Police officer jailed for sexually abusing girl

A constabulary serviceman who sexually abused a miss nether the property of 13 has been sentenced to 10 years successful prison.

John Stringer, 43, from Cardiff, was recovered blameworthy of 5 counts of intersexual maltreatment astatine a proceedings astatine Cardiff Crown Court successful September.

The tribunal heard the unfortunate suffered "severe intelligence harm" arsenic a effect of Stringer's abuse.

After his conviction, Stringer was dismissed from Gwent Police and barred from policing for life.

Judge Daniel Williams told the sentencing successful Newport that Stringer's attempts to person a assemblage of his innocence were "odious and cynical".

He besides said helium was a "high hazard to pistillate children".

Stringer was recovered blameworthy of 2 counts of intersexual battle by touching and 1 complaint of causing oregon inciting a kid to prosecute successful intersexual activity.

He was besides recovered blameworthy of causing oregon inciting a kid to prosecute successful intersexual enactment and causing a kid to ticker a intersexual act.

In a idiosyncratic unfortunate statement, the tribunal was told the maltreatment had near a "lasting negative, achy memory" of a ample portion of the girl's childhood.

The statement, work by prosecution lawyer Ian Wright, said the miss started self-harming aft the maltreatment and was "desperate to region the feeling" of Stringer's hands connected her body.

Her household said "no substance however galore times we told her she was loved, she won’t judge us".

The tribunal heard she besides had suicidal thoughts and had been taken to mishap and exigency connected galore occasions, with the household frightened she would instrumentality her ain life.

The connection added: "She has built her obstruction high, she doesn't spot people, has nary aforesaid esteem and blames herself."

Sentencing Stringer, Judge Williams said successful narration to 1 facet of the maltreatment "she told you she did not privation to bash it, but you kept connected and connected astatine her demanding she did".

He said the maltreatment was getting worse erstwhile Stringer was arrested.

Judge Williams said it had been "heartbreaking" for the tribunal to perceive of the interaction the maltreatment had connected the girl.

Stringer was told "your presumption arsenic a constabulary serviceman enabled you to conceal your motives and offending".

Judge Williams told the household of the miss "it is wide to maine that she is simply a kind, caring, intelligent and honorable girl. She is to beryllium commended for her courageousness successful coming guardant and her honesty successful coming forward".