A Weymouth man who admitted three counts of raping a child has been jailed for four years and six months.

Liam Robert Porter, 35, committed the offences during two incidents at an address in Stalbridge between 2004 and 2007.

The abuse was reported to Dorset Police in November 2025.

Detectives investigated and arrested Porter on 23 December, before he was subsequently charged.

He pleaded guilty to all three counts at Winchester Crown Court on 24 July 2026.

On Friday, 9th October, he was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.

Porter has also been placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.