Stephen Hardy worked for the force in Stockport - he's been jailed for 26 years
A detective who repeatedly raped and sexually abused a teenage girl - and still maintains his innocence - has been jailed for 26 years. Detective Constable Stephen Hardy, 46, who worked for Greater Manchester Police within the force’s Stockport division, was found guilty of a catalogue of sexual crimes.
Hardy, of Hyde Road in Mottram, Tameside, was previously convicted of multiple counts of rape; sexual assault; causing a child to engage in sexual activity and to watch sexual activity; and assault by penetration.His trial heard the offences spanned eight years, and began when his victim girl was 12. She had been concerned about who would believe her if she told anyone because of Hardy's job, the court heard.
He will serve two-thirds of a 26 year jail term before the Parole Board decides whether it is safe for him to be released.
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