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A violent paedophile who made a "hidey hole" in his home to conceal a girl he was abusing has been jailed. A violent paedophile who made a "hidey hole" in his home to conceal a girl he was abusing has been jailed for 27 years.
Michael Dunn, from Redcar, knocked through the wall behind his fridge to create a cavity to hide the runaway girl from police. Michael Dunn knocked through the wall behind his fridge to create a cavity to hide the runaway girl from police.
Teesside Crown Court heard the 57-year-old had raped and abused four girls over a period of several years. Teesside Crown Court heard the 57-year-old, from Redcar, raped and abused four girls over a period of several years.
He was jailed for 27 years after being found guilty of 10 rapes, false imprisonment and indecent assault. His offences took place around the country, including at a house in Mottram near Hyde, Greater Manchester.
The court has previously been told Dunn was "paranoid, controlling and short tempered". More reaction to this story here
Greater Manchester Police has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) amid concerns opportunities to catch him were missed.
Dunn was convicted in January of 10 rapes, false imprisonment and indecent assault.
The court had heard he was "paranoid, controlling and short tempered".
Prosecutors said his victims "suffered physically" if they challenged him and "he had sex when he wanted".Prosecutors said his victims "suffered physically" if they challenged him and "he had sex when he wanted".
The court heard Dunn would use a bag of dust and a panel to cover the hole where the girl was kept, concealing her from police on eight or nine occasions.The court heard Dunn would use a bag of dust and a panel to cover the hole where the girl was kept, concealing her from police on eight or nine occasions.
She had already been the victim of sexual abuse, having been raped and beaten by another man.She had already been the victim of sexual abuse, having been raped and beaten by another man.
'Extreme violence'
His trial was told he imprisoned a second female victim, subjecting her to repeated violence, and filled his house with cameras, locks and alarms.
He also groomed and sexually assaulted another vulnerable under-age girl, giving her alcohol and cigarettes, and raped another pre-teenage girl.
Dunn was also convicted of three charges of false imprisonment and three charges of indecent assault.
He was cleared of one charge of rape, one of making a threat to kill and one of causing grievous bodily harm.
Det Sgt Dave Pettrick of Cleveland Police, said: "Essentially Dunn groomed several women and young girls, in some cases making them completely dependent on him, and carrying out sexual offences against all of them.
"Some of the victims were kept in line through Dunn's extreme violence or even through the fear of violence and he had complete and absolute control over their lives."
'Truly sickening'
A spokesperson for the children's charity the NSPCC said the authorities should now "examine how Dunn was able to carry out this horrific campaign of abuse for so long".
A spokesman said: "Dunn used fear and intimidation to control his victims and forced them to keep silent for years. The repeated sexual abuse they suffered at his hands is truly sickening.
"Dunn is a danger to the public."