Football coach jailed for seven years for serious sexual assault of girl in Stroud
The attack dates back to 2005.
A football coach has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the serious sexual assault of a 15 year-old girl in Stroud.
It happened in 2005.
Paul Edwards, who's 62, and of Marling Crescent, Farmhill, Stroud, appeared at Gloucester Crown Court.
His accuser reported the offence in 2020 - and Edwards was tried in January last year - but the jury was discharged after failing to agree on a verdict.
After a re-trial at Cirencester Court in June, he was convicted of one count of rape.
Edwards was also placed on the sex-offender register for life - and has been barred from working with children.