A 43-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a young girl almost 30 years ago.
John Larose was today sentenced at the Magistrate’s Court today to a one-year binding-over order, a one-year sex offender notification order and a ten-year restraining order in relation to five charges of historic sexual abuse.
During a court appearance last month, Larose pleaded guilty to committing two acts of gross indecency and three indecent assaults on a female when she was between five and ten years old.
The abuse took place between 1990 and 1995, when Larose was between the ages of ten and 15 years.
An investigation commenced when the victim reported the abuse in 2023.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Caroline Foord said: “This is a case where the victim had been unable to disclose to anyone until several years later.
“Recognising the courage that it took to come forward to police, we wish to reassure the public that police, and the services we work alongside, will do everything in our power to support victims of sexual abuse, whether or not they wish to pursue a criminal case.”
