Man jailed for sexually assaulting teenage girl in Morecambe
It happened as he sat on a park bench on 1 September
A man has been jailed for sexually assaulting a teenage girl on a park bench in Morecambe.
Dean Marroni, 34, approached the 14-year-old on 1 September on the Sandylands Promenade and then started a conversation before assaulting her.
The girl ran away, but managed to take a photograph of Marroni on her mobile, with the man arrested a short time later.
Marroni, of Marine Road East, Morecambe, pleaded guilty to sexual assault on a female.
At Preston Crown Court he was jailed for five months and made subject of a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years.
Marroni was also made subject of sex offenders notification requirements which allow him to be monitored after his release.
Det Con Zoe Hall of Lancaster CID, said: “This was a disturbing sexual assault on a teenage girl and we are pleased that Marroni has been sentenced and made subject of notification requirements.
“We take all reports of sexual assault very seriously and will investigate them thoroughly.”