A CHILD rapist who showed no remorse for his actions has been jailed for 28 years.

Mark Woolley, 54, of Kinsley Street, Kinsley, Pontefract, was found guilty following a trial at Leeds Crown Court of four counts of rape of a male under 16, four counts of indecent assault of a boy under the age of 14, four counts of gross indecency with a boy under the age of 14 and three counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14.

He was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Monday to 28 years’ imprisonment with a further three years on licence.

He was also made the subject of an indefinite restraining order and Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

The offences took place between 1998 and 2002 in Newport, Barnsley and South Elmsall.

Detective Constable Alison Hibbert said: “Woolley has been responsible for a catalogue of serious sexual offences against young male and female victims.

“We have worked across borders to build the evidence which has ensured he has been convicted of these crimes.

“He has failed to acknowledge his offending and shown no remorse for his actions.

“No sentence can ever restore what he has taken from them, but hopefully the fact Woolley is now in prison gives his victims some comfort.

“I hope this case also helps demonstrate that we will investigate non-recent sexual offending and that perpetrators can be made to face justice years down the line.

“We are here when you are ready.”