Sex offender jailed after preying on women in their own homes in Yorkshire
A sex offender who preyed on two women in their own homes in Yorkshire has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
McCaulay Parker sexually assaulted the two vulnerable women in their homes in Hull and Skipton after posing as a tradesman or a salesman to get into their property.
Humberside Police were first alerted to his actions in July 2024 when a woman contact them to say she had been sexually assaulted by a man named McCaulay Parker.
The first victim said Parker, 28, had posed as a tradesman, and arrived a week after she told him told she wasn’t interested in having any work done.
He began to undertake the work anyway and within minutes Parker, of Thanet Road in Hull, began making inappropriate comments towards the woman, making her feel uncomfortable before trying to touch her without her consent, and proceeding to sexually assault her.
CCTV enquiries showed the predator Parker approaching the woman’s address and luring his way in despite her not consenting.
Police issued appeals to track him down and he was arrested a few days later but denied all of the allegations in an interview.
He was bailed by the court pending further investigation, but in March 2025 North Yorkshire Police received a report of a man who claimed to be a door-to-door salesman sexually assaulting another woman in her own home.
Officers were immediately sent to the scene and spotted a man nearby matching the description the second victim gave police, who turned out to be Parker.
Parker pleaded not guilty to both offences but was found guilty by a juy following a four-day trial in December 2025.
He was jailed for four and a half years at Hull Crown Court on Friday (Mar 20) and will be required to be on extended licence for a further three years.
He has also been handed a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will be on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
PC Jessica Holland, from Humberside Police CID, said: “Parker had exactly the same MO in both cases, where he would prey on lone women, probing them to ensure they were single or home alone, before luring his way into their own home under false pretences, refusing to take no for an answer and then sexually assaulting them.
“No one should be made to feel unsafe in their own home, and what Parker did to these women was not only repulsive, but extremely intrusive. To then deny what he had done and force the two women to sit through a trial and relive what happened to them all over again, is not only inhumane, but spineless.
“In the North Yorkshire case, Parker took it one step further, behaving so nonchalantly and acting like nothing had happened by asking the woman if she wanted to get high with him after what he had just done to her.
“Whilst the sentenced imposed today will not take away what the women have been through because of Parker’s actions, I am pleased he has been held accountable for his crimes and will now be behind bars to reflect on what he has done.”
DC Amy Sharrad, from North Yorkshire Police's CID, added: "This is a particularly distressing and heinous case whereby Parker acted as a door-to-door salesman in order to prey on lone women in their own homes.
"Our homes are our safe spaces. Instead, Parker invaded their personal, safe space and caused a great deal of trauma in these two random attacks.
"Understandably, this has had a lasting impact on both women. The sentence does not take away what they continue to live with, but hopefully it helps to provide a measure of comfort and strength to move forward with their lives.
"I am pleased the jury saw through Parker's lies, allowing him to be held accountable for his despicable actions.
"I commend both victims for their bravery right through from reporting to enduring the trial. It hasn't just meant securing justice for themselves, but I hope it gives confidence to other victims to come forward, knowing that they will be listened to by the police and the wider criminal justice system will do everything they can to get justice for them."