Blackpool man jailed for historical sexual abuse
Last updated 9th Nov 2021
A man has been jailed for a series of sexual assault allegations.
Keith Murphy, was found guilty of nine counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 and eight counts of indecency with a girl under the age of 16.
The 73-year-old indecently assaulted his young victim on multiple occasions when she was between the ages of nine and 12 years old in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The abuse was carried out at an address in Blackpool.
Murphy, of Cheddar Avenue in the resort, was jailed at Preston Crown Court yesterday (Monday, November 8th) to nine years imprisonment.
Det Con Scott Ogilvie, of the Child Protection team at Blackpool, said: “Murphy is a sexual predator who took every opportunity he could to abuse his young victim.
"I would like to commend her bravery in both coming forward to report what happened to her and in having the strength to go through the court process.
"That courage has now seen a dangerous man taken off the streets and put where he belongs – behind bars.
“I would encourage anyone who has been the victim of sexual abuse – regardless of how long ago or who the alleged perpetrator – to come forward and report it to us confident in the knowledge that we will investigate with sensitivity and professionalism.”