Locations
Satchfield Close, Henbury, Bristol, BS10
Description
A Henbury man convicted of molesting two teenage girls has been jailed. Roger Loney, 45, of Satchfield Close, denied abusing the youngsters but was convicted after a trial.
A jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting one girl and three sexual assaults on a second. Judge James Patrick jailed him for three years. The judge barred him from working with children and vulnerable adults and ordered him to sign the Sex Offenders' Register for life.
Sam Jones, prosecuting, told Bristol Crown Court Loney was found guilty of inappropriately touching both victims. Both gave impact statements saying how the abuse left them scared and traumatised.
One said: "The trauma left me feeling like an alien, like I forgot to be a normal individual...I felt very fragile and concerned. I've stopped any form of getting to know men.
"It didn't leave a bit of my life untouched. I hope the defendant can learn from this and not make the same mistake."
Derek Perry, defending, said his client - a man of previous good character - remains in denial about the offences. Mr Perry said Jamaican national Loney had felt "trapped, isolated and lonely" after coming to the UK.
The court heard his father died in October last year, and a mix of Covid and the court case prevented Loney from attending his funeral. Loney has not seen his elderly mum in Jamaica for some two years, Mr Perry said.
Police officer in the case, DC Mike Coleman, said: "The victims in this case have shown a great deal of bravery during this investigation and trial. I hope that the sentence given to Loney today will bring them some closure.
"Offending such as this is taken very seriously by the police and we will always seek to bring justice for the victims."