YORKSHIRE MAN JAILED FOR HISTORIC RAPE OF TEENAGE GIRL
Sentencing Keith Foster to nine years in jail after he was convicted of four offences against the victim, Judge James Townsend said: “I wish to pay tribute to her for her courage coming forward and having to relive these offences publicly in front of a courtroom.” The crime cast a “long shadow over her life, affecting her to this day," he said.Foster, of Wesley Street in Castleford, stood trial at Swindon Crown Court this week charged with two counts of rape, one count of sexual activity with a child and causing a child to watch a sexual act.
The 44-year-old was unanimously convicted on all four counts by the jury after three hours and 40 minutes of deliberation.
The court heard the victim was a teenager when it happened and one image she was shown had lingered with her for 15 years.
Prosecutor Ian Fenny described the impact of the abuse, and Foster's cooperation with police was noted.
Foster, who has worked various jobs and is a father of three, will serve two-thirds of his sentence before becoming eligible for release.
