Wednesday, January 31, 2024
A pervert has been jailed for 15 years for sexually abusing young girls.
Rodney Dinsmore (pictured),78, of Park Road, Blackpool sexually assaulted his three victims when they were just children and teenagers.
Dinsmore’s crimes were reported to us in 2017, and an investigation was launched.
Dinsmore was convicted of 18 offences, including: inciting a child to commit an act of gross indecency, indecent assault on a female under 14, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, sexual activity with a child under 13, inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and sexual activity with a child under 17. He was found guilty by a jury following a trial in November 2023.
At Preston Crown Court yesterday (January 30, 2024), Dinsmore was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, and given a three-year extended licence period. He was also made to sign the sex offenders register indefinitely and was issued with a sexual harm prevention order.