Man jailed for Manningtree sexual assault

A man who sexually assaulted a vulnerable and elderly woman in Manningtree has been jailed.

71-year-old Stephen Pilgrim, of Harwich Road in Bradfield, assaulted the woman on 31 December 2019.

He was arrested a few hours after the incident was reported to Essex Police.

Pilgrim admitted two counts of sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder and was sentenced to two years in prison at Chelmsford Crown Court today (23 March).

Detective Constable Reuben Brame, from the Adult Sexual Assault Investigation Team, said: "These were absolutely vile offences. Pilgrim took advantage of a vulnerable woman, and has then gone on to commit these abhorrent offences, knowing she could not defend herself."

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