'Persistent child sex abuser' jailed for abuse of daughter, stepdaughter and babysitter

Court heard accused still enjoys the support of his stepdaughter’s mother, who had written a letter to the court describing him as 'a good man'

The 71-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect his victims’ identities, first sexually abused his own daughter, then a babysitter and finally his stepdaughter, between 1979 and 2007.

A remorseless “persistent child sex abuser” who offended multiple children over a period of 28 years has been given a 15-year sentence with the final two years suspended.

The 71-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect his victims’ identities, first sexually abused his own daughter, then a babysitter and finally his stepdaughter, between 1979 and 2007.