Child sex abuser, 38, jailed for 15 years

Adam Cockram was said to have "complete disregard" for his victim

A man has been jailed for sexually abusing a girl over a number of years.

Adam Cockram, 38, was found guilty of seven counts of adult sexual activity against the child, for whom police said he had "complete disregard".

Cockram, from Calne in Wiltshire, was sentenced to 15 years in prison at Swindon Crown Court following a trial in July.

He was also found guilty of inciting sexual activity, taking an indecent photograph, and possession of a prohibited image. Cockram was put on the sex offenders register for life.

Det Con Julie Lewis, from Wiltshire Police, said it was thanks to the bravery of the survivor that Cockram had been prosecuted.

Det Con Lewis said: "Cockram inflicted his abuse over a number of years to satisfy his own desires, with complete disregard to the impact this would have on his victim.

"I hope this sentence sends a powerful message to other abuse survivors that you do not have to suffer in silence."

Cockram was also barred from working with children and made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for 20 years.