Paedophile Ronald Didd, from Potters Mead, Littlehampton, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on Friday, March 11, after having pleaded guilty to one count of rape and three counts of other sexual offences against the adolescent.
Ronald Didd will spend a jail sentence of seven and a half years, followed by a two and a half year period on extended licence.
The 62-year-old will be designated a registered sex offender for life and has been issued a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) that imposes stringent limitations on his contact to female minors.
Ronald Didd was issued a Restraining Order forbidding any contact with the victim or her relatives.
Both Orders will be effective for a duration of ten years following his release from incarceration.
Ronald Didd had once resided in North East Kent and the Battersea and Croydon regions of South London prior to relocating to Littlehampton.
Detective constable Jason Berney of the West Sussex Safeguarding Investigations Unit said: “Ronald Didd met the victim’s vulnerable family and over a period of time two years ago he manipulated them in order to allow him unrestricted access to a child and commit the offences while she was staying in his home.
“He caused great harm and fear to the victim, who was very brave to provide her evidence to police and support the investigation.
“Following our investigation Ronald Didd was left with little option but to enter guilty pleas to the charges.
“The victim in this case really needs to be commended for her bravery, as this was extremely traumatic. He manipulated her family and left her isolated and vulnerable and yet she still had the courage to speak out against him.”
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