July 2020

Man, 65, jailed after sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl

A 65-year-old Staffordshire man has been jailed after sexually assaulting a ten-year-old girl.

Paul Norman Sankey, from Lichfield, was sentenced to two years and ten months in prison after pleading guilty at Stafford Crown Court.

A Sexual Harm Prevention Order has been imposed on Sankey for ten years. He will also be required to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life.

Staffordshire Police’s CID began investigating following the incident after the girl was targeted in Penkridge in June 2018.

Following the sentencing on Monday, police praised the victim’s courage.