Paedophile Michael McGlynn jailed for over 2 years after assault of girl’ Michael McGlynn, 47, was found guilty of two counts of assaulting a girl under 13 years of age by touching after a trial at Reading Crown Court last month.
The incidents, which happened during summer 2020 in Earley, Reading, have had a lasting impact on the young girl who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Paedophile Michael McGlynn jailed for over 2 years after assault of girl
Prosecuting, Brian Reece read out a victim impact statement from the girl’s parents at Reading Crown Court on Friday (April 28).
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The first read: “You can see the impact it’s had on her personality. The ripple affect has caused real psychological harm far beyond those directly involved.
“We continuously aware of trigger points for her flashbacks. The past three years we’ve suffered from sleepless nights, nightmares and guilt that we didn’t do enough to protect her.
“She should have been able to trust the adults around her – her bravery should be commended.”
A second statement read: “She has struggled at school due to the flashbacks of the incidents which have caused panic attacks.
“As a result of what happened she does not like men, she said she doesn’t trust them, I think that’s really sad.
“The whole incident has impacted my family. She has told me she feels guilty that she never said no and it breaks my heart.”
Speaking at the start of the trial, Mr Reece said: “[McGlynn] was a very heavy drinker and was drinking a lot at the time.
“Count one and count two are the same incident, they represent the beginning and the end of the event that lasted about an hour in which the defendant kissed a 12-year-old girl and at one point picked her up and put her on the sofa and carried on $exually touching her.”
There was a third count McGlynn was charged with which the jury found him not guilty of.
Defending McGlynn, John Simmons said that the defendant was ‘broken’ at the time of the incidents.
“He hadn’t properly come to terms with a relationship fall out,” he added.
Judge Kirsty Real sentenced McGlynn, of Kingston Road, Camberley, to 30 months for count one and nine months for count two to run concurrently.
He will serve half of his sentence before being released on licence. McGlynn will also be put on the $ex offender’s register.
No $exual harm prevention order was made.
