An 61 year old extremely dangerous Peacehaven paedophile, Ian Sargent, was given a suspended prison sentence in 2021 after he was found to have sexually abused a young girl throughout her teenage years in Hove.
Ian Sargent, of Cissbury Avenue, Peacehaven, was spared an immediate jail term when he appeared before Judge Stephen Mooney at Lewes Crown Court (Monday 8 February 2021).
Ian Sargent had denied indecency with a child and two counts of indecent assault.
A jury at Hove Crown Court was told in December that the offences took place 19 years ago.
Ian Sargent was convicted by the jury four days before Christmas at the end of a four-day trial.
He was sentenced to 15 months in prison suspended for 18 months for one of the indecent assaults.
Ian Sargent was given nine months in prison – to run concurrently and suspended for 18 months – for the other indecent assault.
And he was sentenced to six months in prison – also to run concurrently and suspended for 18 months – for the offence of indecency with a child.
He was ordered to attend 30 rehabilitation sessions and to register as a sex offender for 10 years.
Even though he is known to have had further victims the paedophile was not jailed by loony Judge Stephen Mooney.
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