Serial sex offender subjected boys to 'appalling catalogue of abuse' over three decades.

70-year-old Man Jailed for Decades of Child Sex Abuse

Keith Lockwood, of Park Lane in Keighley, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for an "appalling catalogue" of sexual abuse against boys over a period of three decades.

Lockwood, described as a serial child abuser by detectives, committed his offenses between the 1970s and 1990s across the Kirklees district. The abuse included gross indecency with a child and indecent assault against seven boys under the age of 16.

Leeds Crown Court heard that Lockwood was found guilty of 23 non-recent sexual offenses, committed over a 30-year period.

The pensioner is currently on the Sex Offenders Register and will remain so for life.

DC Gilly Hodds, who led the investigation, said, "Lockwood was found guilty by a unanimous guilty verdict of an appalling catalogue of offending against victims who were young and vulnerable. He forced those victims to relive the dreadful offenses he committed against them by putting them through the ordeal of a trial, and I am pleased for them that the jurors saw through his attempts to evade answering for what he has done."

She added, "Victims in this case demonstrated exceptional bravery in coming forward and supporting both the police and CPS in taking action against a man who has been a serial abuser of children whilst in a position of trust."