A paedophile who repeatedly sexually abused two children over a period of 13 years has been jailed for 18 years.
Kenneth Jones – of Wysall Road, Costock, in Rushcliffe – was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14; two counts of assault of a girl under 13 by touching; two counts of assault of a girl under 13 by penetration; two counts of sexual assault; two counts of assault of a girl 13 and over with a part of the body/thing and one count of rape of a girl under 13.
The 43-year-old, who was convicted at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, began the abuse in 1999 when he sexually assaulted a five-year-old girl.
The reign of abuse continued until she turned 17 and in 2013 it emerged another child had suffered serious sexual abuse at his hands.
Detective Sergeant Ashley Xavier, an officer involved in the investigation, said: "Kenneth Jones is a callous man who repeatedly and horrifically abused two children over a number of years.
"Our thoughts are with his victims who have shown great courage in coming forward and bringing this man to justice. Two young lives have been terribly damaged as a result of the depraved actions of this man.
"We will continue to offer them our full support and hope Jones' prison sentence will give them some sense of justice being served."