Back in 2022, David Thomas, the Fleet Paedophile, from Hampshire, was jailed for 10 years after he was convicted of the rape of a young girl.
David Thomas, 77, from Aldershot Road, Fleet, was sentenced at Salisbury Crown Court on Friday, 29 April, following a week-long trial.
David Thomas was also found not guilty of another count of indecent assault.
The offences took place in Farnborough between 1984 and 1988.
It was reported to the police in 2020.
Detective Constable Michelle Carrig, from Operation Amberstone North, said: I hope this sentence has provided the victim with some element of closure, knowing that David Thomas has been sentenced for a very long time.
David Thomas committed harrowing crimes against the victim, and I would like to praise her for showing courage by coming forward and contacting the police.
We take incidents like this extremely seriously, and I would like to encourage any other victims, or anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse, or if they know someone who has been impacted by sexual abuse, to contact the police on 101.
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