Man jailed after pleading guilty to sexual assault charges
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A 78-year-old man has been jailed for five years and four months after he pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual assault.
Peter Cooper of Belvoir Gardens, Great Gonerby, Grantham was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court on Thursday, November 4.
Cooper pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a boy under 13 on more than one occasion.
He also admitted to one offence of sexual assault of a boy under 13, and one offence of sexual assault of a man over 16.
Cooper was placed on the sex offenders register for life and also given a sexual harm prevention order.
The officer in charge of the investigation, DC Ronnie Dodds of PVP at Grantham, said: “We would like to thank the brave victims who came forward to support our investigations.
“It is thanks to their courage that Cooper has been found guilty and jailed for his crimes.
“No one should ever be a victim of a sexual offence and we are happy to see justice served.
“This will not be tolerated in Lincolnshire.”