A paedophile chemist, Jeremy Oketch, 30, has
been jailed for 15 years after footage of his rape of a two-year-old girl left
a female judge close to tears.
Oketch, allegedly filmed
his sickening abuse of the toddler on a camcorder in 2013 and 2014.
He was caught after a horrified girlfriend who suspected
he was being unfaithful found the images on his computer.
At Manchester Crown Court on Thursday, Judge Hilary
Manley adjourned the case for two hours whilst she viewed the 55 minute footage
in her chambers.
The 48-year old judge returned to court looking pale and
at first struggled to get her words out.
She said: 'It is of such an extremely graphic nature. It
was essential to watch the footage myself.
'Only on watching, one can see clearly what has occurred
and what the full criminality is and no description in a statement can do it
justice.'
Oketch, of Whalley Range, Manchester, pleaded guilty to
assault by penetration, two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of a
child under the age of 13.
Jailing Oketch this week, Judge Manley told him: '[The
footage] is lengthy, horrific and graphic.
'You present as a plausible and educated individual and
you exploited that to your advantage. There is little evidence of remorse.
'You can provide little or no reason for why you
committed these offences. You have a deeply unnatural, twisted and
obsessive sexual interest in very young children.'
The girl's foster mother had previously told the court
the girl now suffers 'extended periods of crying and screaming'.
Speaking after his sentencing, Det Ch Insp Colin Larkin
of Greater Manchester Police said: 'Having had to watch these videos, they are
without doubt some of the most harrowing, sickening images you could ever see.
'Anyone would share our revulsion over these wicked acts
being committed upon such a young child.
'The judge said the footage was exceptionally disturbing,
horrific, graphic and grotesque and that nobody, not a member of the public, a
police officer or a judge should ever have to watch such material. I can only
echo those views.
'I cannot even begin to comprehend what would possess a
man to commit such vile, repulsive acts upon an innocent two-year-old girl who
could neither understand what was happening, nor fight back nor even tell
anyone what had happened.
'Filming the abuse proves Oketch pre-planned what he was
going to do to that little girl. This man is utterly devoid of any
conscience.
'Make no mistake, Oketch deserves every second he will
spend in jail. I hope the length of his sentence, in some small way, gives
those who know this little girl some semblance of justice seeing this dangerous
man behind bars for such a long time.
'We will continue to offer support to everyone who knows
and cares for this little girl for as long as they need it.'
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