Man jailed for more than 12 years for rape and abuse

A Lincolnshire man has been jailed for more than 12 years for a string of sexual abuse crimes, including raping and sexually assaulting a child.

Michael Ramsay, from the Gainsborough area, was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday 6 November 2026, after being found guilty of 11 offences between 2021 and 2022.

The 49-year-old was convicted of raping a girl under the age of 13 and given 12 years and six months in prison. 

He was also found guilty of the following 10 offences, with individual prison sentences to run concurrently:

• Two counts of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 by penetration (six years for each offence)
• Two counts of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 by touch (one year for each offence)
• Five charges of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity (five years for each offence)
• Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child (two years)

He was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.

Ramsay was given a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention order with strict conditions and barred from working with children and vulnerable adults.

Detective Constable Lucy Morris led the investigation and said:

"This is a significant prison sentence for a very serious case, and I am pleased that Ramsay has been brought before the courts. I would like to thank everyone who worked on this investigation as our part of our ongoing commitment to protect all victims from these appalling kinds of offences.

 "We work closely with a range of organisations to see justice done no matter how difficult or challenging investigations like this one can be and we always will support victims in this process.”

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