A MAN has been jailed for child sexual offences in West Berkshire and placed on the sex offenders register following a hearing at Reading Crown Court.
Anthony Farr, aged 59, of Southend Road in Bradfield Southend, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, issued with a 15-year sexual harm prevention order, and ordered for him to be on the sex offenders register for life, at a hearing on Friday, June 27.
A jury found Farr guilty of one count each of assault of a child under 13 by penetration and inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity at the same court on May 12, at the conclusion of a 10-day trial.
The jury acquitted Farr of two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13 and one count of assault of a child under 13 by penetration.
Farr was charged on April 12 last year, after having sexually abused a young girl in West Berkshire.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Adele Shaw said: “I would like to commend the victim in this case for her strength and bravery in reporting this despicable sexual abuse to police.
“This case shows that we will always seek to support child sexual offence victims and protect the public by bringing their abusers to justice.”
