Man jailed for sexual assault of girl over a decade

Reeson sexually touched the girl on multiple occasions, including one instance when he got into a bath with her

A man who sexually assaulted a girl for almost a decade in the 1990s has been jailed for three years and eight months.

Nigel Reeson, 58, attacked the young girl on regular occasions at his home near Peterborough from 1994 to the early 2000s.

In 2010 he sexually assaulted another girl at her home. Last year the victims reported what had happened and Reeson was arrested.

He admitted six counts of indecently assaulting a girl under the age of 14, inciting a girl under sixteen years of age to commit an act of gross indecency and assaulting a girl by touching when he appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday

Det Con Anna-Mae Dawson said: "Reeson subjected the first victim to a prolonged period of awful abuse, before assaulting another girl.

"I’d like to commend the victims for the strength they showed in reporting what had happened.

"Once again, this case shows that time is not a barrier to bringing perpetrators of abuse to justice. If you’ve been a victim of abuse, I’d encourage you to report what happened."

Cambridgeshire police added anyone concerned someone may have been convicted of a sex offence, and could be pose risk to a child, can apply for disclosure information through Sarah’s Law.