Man jailed for sexual act with dead woman
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 16:29 · Archive
A 62-year-old man has been jailed for 16 months for sexual penetration of a corpse.
Stephen Sellars, 62, of Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire, was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment at Hull Crown Court on Friday after pleading guilty to sexual penetration of a corpse. The woman had died at home after being diagnosed with cancer eight weeks earlier. Sellars was left alone with the victim's body for about 15 minutes, during which time he committed the offence. He was interrupted by the woman's son and nephew, who caught him in the act. He then dressed and ran from the property.
In a statement read to court, the victim's son said the incident had a 'massive impact' on him and described the offence as 'unimaginable'. The prosecutor told the court that the victim was a 'very proud woman' and efforts had been made to 'preserve her dignity' throughout her illness. Sellars told officers: 'It was obvious what was going to happen, wasn't it?' In text messages, he claimed he 'was smashed' and 'didn't know what came over me'.
Judge John Thackray KC noted that if the offence had occurred less than a month later, he would have been able to impose a maximum sentence of seven years due to an upcoming law change. As it stood, the maximum available sentence was two years, which the judge reduced further due to Sellars' early guilty plea.
How it is being reported
- Grieving son returned home to find 'depraved' man having sex with his mother's bodyWhen caught in the 'disgusting' act, Stephen Sellars said: 'Sorry. I deserve knocking out'GrimsbyLive · 16 Oct, 17:06
- Man jailed for sex with dead womanStephen Sellars, 62, was interrupted by the woman's son and nephew, a court hears.BBC Lincolnshire · 16 Oct, 15:41
In this story: Stephen Sellars · Hull Crown Court · Hibaldstow · North Lincolnshire
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