Man jailed for sexual abuse of child in Devizes

65 year-old Christopher Mugridge has been sentenced to 22 years

Author: Harry LongPublished 10th Dec 2024

A man's been jailed for sexually abusing a child over a number of years - while living in Devizes.

65 year-old Christopher Mugridge of Pevensey Road, Bognor Regis has been sentenced to 22 years

He was convicted of having Sexual Intercourse with a girl under 13 years, Assault of a child under 13 by penetration, two counts of Sexual Assault of a child under 13, five counts of Indecent assault on a girl under the age of 16, two counts of Indecency with a child and one count of Cruelty to a person under 16 years of age.

He was found guilty by trial in September.

Mugridge was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on December 9.

In a statement read out in court his victim said: "The reality is that you hurt me because I was a little girl with no hope of defending myself.

“I want to live a fulfilling life and I will not allow the memory of you to stop me”.

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