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A man who plied a child with alcohol before sexually assaulting her has been jailed.
Colin Shaw, 51, gave his 15-year-old victim multiple cans of beer before touching her inappropriately and attacking her inside his home in Rotherham.
He put his hand up her top and inside her bra leaving his teenage victim traumatised, and the morning after Shaw encouraged her to stay silent and downplay what had happened to her.
Detective Constable Charlotte Adamson, from our Major Crime Unit, said: "Shaw took advantage of his young victim by plying her with alcohol before subjecting her to a sickening assault.
"To make matters worse, Shaw then encouraged her to downplay what had happened before touching her inappropriately once again.
"I cannot imagine how terrified she must have been after such a traumatic ordeal and I want to commend the bravery of the victim for showing courage beyond her years in reporting this to us.
"It's thanks to her bravery that this dangerous sex offender is now behind bars and I hope his imprisonment will bring his victim and their family some comfort."
Shaw, previously of the Worksop area, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault and not guilty of another following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
He was jailed for three years and four months at the same court on 22 December 2023 and has been placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.