A 49-year-old Lincolnshire man who subjected a girl under the age of 13 to a sustained string of sexual abuse crimes—including rape and sexual assault by penetration—has been sentenced to 12 years and six months’ imprisonment at Lincoln Crown Court.
Michael Ramsay, aged 49 and from the Gainsborough area of Lincolnshire, appeared in the dock for sentence at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday 6 November 2026 after being found guilty of 11 child sexual offences committed between 2021 and 2022.
For the primary offence of raping a girl under the age of 13, the court imposed a custodial term of 12 years and six months’ immediate imprisonment. Ramsay was also sentenced on 10 additional convictions, with individual prison terms ordered to run concurrently:
Two counts of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 by penetration (six years’ imprisonment for each offence)
Two counts of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 by touch (one year’s imprisonment for each offence)
Five charges of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity (five years’ imprisonment for each offence)
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child (two years’ imprisonment)
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, the child survivor in this case 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 her identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
In addition to his 12-year and six-month prison sentence imposed at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday 6 November 2026, Ramsay was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely, made subject to a strict 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), and formally barred from working with children and vulnerable adults.
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