'Dangerous individual preyed on young girl'
Marcel Evans was jailed at Stafford Crown Court on Friday
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A " dangerous" man who preyed on a young girl and sexually assaulted her has been jailed.
Marcel Evans, of Burland Avenue in Wolverhampton, was found guilty of three counts of indecent assault and one of indecency with a child at Shrewsbury Crown Court in July.
The offences were carried out by the 53-year-old between between 1988 and 1993, West Mercia Police said.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison at Stafford Crown Court on Friday and will serve one year on licence, the force added.
Det Con Jules Musgrove said: "I am pleased with today's sentence as Evans is a dangerous individual who preyed on a young girl.
"I must commend the bravery and courage of his victim for coming forward and reporting the abuse she was subjected to by him."
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