Locations
Scholes, Cleckheaton, BD19
Description
A MAN has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of sexually abusing a young child.
His offending was described as predatory.
Steven Abbott, 45, from Scholes, Cleckheaton, was sentenced to seven years in prison and made the subject of a 10-year sexual harm prevention order at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday, December 16).
He was convicted of six sexual offences, including sexual assault and sexual touching.
The 45-year-old was found guilty by a jury in July this year.
Following his release from prison, he will be required to sign on the sexual offences register.
DC Alexis Stansfield, who led the investigation, welcomed the sentencing of Abbott for his "predatory sexual offences".
She said: “He has put the young victim and her family through a dreadful ordeal, compounded by then denying his guilt to the very end and making them go through the added experience of a trial.
“We hope seeing justice being done will bring some comfort to the victim and her family.
“All reports of sexual offences are thoroughly investigated by specialist detectives and we continue to encourage victims to come forwards to allow us and partner agencies to provide support and seek justice for them.”