Locations
Hockmore Tower, Pound Way, Oxford OX4
Description
Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man from Oxford has been jailed for non-recent child sex offences.
Robert Ind, aged 76, of Hockmore Tower, was sentenced to 17 years in prison at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday (26/10).
He will also be on the sex offenders register for life.
A jury unanimously found Ind guilty of two counts each of raping a male under 16 and indecent assault on a boy under the age of 14, and one count of committing buggery with a boy under 16 years of age, after an eight-day trial.
The jury found him not guilty of two other counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 14.
Ind raped a boy multiple times and committed buggery in the 1990s and early 2000s.
He also committed indecent assault on another boy on numerous occasions in the 1980s.
Ind was charged on 21 October 2021.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Janet Burchell said: “I would like to commend the bravery of the two victims to come forward, support our investigation and the court process, which has ultimately resulted in their abuser being brought to justice.
“I hope this sentencing shows that no matter when offences of this nature take place, victims will be taken seriously and listened to if they report offences.
“We will always investigate these offences and look to put child sex offenders like Robert Ind before the courts.”