"Abhorrent" sex offender jailed for 33 years after being found guilty of 17 offences against two victims
A sex offender has been jailed after being found guilty of “abhorrent” offences against two victims over an 11 year period.
Lovelace appeared at the same court on Monday, March 2, where he was sentenced to 33 years imprisonment with an extended licence for eight years. He has also been handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life.
The 49-year-old committed the offences against two people in Bordon and Southsea between 2012 and 2023, and was found guilty of:
- Five counts of causing / inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity – no penetration
- Assault of a child under 13 by penetration
- Two counts of sexual assault a girl under 13 by touching
- Two counts of offender 18 or over cause a child under 13 to watch / look at an image of sexual activity
- Rape of a child under 13
- Six counts of rape
Police staff investigator Karen Slade, of the Major Crime Team North, said: “I am very pleased with this result and to see Lovelace jailed for a considerable length of time for his abhorrent actions.
“Whilst no sentence will ever atone for the suffering that Lovelace has caused, I am glad that we have been able to bring some form of justice to the victims. I hope that this can help them begin to rebuild their lives, knowing that he is now behind bars as he deserves to be.
“We want to encourage anyone who has been affected by child sexual abuse to please report this to us. We take all reports of this nature extremely seriously and promise you that we will work tirelessly to bring offenders to justice.”
If you have been a victim of a sexual offence, you can contact Child Line on 0800 11 11, or if you are an adult who has been affected, you can call the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000.