Former Youth Club Director Jailed for 20 Years for Repeated Rape of Teenage Girl

Christopher Rixon, 42, from Blackpool, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a "campaign of sexual abuse" against a teenage girl. He was convicted of eight counts of rape and six counts of sexual assault.

Rixon, who denied the offenses, claimed that he began a consensual relationship with the victim when she was 16. However, Lancashire Police deemed this a "lie" and labelled him a "dangerous predator."

The offenses occurred at Monty's Youth Club in Blackpool in 2010. Rixon, of Holmfield Road, was also found guilty of two counts of inciting a girl aged between 13-15 to engage in sexual activity following a trial at Preston Crown Court.

Simon Morris of Lancashire Police stated, "I am glad the jury saw through Christopher Rixon's lies, and saw him for the dangerous sexual predator he is. I can't overstate the impact that his actions had on the victim, and she must be commended for showing immense bravery in reporting Rixon to us. He has shown no remorse by denying the offenses, forcing her to go through the ordeal of a trial. I am pleased he is now behind bars where he belongs."

Rixon was acquitted of two counts of rape of a girl over 16 and two counts of sexual touching of a child relating to a separate girl.