Serial child football coach sex attacker jailed after another brave victim came forward
A serial child sex attacker who worked as a football coach and scout leader has been jailed after another brave victim spoke out.
Michael Blyth was jailed for eight years in the 1990s and got five years in 2016, for targeting multiple children.
At Newcastle Crown Court today he was locked up for 18 months after being convicted of indecent assault and indecency with a child in the 1990s, in the Leeds area.
Blyth, 70, of no fixed address, who is already on the sex offenders register and has a sexual harm prevention order for life, had denied the offences but was convicted by a jury after a trial.
The court heard the victim went through emotional trauma, with insomnia and nightmares but has since sought therapy and support.Judge Robert Adams said Blyth was classified as a "dangerous" offender at his last conviction.
The judge added: "The defendant was in a position of trust, such as scout leader and football coach and used that to abuse his victims."
The court heard Blyth now has health problems and needs a wheelchair.