A 52-year-old man has been jailed for six years after being found guilty of grooming a nine-year-old girl and sexually abusing her.
Graham Shelbourne, of Newbery Close in Edwinstowe, befriended the girl and bought her gifts before sexually assaulting her, Nottingham Crown Court heard on Thursday (September 14).
DC Kerry Peace, of Notts Police’s Child Abuse Investigation Unit, said: “Nothing will ever make up for the abuse that Shelbourne’s victim suffered but hopefully she can take some comfort knowing he has now been put behind bars.”
Shelbourne was arrested on April 30 and charged with sexually assaulting a girl under 13 by touching, attempting to sexually assault a girl under 13 by touching and inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity.
He denied the offences when he appeared in court on Thursday (September 14) but was found guilty following a four-day trial.
