victims in this case for the immense courage and dignity throughout the whole of this investigation, and I applaud them for taking the difficult step in reporting the matter to us at the outset.

“The North Wales Police Amethyst team encourages other victims to get in touch if they have been the victim of a similar crime by calling 101, 999, or via the Sexual Assault Referral Centre on 01492 805384.

“We will continue to place offenders before the court to face justice for heinous crimes such as these.”