Mulgrave Country Cottage: Owner of luxury B&B near Whitby on the Yorkshire coast jailed for sexual offences

Grace Newton
By Grace Newton
Published 20th Feb 2023, 12:21 BST
Updated 20th Feb 2023, 12:21 BST
The owner of a luxury guesthouse near Whitby has been jailed for three years after admitting assaulting two young women.

Jason Lee Booth, 51, of Lythe, ran Mulgrave Country Cottage near Sandsend. The Grade II-listed Victorian property is a former dower house for the Mulgrave Castle estate.

He has been given a three-year sentence at York Crown Court this week after admitting two counts of sexual assault against two young women.

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Booth initially denied the offences in police interviews and attempted to delay the justice process, only pleading guilty at the last minute when the trial was about to start.

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Jason Lee Booth

Investigating officer Detective Constable Nick Burton of Scarborough CID said: “It took great courage for the victims to come forward and I thank them for standing up to Booth and being brave enough to provide the evidence that led to his convictions.

“Not only has he caused untold harm by sexual assaulting them, but he has prolonged their trauma by continuing to deny the offences.

“I hope the guilty plea and today’s sentence gives the women some degree of closure on the matter and they can finally put this traumatic time in their lives behind them.”