Todros Grynhaus had served just over half of his 13-year sentence before being released in 2015 for sexual abuse against two teenage girls in the 1990s
December 22, 2022 15:13
Convicted paedophile Todros Grynhaus is being returned to prison for breaching the terms of his parole by entering an exclusion zone.
Grynhaus, 57, from Salford and the son of a prominent rabbi, had been jailed in 2015 for 13 years and two months for indecent assault and sexual assault against two 14- and 15-year-old girls in the 1990s.
Grynhaus, who at one time was a prominent member of Salford’s Charedi community, had served just over half his sentence when he was released in May of this year, despite an application to the Parole Board to reconsider its decision from Justice Secretary Dominic Raab.
One of his victims, Yehudis Fletcher, tweeted on Thursday: “As a Chaunkah gift to the Jewish community whose children are now immediately safer, I’m relieved to share that this morning I have been informed by my victim liaison officer that Todros Grynhaus has been recalled to prison for breaching the conditions of his license,”
As a chanuka gift to the Jewish community whose children are now immediately safer, I'm relieved to share that this morning I have been informed by my victim liaison officer that Todros Grynhaus has been recalled to prison for breaching the conditions of his license.
— YehudisFletcher (@YehudisFletcher) December 22, 2022
Grynhaus’ case was cited in last year’s report into abuse within religious communities by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
Following his arrest and the explosure of his crimes in 2015, Grynhaus, who was a father to ten children, attempted to flee to Israel with a false passport. He was later extradited to the UK and found guilty of five counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.
The case prompted Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis to declare publicly at the time that sexual abuse must always be reported to the police.