Locations
Clifton Square, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17
Description
A 44-year-old man has been sent to prison for 13 years after he was found guilty of nine child sex offences.
Nicholas Ford, previously of Clifton Square, Corby, started abusing the girl when she was 12-years-old, with the abuse continuing for two years.
On three occasions, Ford raped the girl, and sexually assaulted her numerous times.
When the girl was 18-years-old, she told her partner what had happened and with their support, reported it to Northamptonshire Police.
Ford was arrested and despite denying the offences in his police interview, was charged with three counts of rape and six counts of sexual assault.
A five-day trial which ended at Northampton Crown Court on March 7 saw the jury convict Ford of all nine offences after just over three hours of deliberation.
He returned to the same court yesterday (Tuesday, May 6) where he was sentenced to 13 years in prison.