A MAN described as a "ticking sexual timebomb" has been jailed today for six years.

Would-be rapist Ryan Allen, 21, subjected a Bradford sex worker to a degrading attack on New Year's Day, the court heard.

Judge Jonathan Rose said Allen's offending as a juvenile demonstrated a clear pattern of sexual activity with vulnerable females over whom he had exercised some dominance.

"You have in the past used violence in order to achieve sexual objectives," said Judge Rose.

Allen, of Airedale Road, Barkerend, Bradford, was initially charged with rape offences in relation to the offences against the two young girls, but after he admitted alternative sexual offences he was made the subject of youth rehabilitation orders.

Bradford Crown Court heard that Allen had also been put on the sex offender register, but he breached the notification requirements by failing to tell the authorities where he was living in 2012 and 2015.

On New Year's Eve, Allen had been drinking heavily and taking cocaine when he came across his victim, who cannot be identified, as she was going to meet a friend in the Soho Street area, off Thornton Road, at about 6.30am.

Allen, who had been at a nightclub, asked the woman if she was "doing business" and she agreed to perform sex acts for £20.

But Judge Rose highlighted the fact that Allen had no money on him at the time and added: "You were under the influence of alcohol and drugs. You were going to have your sexual pleasure come what may."

Prosecutor Michael Collins said the sex worker became concerned when Allen exposed himself and tried to get her to follow him to a more secluded area.

As she began to walk away Allen "launched" himself on her and overpowered her.

Mr Collins said Allen repeatedly punched the sex worker in the head and body and kicked her legs causing her to lose her balance.

As the woman tried to scream for help Allen held his hand over her mouth and called her "a dirty, cheap slag".

Despite her efforts to fight him off, Allen sexually assaulted the complainant and only stopped the attack when a resident shouted at him and he ran away.

Allen was arrested on an area of waste ground after the sex worker alerted the police, but he denied being responsible for the attack.

At an earlier court hearing, Allen pleaded guilty to charges of attempted rape and sexual assault and Judge Rose said he was sure that the defendant would have gone on to rape his victim but for the intervention of the member of the public.

In addition to the six-year jail term, Allen was also told his licence period was going to be extended by four years due to the danger he posed to the public.

Judge Rose, who branded Allen a "ticking sexual timebomb", also ordered him to register as a sex offender with the police for the rest of his life. He will also be subject to an indefinite sexual harm prevention order which includes a ban on entering red-light districts in Bradford, Leeds and Huddersfield.

The court heard that Allen claimed to have no recollection of the attack and his barrister Jayne Beckett conceded that he now faced a very heavy penalty for his actions.

MORE TOP STORIES

She said his guilty plea last month had spared the complainant the ordeal of going through a trial.

Detective Constable Donna Hector, of the Bradford District Safeguarding Unit, said: "We would like to thank the victim for coming forward and reporting this attack to the police.

"We would also like to thank the man whose intervention may have prevented this from escalating into a more serious offence.

"Allen is clearly a dangerous man and we hope the victim will find some comfort in the sentence handed down today."