Child abuser has sentence doubled after West Yorkshire Police appeal

Michael King, 33, was convicted of eight sexual offences, including raping a girl under 13.

A convicted sex offender has had his sentence almost doubled following an application to the Court of Appeal.

Michael King, 33, was sentenced to 10 years in jail at Leeds Crown Court in October after being convicted of eight sexual offences, including three counts of raping a girl under 13.

He was given a new sentence of 20 years after the application from West Yorkshire Police was heard on Friday.

The appeal was made under the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme.

Det Insp Mark Tester said: "King's offending has had a very traumatic impact on the victim.

"We hope the increased sentence he has now received will give her and her family a greater sense of justice as they continue to move on with their lives."

A spokesperson for the force said it submitted the request as the family were "disappointed" with the length of the original sentence.

King was originally sentenced to 10 years for the rape offences, with a concurrent four-year term for four counts of sexual assault of a child under 13 and one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.

He was also given a one-year extended licence period.

That was quashed, with a new sentence of 20 years handed down, which included a one-year extended licence period.

He had already been placed on the sex offenders register and made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for life.