Predator jailed for 18 years for attacks on girls

A paedophile who preyed on three young girls has been jailed for 18 years.

Antonio Napolitano, of Turnsteads Drive in Cleckheaton, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Friday, after being found guilty of eight offences at a trial last month.

Police said the 39-year-old's victims, all of whom were under the age of 13 when they were attacked, had shown "considerable bravery" in coming forward.

Det Con Yvonne Brear said one of them had reported Napolitano to the police in 2017 but officers were unable to charge him until the two other victims came forward in 2025.

She added: "I hope that they, and the wider public, are reassured that Napolitano is now behind bars.

"If anyone has been the victim of child sex abuse, whether recently or in the past, there are specialist child safeguarding units within West Yorkshire Police who will listen and investigate when you feel ready to report."

Napolitano must also sign the sex offenders register for life.

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