From: http://www.thejc.com
Jewish teacher turned businessman is facing a
''substantial'' jail sentence after being found guilty of seven sex abuse
charges on Tuesday.
Todros Grynhaus, 50, was convicted of five counts of indecent
assault and two counts of sexual assault against the girls when they were aged
around 14 and 15.
Grynhaus, a prominent member of the Charedi community in
Salford, was accused of a course of conduct against the two alleged victims
over a number of years which involved touching them inappropriately and forcing
himself on them.
He denied the allegations, saying he was the victim of a
“revenge plot” and that the girls, now adult women, were lying.
But he was convicted after a two-week trial at Manchester
Crown Court.
Wearing glasses and dressed in a black suit with open-collar
white shirt, Grynhaus showed no emotion as he was unanimously found guilty of
three charges of indecent assault, and of the four other charges by a majority
verdict of 10-2.
The verdicts were returned after 10 hours deliberation.
They came after a previous trial in February ended with the
jury failing to come to a decision and a retrail ordered.
The judge Mr Justice Timothy Holroyde told Grynhause: “The
nature of the offences involved a high degree of manipulative behaviour coupled
with a refusal to acknowledge any wrongdoing whatsoever. While I appreciate
many years have passed I am not minded to say here and now that no finding of
dangerousness should be made.
”You have been convicted of these serious offences. A
substantial prison sentence is inevitable but before deciding the appropriate
sentence I will welcome the assistance of a probation report.”
The judge thanked the jury. “It has, I am sure, been a
difficult exercise for you. I must find out if he is a danger to the public in
the future even though we have learnt a great deal about him in the course of
this trial.”
Sentencing is expected in four weeks.
