Could this be him in 1944:
Hull Daily Mail 1944
Assault on a Child
A sentence of six months with hard labour was placed on Edward Cliney, living at 55 Park St, Hull, when he appeared at the Hull Police Court yesterday, charged with indecently assaulting a girl of seven. He pleaded guilty.
Det-Sgt Green stated that Cliney had previous convictions and at present was on license from a term of imprisonment for a felony.