A sick pedophile with a Halloween obsession has been jailed for 12 years after abusing a number of underage girls.

Billy Bradshaw, 31, who even wore a vampire outfit to his own wedding, has left young people “deeply traumatized” after subjecting them to horrific sex crimes over the course of a decade.

Derbyshire Live reports that hWe were ultimately arrested when two girls reported the abuse to police in 2019. Three other victims bravely stepped forward after his arrest, claiming he also assaulted them when they were just children.

In a final act of cruelty, the evil father-of-four forced his victims to relive their experiences by denying the offenses, meaning they had to testify in court.

The pedophile subjected several underage girls to a decade of sexual abuse

It only took 90 minutes for a jury at Derby Crown Court to find him guilty of all the offenses he was charged with.

Barnaby Shaw, prosecuting, described the devastating toll of Bradshaw’s victims through their impact statements in court.

One of them recounted how she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered from anxiety and depression, testifying, “I just wanted him to tell the truth about what happened. When I found out he had pleaded not guilty]it broke me, I wanted him to tell the truth.

“I want a normal life, I think that probably won’t happen because of what he did to me.”

Another victim said she hated things that reminded her of him, including alcohol, menthol and Halloween.

Bradshaw was convicted of three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 16, three counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of assaulting a child under 13 by penetration.

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The remaining guilty counts included one count of sexual assault on a child under 13 and one count of causing / instigating a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

Recorder Adrian Reynolds called Bradshaw’s abuse “despicable.”

He said: “You were lucky enough to think of your wife and children when you decided if you were going to admit what you had done.”

“You showed no compassion for them [his victims], I won’t give it to you because you don’t deserve it.

He jailed Bradshaw for a total of 12 years, with an extended license period of an additional year.

He also ordered that he sign the Lifetime Sex Offender Registry and imposed a Sexual Injury Prevention Order until further notice.

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