October 2014

81-year-old paedophile jailed for 16 years for raping girl aged under 13 four times

AN 81-year-old paedophile has been jailed for 16 years for raping a young girl.

Pensioner Lawrence Pritchard was told he would die in jail after sexually assaulting the child.

Pritchard denied a string of sex assaults on the girl who was under 13 when he first attacked her.

But he faces a lengthy prison term after being found guilty of four counts of rape.

Judge Daniel Williams said:”Pritchard is a controlling, aggressive and a domineering bully.

“He was and remains sexually amoral.”

Pritchard’s victim – who is now an adult – reported him to the police more than 10 years after the attacks.

He was convicted of four counts of rape and one count of indecent assault following trial.

Prithcard, of Caldicot, didn’t appear in court because he is suffering with “ill health”.

Cardiff Crown Court heard he was currently refusing treatment for kidney problems.

But Judge Williams said this was “no mitigation”.

Pritchard was given 15 years imprisonment for four counts of rape, and 18 months imprisonment for indecent assault, to run consecutively.