Child sex offender sentenced after assaulting child in 1980s

A child sex offender has been sentenced after admitting to indecently assaulting a child in Whitworth in the 1980s.

63-year-old Gary O’Shea committed the offence against the victim when she was either eight or nine.

The victim came forward in September 2023 the report what O'Shea had done.

The court heard how O'Shea told her: “It’s OK, there’s nothing wrong” when she objected to what he was doing.

He was handed a 12-month conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of indecently assaulting a child under 13.

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