Serial paedophile jailed after admitting rape of young girl in St Helens
Melvin Miller, a serial paedophile from St Helens, will be on the sex offender register for life.
A serial paedophile from St Helens has been jailed after pleading guilty to child sex offences.
Melvin Miller, of no fixed address but formerly from Somerset, was sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to the offences. He will also be on the sex offender register for life.
In August, Merseyside Police charged 50-year-old Miller with five counts of historical rape against a girl under 13 to which he subsequently pleaded guilty.
Detective Sergeant Emma O’Toole said: “Miller was already serving a 16-year prison sentence in 2020 after pleading guilty to 30 offences against two girls.
“He subsequently admitted further offences in 2022 and was handed a further 15-year sentence to be served concurrently.
“Following a lengthy investigation Miller was charged with further offences to which he pleaded guilty and today he was given a further 11 years in prison to be served concurrently.
“I would like to praise the courage and dignity shown by his victim throughout the investigation.
“Merseyside Police is completely committed to protecting children from sexual abuse and those who seek to do them harm.
“I would like to take this opportunity to stress that if you have experienced any form of sexual abuse, or know of a child being abused, please come forward and report this to police.
“We take all such reports extremely seriously and if you can find the courage to come forward and speak to us we have specially trained officers who will treat you with sensitivity and compassion.”
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To report a sexual offence you can call 101 where you will be spoken to by specially trained officers or you can pass information to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. In an emergency, always call 999.
If you are a child or young person suffering sexual or physical abuse, the following organisations can also provide help and support:
- NSPCC – call 0808 800 5000 or e-mail [email protected].
- Childline – call 0800 1111.