Rotherham man used limousine company to groom and sexually abuse teenage girls jailed for 24 years

Throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s, David Saynor, 77, from Rotherham, committed a string of offences where he groomed and sexually abused teenagers.

Following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) it was revealed Saynor would take his victims for rides in his limousines, ply them with alcohol, encouraging them to undress or dance for him, and then in some cases raping or sexually assaulting them.

The victims were all aged between 12 and 18 when Saynor abused them.

The teens were sometimes collected from their school or care homes in his stretch Hummer, taken to or from teenage discos in Rotherham, or just for rides around the area, a court heard.

The girls would be given money for cigarettes, food or occasionally drugs.

Saynor also encouraged them to call him if they needed picking up from somewhere, and often told them to bring friends.

During one incident Saynor picked up his victim who was aged only 12 or 13 at the time, and took her back to the yard where he stored his limousines.

He went on to rape her in an office building there.

One victim was abused repeatedly over a period of two years when she was 14 and 15 years old.

She recalled being picked up in her school uniform with groups of other girls, given alcohol, cigarettes and money.

On another occasion, when she was on her own, he raped her in the back of the limousine.

Afterwards his attack Saynor threatened to hurt her family if she told anyone.

Another victim, who was 16-years-old and in care at the time, was initially given a job by Saynor handing out leaflets for his company.

The 77-year-old drove the teen to an area of Sheffield she didn’t know and told to perform a sexual act on him or be left there, miles from home and with no means of getting back.

Saynor was arrested by officers from the NCA’s Operation Stovewood in 2020, after numerous victims identified him.

Following a five-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court he was found guilty of 15 charges relating to eight victims on July 9.

On Thursday (Aug 15), Saynor was sentenced to 24 years in prison.