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Worcester man jailed for 24 years for sexual offences involving a child

Worcester Editorial 8th Mar, 2022   0

A WORCESTER man has been jailed after being found guilty of 17 counts of historic sex offences involving a child including rape.

David Carter, 60, of Hawkwood Crescent denied the non-recent offences but a jury at Worcester Crown Court found him guilty. He was sentenced on Friday (March 4).

As well as his prison sentence Carter will be placed on the Sexual Offenders Register for life.

Det Con Sarah Wood, who led the investigation, said: “This is a really good result for us and for the victim, who came forward to give evidence against her abuser.




“I would like to commend her for her bravery in doing so and hope that this will serve as encouragement to other victims of sexual abuse to come forward. We will believe you and do everything we can to bring offenders to justice, no matter how long ago the offences took place.

“Let this also be a warning to sexual abusers, that time does not diminish guilt and we will prosecute anyone who commits sexual offences against vulnerable children or adults.”


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