Cleethorpes: Man admits abducting and assaulting children

Jason Hoodlass will be sentenced at Grimsby Crown Court on 22 March

A man has admitted abducting and sexually assaulting two young children he met on Cleethorpes seafront.

Jason Hoodlass, 27, befriended the victims on 16 July and gave them money to play in the arcades before assaulting them at Ross Castle.

He then took the children to Grimsby and bought them new clothing before leaving them to return home alone.

Hoodlass pleaded guilty to offences including abduction, sexual assault, voyeurism and taking indecent images.

He was remanded in custody at Grimsby Crown Court and will appear for sentencing on 22 March.

Hoodlass, of Kings Road, Immingham, also admitted two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order.

'Dangerous offender'

PC Eleanor Burgess, of Humberside Police, said: "This was a shocking case in which a perverted criminal targeted two vulnerable young children and sexually assaulted them for his own depraved gratification.

"I want to commend the children and their family for the courage and bravery that they have shown throughout the investigative and court process."

She added: "By reporting this incident to us they have helped put a dangerous offender before the courts, ultimately resulting in him being remanded in custody and unable to target any other children."