Man jailed for sexually assaulting teenage girl
Robert Osbourne pleaded guilty.
A sex offender has been jailed for 35 months after sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he approached at a Stourbridge graveyard.
Robert Osbourne, 48, was jailed at Wolverhampton Court on November 10, after pleading guilty to sexual assault of a female over 13 and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Osbourne, a registered sex offender, approached a group of children and asked to sit on the bench with them before making conversation.
He persuaded the girl to move away from her friends by asking her to show him where the water tap was in the graveyard.
The incident took place on October 22, 2021.
The girl bravely reported the incident a few days later.
Following this he was spotted in the Stourbridge area.
Officers managed to secure CCTV and he was identified.
As well as being handed a 35 month jail term, Osbourne was also given a new SHPO which has strict conditions.
DC Adrian Jackson, from the Sandwell and Dudley Child Abuse Investigation Team, said: “We would like to praise the bravery of the girl in reporting Osbourne’s assault.
“Her courage gives confidence to others to come forward and report sexual abuse. You will be listened to, you will be believed, and you will be supported - from your initial contact all the way to court.
“I would also like to thank her family for their support throughout the case.”