Colwyn Bay - More men jailed in Llandulas beach sex case

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More men jailed in beach sex case

The judge said it had been 'systematic abuse' Four men who were involved in sexual activity with a young girl on two north Wales beaches have been jailed for a total of 10 and a half years.The men were all traced within 24 hours of an appeal on the BBC's Crimewatch. Judge Merfyn Hughes QC, told Mold Crown Court the men were caught as a direct result of the publicity. The men had met the girl through Frederick Lawlor, who has already been jailed for an indefinite period for offering the 13-year-old girl for sex. Gareth Vaughan Lloyd, 47, of Brynteg near Wrexham was jailed for three years and three months after he admitted two charges of sexual activity with a child which involved intercourse.  The damage each of you has done to that girl may not be known until many years have passed  Judge Merfyn Hughes QC Michael Kenny, 54, of Gronant, Prestatyn, and Raymond Foulkes, 51, of Colwyn Bay, admitted one charge of sexual activity with a child and one of taking indecent photographs of the girl. Kenny was jailed for 21 months and Foulkes for two years and nine months. Alan Coleclough, 51, from Rhyl, admitted one charge of sexual activity with a child and he was jailed for two years and nine months. All the men were banned from ever working with children and were ordered to register with the police as sex offenders. Further arrests Six other men have already been jailed for their part in the abuse. Detective Inspector Wayne Jones said although enquiries were continuing, and it was likely further arrests would be made, the men's sentence would draw the case to a conclusion for the victim. The inquiry stemmed from the case of Frederick Lawlor, who was jailed in April "The girl is continuing to receive support from the police and social services. She is making slow progress," he said. Judge Hughes said all the men had to a greater or lesser extent treated the victim as a sex object without any consideration for her feelings or the consequences to her. "The damage each of you has done to that girl may not be known until many years have passed," he said. He described the case as "systematic abuse" of the victim and said that each of the men, if they had stopped to think would have realised she was under 16.