Sex offender jailed for abuse over nine years

Peter Philip Wallis, 59, of Thornden Buildings, Selby, carried out the offences between 1985 and 1994 in Scarborough against the victim, now aged 39.

Wallis, who previously lived in Scarborough, has now pleaded guilty to six counts of rape, three counts of indecent assault and one count of gross indecency.

Speaking after the hearing at York Crown Court, where the defendant was jailed for 15 years, Detective Constable Nadine Evans, of Scarborough Protecting Vulnerable Persons Unit, said: “Wallis is an evil man who subjected his victim to sustained abuse over a number of years.

“He has thankfully been imprisoned for a substantial length of time for his utterly appalling crimes. I would like to take the opportunity to praise the victim for her courage in coming forward and reporting these distressing crimes she was subjected to by Wallis.”

She added: “It is never too late for victims of sexual abuse to come forward and report the offences to the police.”