A man has been jailed for five years after being convicted of grooming and repeatedly engaging in sexual activity with a teenage girl in Suffolk.
Philip Hares, 41, of Trevelyan Road in Cornwall, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday September 25, five years after the offending took place.
Hares was found guilty following a trial of three child sex offences. He had pleaded not guilty to the offences in January of this year.
The court heard that Hares engaged in penetrative sexual activity with a girl aged between 14 and 15 in Lowestoft.
Jurors convicted him of two counts of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a child aged 13 to 15.
One offence related to repeated sexual activity, including sexual intercourse, while the other involved penetration of the girl's vagina with an object.
He was also convicted of meeting a child following sexual grooming. The charge stated that Hares had communicated with the girl, knowing she was under 16, before intentionally meeting her with the intention of committing a sexual offence.
Sentencing Hares, Her Honour Judge Leigh imposed a five-year prison sentence.
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