A PLYMOUTH man has been jailed for sexually abusing a girl at Dartmoor’s Burrator reservoir 26 years ago.
Stephen Hoskin, 52, of Saltburn Road, Plymouth, initially stood trial on four charges relating to an incident which took place some time between January and June, 1997.
Hoskin was accused of raping a girl under the age of 16 at the reservoir, two counts of indecently assaulting the girl and one count of committing an act of gross indecency with a child. Hoskin had denied all the charges.
At a trial held at Plymouth Crown Court in March this year, Hoskin was found guilty on two charges; one of indecent assault and one of inciting a child to commit an act of gross indecency, both of which were committed against the same victim. He was cleared of rape.
At the trial, the court heard that the victim was under 16 when subjected to the abuse in 1997, when Hoskin was in his mid to late-20s.
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