Man sectioned in York for sexual assault and stabbing attack
Liam Rodgers, who's 33, admitted the offences during his trial at York Crown Court and was detained under the Mental Health Act.
A man who sexually assaulted a woman and stabbed another man has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act in North Yorkshire.
Liam Rodgers, 33, attacked his victims in unprovoked incidents while on bail for the sex offences.
The victim of the sexual assaults reported the abuse to North Yorkshire Police in September 2023
He’s now being kept in a secure psychiatric hospital, with strict conditions on his release.
The judge told Rodgers, “You are not likely to be released for many, many years, if ever". Had he not been mentally ill, he would have received a jail sentence of 16 years the judge told the court.
The court has also banned him from ever contacting the woman he assaulted.