Yorkshire man jailed for child sex offences

A Rotherham man has been jailed for seven years after a jury found him guilty of non-recent child sex offences.
Alexander Palmer, 62, of Selborne Street, Rotherham was sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of six counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency with a child, at a trial at Doncaster Crown Court last week.  Issued by South Yorkshire Police on March 29, 2017.Alexander Palmer, 62, of Selborne Street, Rotherham was sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of six counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency with a child, at a trial at Doncaster Crown Court last week.  Issued by South Yorkshire Police on March 29, 2017.
Alexander Palmer, 62, of Selborne Street, Rotherham was sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of six counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency with a child, at a trial at Doncaster Crown Court last week. Issued by South Yorkshire Police on March 29, 2017.

Alexander Palmer, 62, of Selborne Street, was sentenced yesterday for six counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency with a child following a trial at Doncaster Crown Court last week.

Palmer, who was arrested by police in 2015 after an investigation had been launched, committed the offences on his victim between 1998 and 2002.

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South Yorkshire Police said that throughout this period Palmer abused his position of power and trust to target a vulnerable victim for his own sexual gratification.

Detective Sergeant Thomas Woodward, who led the investigation, said: “The victim in this case was extremely brave, and showed great courage to come forward and report the sexual offences committed by Palmer.

“The victim continued to show great strength throughout the whole criminal justice process and further witnesses also deserve a lot of credit for providing supportive evidence in the case.

“If there are any further members of the public who are victims of such crimes and are wondering whether to report it to South Yorkshire Police, they can be assured that each report will be treated very seriously, will be investigated thoroughly and wherever possible offenders will be brought to justice.”