Pensioner jailed for 'predatory' and 'prolonged' sexual assault on teenage girl in Nottingham
John Yates, 70, has been jailed for over five years after sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Nottingham.
A Nottingham pensioner has been jailed after a 'predatory' sexual assault on a teenage girl in the city.
John Yates, 70, subjected the girl to a prolonged attack at a house in May 2021.
Nottinghamshire Police became aware of the incident several months after it happened and immediately began an investigation into what happened.
Detective Constable Dan Blackham said: “This was an opportunistic and predatory assault that unsurprisingly had a profound impact on the victim.
“Like many survivors of childhood sexual assault, she was initially reluctant to come forward – or even to tell those closest to her about what had happened.
“I am, then, full of admiration for the determination and resolve she has shown throughout what has been a very long and challenging legal process.”
Yates was interviewed by specialist child abuse detectives and gave a succession of no comment answers.
However, Yates later pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault by penetration and two counts of sexual assault.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday 19 August, he was jailed for five years and four months.
He was also added to the Sex Offenders' Register, and made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which will restrict his access to girls under the age of 16 once he is released.