MAN JAILED CHILD SEX OFFENCE
A man from Edenbridge has been found guilty of engaging in a sexual act with a teenage girl.Charlie O'Driscoll, aged 37 and residing on Hever Road in Edenbridge, committed the offense on October 13 of the previous year.
While driving a Ford Transit van through the town, he encountered his teenage victim and her companion.
O'Driscoll invited the two girls to enter his vehicle and subsequently drove them away, a journey that lasted approximately two hours.
After her friend departed to go home, O'Driscoll took the victim to a car park where he assaulted her sexually.
During the trial at Maidstone Crown Court, O'Driscoll denied the charges but was convicted of engaging in sexual activity with a minor.
He received a prison sentence of four years and nine months.
In addition to his imprisonment, a sexual harm prevention order was issued, and O'Driscoll will be required to register as a sex offender for an indefinite period.