A 65-year-old Hampshire paedophile who subjected a girl aged under 10 to a sustained series of sexual offences in Gosport between 2021 and 2024—alongside possessing indecent images of children and extreme pornography—has been handed a 20-year extended custodial sentence at Portsmouth Crown Court.
Stephen Street, aged 65 and residing at Aspengrove in Gosport, appeared in the dock for sentence at Portsmouth Crown Court on Wednesday 6 May 2026 following a nine-day jury trial and earlier guilty pleas entered at the same court on Monday 19 January 2026.
At the conclusion of the nine-day trial, jurors rejected Street’s denials and convicted him of 11 serious sexual offences committed against the young girl—who was aged under 10 at the time—at an address in Gosport between 2021 and 2024:
Seven counts of sexual assault of a girl under the age of 13
One count of sexual assault by penetration of a girl under the age of 13
One count of causing or inciting sexual activity with a girl under the age of 13
One count of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child
One count of engaging in sexual communication with a child
In addition to the jury’s guilty verdicts, Street had previously appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on Monday 19 January 2026 and pleaded guilty to:
Six offences of making or possessing indecent images of children
One offence of possession of extreme pornographic images
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 and statutory UK child protection legislation, the child survivor in this case—as well as any children depicted in indecent material—is protected by mandatory, lifelong statutory anonymity from the moment an allegation is made. Any publication, broadcast, or public dissemination of information capable of leading to their identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Sentencing Street at Portsmouth Crown Court on Wednesday 6 May 2026, the presiding judge imposed a 20-year extended sentence—comprising 15 years’ immediate imprisonment followed by an extended licence period of five years—alongside making him subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), an indefinite restraining order, and lifelong Sex Offenders Register notification requirements.
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