Paedophile, 82, told he will likely die in prison

An 82-year-old man who carried out multiple sex offences against a child has been jailed for 18 years.

Ronald Short, from Woodhall Spa, was convicted of eight charges following a trial at Lincoln Crown Court.

They included two charges of attempted rape, four counts of assault by penetration and two offences of sexual assault.

Passing sentence, Judge Simon Hirst told Short - who committed the offences when he was in his early 60s - that he faced spending the rest of his life in jail.

An impact statement from the victim described how it was a struggle to put the impact of the abuse into words.

"I regularly relive the trauma of what Ronald Short did to me," she said.

"Since I reported Ronald Short to the police I have suffered anxiety, panic attacks and flashbacks of what happened," she added.

Judge Hirst said it was clear the victim had suffered post traumatic stress and was forced to relive the abuse in a public arena.

David Eager, prosecuting, said: "It was always in the defendant's gift to admit his conduct. It was his choice to bring the matter to trial."

After the heaing, Det Con Kyle Barlow, said: "Although no outcome can take away the harm caused, we hope the knowledge that Ronald Short has been jailed will at least provide some comfort and aid the victim's process of recovery."

A restraining order was also made, which prevents Short having any future contact with the victim.

He will also have to notify as a sex offender for life.

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