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A 36-year-old man has been jailed for 19 years for a series of child sex offences.
Aaron John Starmer, of Burton, Staffordshire, pleaded guilty to the rape of a child, attempted rape of a child, three counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, sexual assault, sexual activity with a child and inciting sexual activity with a child.
He admitted the offences in October last year and was sentenced to 19 years in prison, with an additional six years on licence.
Starmer has also been placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely, given an indefinite Sexual Risk Prevention Order and a restraining order preventing him from contacting the victim.
The charges followed the victim bravely reporting what had happened to them.
DC Sophie Smart, of Staffordshire Police’s child protection team, praised the victim’s courage.
She said:
“I would like to comment on the outstanding bravery of the victim in this case and their immense courage to come forward.
“Staffordshire Police encourages anyone who has been a victim of sexual offences to come forward and report it so that robust action can be taken and justice can be served.”
A force spokesperson added:
“We started to investigate Starmer after the victim bravely told someone what happened. He was arrested the same day and was charged and remanded into custody the next day. Starmer had no previous convictions for sexual offences.”