Man jailed for 27 years after admitting non-recent sexual offences
Philip Garrett, 70, has been sentenced at Taunton Crown Court
A man from Somerset has been jailed for 27 years after pleading guilty to rape and several other non-recent sexual offences against children.
Philip Garrett, 70 and of Berrow near Burnham-on-Sea, was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court for 19 offences on Thursday 5 March.
He must sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life, and is subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Garrett was also given an indefinite restraining order not to contact his victims, most of whom were under the age of 16.
One of his victims stated: “You have a name, but to me you will always be called the abuser, the monster who stole my childhood without any thought on how my life would change.
“I never understood what I had done to deserve such horrendous torture, the monster who made me scared to speak up in fear I wouldn’t be believed.
"I was subjected to things a child should never be exposed to – my innocence, my dignity and my choices were all stolen by you.”
DC Michelle Hewitt, investigating, said: “Without the bravery of the victims speaking out about the abhorrent abuse they were subjected to, and supporting this thorough investigation, convictions like this would not be possible and justice has now been served.
“We hope this conviction sends an important message that any acts of violence towards women and girls will never be tolerated and every victim deserves to be heard and supported, no matter how long ago the offending was committed.”