Lancashire pervert who sexually assaulted young girl for nearly a decade jailed
A pervert who sexually assaulted a young girl for nearly a decade has been jailed.
Anthony Baron first abused his victim when she was just seven years old, with the abuse continuing until she was around 14.
Baron, now 68, of Main Street, Gisburn, was convicted following a trial of eight counts of sexual assault against a child between 2006 and 2013.
The abuse happened in the Accrington area.
He was sentenced to seven years in jail at Burnley Crown Court on Monday, October 21.
DC Ryan Benson, who led the case to bring Baron to justice, said: “First of all my thoughts are with Anthony Baron’s victim.
“Through his perverted actions he has effectively robbed her of her childhood and yet she has had the courage not only to come forward and report what he did to her but also the bravery to see the case through to its rightful outcome.
“I trust she feels some sense that justice has been done, and I hope this outcome gives others who may have been through similar ordeals the confidence to come forward and speak about what has happened in the knowledge that we will investigate sensitively and professionally and without fear or favour.”