Man, 75, jailed for 24 child abuse offences against five girls

Ronald Pearson abused five girls in North Yorkshire

Ronald Pearson
Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 21st Jan 2026

A 75-year-old man from North Yorkshire has been jailed after being found guilty of 24 non-recent child abuse offences.

The court heard how Ronald Pearson abused four girls over the past two decades in the Ryedale area.

The victims were aged between 5 and 18.

He also abused another victim, who was under the age of 14, more than 30 years ago.

Pearson was found guilty of:

  • three counts of rape of a female under 16
  • sexual assault on a female
  • assault of a girl under 13 by touching
  • assault of a girl under 13 by penetration with a part of your body/a thing
  • indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14
  • causing or inciting a girl under 13 to engage in a non-penetrative sexual activity
  • engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a girl 13-15

He's been sentenced to 27 years in prison, made subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed on the Sex Offenders register for life.

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