Paedophile given 16 year and nine month sentence for attempted rape of young girl in Brierfield

In September 2022 Jeremy Wood tried to rape a 14-year-old girl at a house in Brierfield. Thankfully Wood was disturbed.

Wood, formerly of Hope Street, Brierfield, but now of no fixed address, was arrested the day after.

Wood was found guilty of attempted rape earlier this year. He was back in the dock at Burnley Crown Court on June 14th where a Judge deemed him a dangerous offender.

Wood was given a sentence totalling 16 years and nine months, which consisted of eight years and nine months immediate of which he will have to serve two thirds of before he’s eligible for parole. He will then have to serve a further eight years on extended licence.

DC Francesca Wheatley, of our East Child Protection Team, said: “Wood is a dangerous individual who presents a significant risk to female children because of his perverted sexual interests. I welcome this sentence which offers the public a great deal of protection from him.”