A vile rapist ran his own childminding business before his hideous crimes were unveiled, a court heard.
Perry thereafter groomed her by giving her presents and taking her to events including a Rick Astley concert. He would then instruct her to perform sexual acts upon him before raping the teenager as she 'protested and cried'. "I had never spoken about this with anyone until the investigation began. I began taking time off work, unable to cope with the feelings of anxiety reliving it all was having on me."This is something which I battled with, having to tell someone my secret. One day they found me crying because I was struggling to work and pretending I was ok, when in fact I was falling apart.
"This will be the defendant's first custodial sentence. He tells me that he intends to try to use his time as constructively as possible by working and doing courses. Perry, of Cross Lane in Prescot, was unanimously convicted of two counts of rape and 13 charges of indecent assault by a jury. Appearing via video link to HMP Altcourse, he was jailed for 20 years.