Pensioner jailed for sexual assault of teenage girl at caravan site

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 05:18 · Archive

A 73-year-old man has been jailed for four years after sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at a Suffolk caravan site.

Brent Taylor, 73, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court on Monday after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting the teenage victim following a trial in August. Taylor had denied the offence. The attack took place at Haw Wood Farm Caravan site near Saxmundham in April 2024. During the trial, the court heard that Taylor put his hand inside the girl's leggings and touched her intimately, causing her to 'freeze'. The incident occurred after Taylor had been drinking with the victim and her partner, who had gone to the toilet. The girl later told her boyfriend what had happened. Taylor subsequently asked her not to tell anyone what he had done.

Recorder Sarah Przybylska described the offence as 'opportunistic'. When arrested in his caravan, Taylor told police: 'I can't say whether I have or haven't. There was a lot of alcohol being consumed.' In addition to his prison sentence, Taylor was ordered to sign the sex offenders' register indefinitely and banned from contacting the victim.

How it is being reported

• Predator pensioner who abused teenage girl among those jailed in Suffolk this weekA 73-year-old man who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl while he was staying at a Suffolk caravan site was among those jailed in Suffolk this week.Ipswich Star · 11 Oct, 04:30
• Predator pensioner who abused teenage girl among those jailed in Suffolk this weekA 73-year-old man who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl while he was staying at a Suffolk caravan site was among those jailed in Suffolk this week.East Anglian Daily Times · 11 Oct, 04:30

In this story: Brent Taylor · Suffolk · Haw Wood Farm Caravan site · Saxmundham · Harwich · Ipswich Crown Court

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