Rapist Jailed for 18 Years

A rapist who carried out a string of sexual assaults on a young girl has been jailed for 18 years.

Luke Riley, 36, subjected the girl to more than two years of appalling sexual abuse. The offenses took place in the Mansfield area while the child was still of primary school age.

Riley, of Mansfield, faced 11 separate child sex charges, all of which he denied. As a result, the girl was forced to recount her horrifying ordeal during a week-long trial in April.

In a victim impact statement read out in Nottingham Crown Court, the girl described how Riley's actions had ruined her childhood and caused her to self-harm.

Following the trial, a jury found Riley guilty of 11 child sex offenses, including two counts of rape of a child under the age of 13.

Detective Sergeant James Primrose of Nottinghamshire Police said: "Riley subjected a vulnerable young girl to more than two years of horrifying sexual abuse. His actions were completely unforgivable and just pure evil."

"At no point has Riley shown any level of remorse or contrition for his horrendous behavior. He forced the girl to relive everything that happened to her all over again by lying about what he did in court. I hope that the knowledge that her abuser will now be behind bars for a very long time will serve as some form of comfort for her."