May 2022

Man, 77, jailed for 10 years after raping and indecently assaulting girl under 16

A man has been jailed for 10 years after he was convicted of rape and indecent assault of a child.

David Thomas, 77, from Aldershot Road, Fleet, was sentenced at Salisbury Crown Court on Friday following a week-long trial.

He was convicted of rape and indecent assault of a girl aged under 16. Thomas was found not guilty of another count of indecent assault.

The offences took place in Farnborough between 1984 and 1988. It was reported to police in 2020.

Thomas was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday.