A 61-year-old man was found guilty of raping and sexually abusing a child over several years between the 1980s and 1990s. He was sentenced to 12 years for rape and three years for cruelty to a child (to run consecutively). He was also sentenced to two years for indecent assault and one year for gross indecency with a child, both to run simultaneously.
According to police, the man sexually assaulted the victim on many occasions and eventually started raping her. He physically her, leaving her injured. The young girl would feel forced to lie to teachers about how she was hurt. The perpetrator used "physical and sexual violence to control his victim" and instill "significant fear".
According to police, the victim, now an adult, came forward to report the perpetrator, decades after several years of abuse. Jimmy Nsubuga "Man jailed for 15 years for raping and abusing a child in series of 'sick' crimes" https://news.yahoo.com/mark-andrews-rape-abuse-child-jailed-181018866.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_refe%E2%80%A6%202/8 (Jan. 11, 2023).