Locations
Clarendon Street, Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, City Of Kingston Upon Hull, HU3
Description
A babysitter who sexually assaulted a child has been jailed for four years.
Richard John Ashbridge, 36, attacked the girl on four occasions when he babysat for her.
He was found unanimously guilty by a jury at Hull Crown Court of two counts of gross indecency and indecency with a child.
Judge Jeremy Baker QC told Ashbridge, of Clarendon Street, west Hull, it was a breach of trust.
He said: Your victim continues to have flashbacks. There was a significant age gap between you and your victim.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, the girl said: I have not been able to trust people because of this.
I keep having flashbacks and Im worried I will keep having them for the rest of my life.
In 1996 Ashbridge was given a community order for indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
In addition to his jail sentence, Ashbridge was ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life.