An elderly man has been jailed after admitting a string of historic s£x offences which happened in the 1980s.
David Peers, 71, used to have s£xual encounters with an underage girl in his car and his house – and on one occasion, he met the victim on the day his wife gave birth to their child, a court heard.
A few years later, Peers had s£x with another underage girl, Mold Crown Court was told.
The man, from Wrexham, Wales, was jailed today, Jan. 8, 2026, for a total of eight years and four months.
Dafydd Roberts, prosecuting, said Peers’ first victim, who is now an adult and cannot be named due to lifelong anonymity, was a teenager and he was in his late twenties when they met in the early eighties.
The prosecutor said Peers drove the child to a lane when they met in his car, kissed her, exposed himself and asked her to perform s£xual acts. The court said he would “instruct her what to do” during their meetings.
Later that year, he invited the girl to his house when his wife was out – and Mr Roberts said that on those occasion, they would have s£x and carry out other s£xual acts.
Mr Roberts told the court that the following year, the girl was walking past Peers’ home on the day his wife gave birth.
The prosecutor explained: “He called (the girl) over, invited her in, took her upstairs and they had penetrative s£x in the bedroom.”
Peers also committed a s£x act with the girl on a coach, with Peers covering her with his coat. Today the court heard Peers later met another underage girl, who was 21 years younger than him, and committed similar offences against her over three years, The court was told the offences included meetings in his car and then at his home. Mr Roberts said the girl would skip school to meet Peers.
His first victim read out a statement in court, saying: “I felt isolated and emotionally burdened with the complexities of what I thought was an adult relationship. I felt blamed and humiliated. I felt confused and ashamed and I did not know how to deal with it all.”
She said she was “in a dark place for decades” and has suffered psychologically for most of her adult life. In her own statement, the second victim said her early teenage years were “tarnished by the methodical and calculated grooming” which had a detrimental effect in her education and social life, North Wales Live reported.
Peers had taken intimate photographs of her and his threats to disclose them contributed to problems in her marriage which resulted in divorce, she said. She took anti-depressants and is reliving the past through these court proceedings, she added.
Peers admitted seven offences of indecently assaulting his first victim who was a girl under 16. He was also convicted of two offences of indecently assaulting his second victim who was also under 16, and of two counts of committing an act of gross indecency against that girl.
Alun Williams, defending, said Peers accepts his offences had a “profound” effect on his victims, which he apologises for. He added his client, who is retired with a good work history, is not in good health having had a diagnosis of skin cancer. He is also due to have an exploratory operation for an abdominal condition, Mr Williams added.
His Honour Timothy Petts jailed Peers for five years and four months, with concurrent sentences for offences against the first victim. He also jailed him for three years for offences against the second victim with further concurrent sentences, with the three years to run consecutively to the five years and four months, making a total of eight years and four months imprisonment.
Peers was also made subject to the s£xual offenders notification requirements for life and must obey restraining orders against his victims for life.
The judge said he hoped the sentences would bring “some closure” to the women and wished them “the best for the future”.
