Gordon Laxton
Age: 66
Town: Southampton
Convicted: 20/04/2010
VICTIMS of a sex offender have finally won their battle for justice - 20 years after they were attacked.
The individual pleaded guilty to six counts of indecent assault.
Four of these counts related to offenses committed between 1980 and 1985 against his cousin, who was then a girl aged from 7 to 11 years old. The indictment stated that she was under the age of 13, which was relevant to the maximum sentence at the time.
The other two counts involved offenses committed between 1988 and 1994 against his niece, who was also aged from 7 to 12 years old during that period.
On June 18, 2010, His Honour Judge Hooton sentenced the individual to a Community Order with a three-year supervision requirement.
A Sexual Offences Prevention Order was also imposed indefinitely. The specific details of this order are not relevant to this reference.
The offender was additionally required to register as a Sex Offender.