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| Redcar paedophile Michael Dunn jailed for 27 years | Redcar paedophile Michael Dunn jailed for 27 years |
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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 for 27 years. | 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 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, from Redcar, raped and abused four girls over a period of decades. | |
| His offences took place around the country, including at a house in Mottram near Hyde, Greater Manchester. | His offences took place around the country, including at a house in Mottram near Hyde, Greater Manchester. |
| More reaction to this story here | 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. | Greater Manchester Police has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) amid concerns opportunities to catch him were missed. |
| 'Paranoid and controlling' | |
| Dunn was convicted in January of 10 rapes, false imprisonment and indecent assault. | Dunn was convicted in January of 10 rapes, false imprisonment and indecent assault. |
| One of his victims was aged just 10 or 11 when he first raped her. | |
| Judge Tony Briggs said: "The history reveals you to be a devious, manipulative and controlling man with a strong urge to dominate." | |
| The court had heard he was "paranoid, controlling and short tempered". | 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. |
| Dunn imprisoned a second female victim, subjecting her to repeated violence, and filled his house with cameras, locks and alarms, the court was told. | |
| He also groomed and sexually assaulted another vulnerable under-age girl, giving her alcohol and cigarettes, and raped another pre-teenage girl. | 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. | 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. | He was cleared of one charge of rape, one of making a threat to kill and one of causing grievous bodily harm. |
| 'Truly sickening' | 'Truly sickening' |
| 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." | |
| Children's charity the NSPCC said 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. | 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." | "Dunn is a danger to the public." |