NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MAN JAILED FOR CHILD ABUSE
A "disgusting" Nottinghamshire man sexually abused three girls, with police praising the victims' efforts in getting him locked up at last.Paul Davis sexually assaulted each of the girls on multiple occasions at locations across the county between 2017 and 2020.
Each of the girls bravely told someone about the abuse and the 78-year-old was tracked down and arrested soon after.
Davis was charged with eight counts of sexual assault of a girl and two counts of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, all of which he denied.
Following a week-long trial at Nottingham Crown Court in October, he was found guilty on all counts by a jury and appeared at the same court last Friday (December 12) for sentencing.
Davis, now of HMP Nottingham, was jailed for 14 years.
Speaking after sentencing, Detective Constable Lisa Torrance, of Nottinghamshire Police, praised the bravery of Davis' victims.
She said: “Before anything else, I firstly want to thank and pay tribute to the three young victims in this case.
“I can’t even comprehend how hard it must’ve been for them to share what had happened to them, but they showcased immense bravery in deciding to do so.
“In complete contrast to this, Paul Davis demonstrated the coward he is by denying everything, which ensured the people he’d hurt then had to sit through a week-long trial.
“Despite the further distress this would’ve no doubt caused, the girls and their families courageously managed to remain dignified throughout the entirety of the court proceedings.
“We were pleased to see the jury saw through Davis’ lies and that his disgusting and disgraceful behaviour has now resulted in a lengthy prison sentence.
“Our hope is this will provide the victims and their families with some small degree of comfort and closure going forward.”
