Man who sexually assaulted young girl claimed he ‘didn’t know what he was doing’

The man sexually assaulted the girl at a Cambridgeshire house in 2024

A man claimed he “didn’t know what he was doing” when he sexually touched a young girl. Edwin Timewell, 58, sexually assaulted the girl at a house in Peterborough on December 21, 2024.

The victim told her parents and the police were called. Timewell admitted to police that he touched the girl, but said he “didn’t know what he was doing”.

Timewell of Essex Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, was jailed for two years after appearing at Cambridge Crown Court on April 29. He pleaded guilty to assaulting a girl under 13 by touching.

He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register until January 2036 and handed sexual harm prevention and restraining orders until April 2036.

Detective Sergeant Steph Parker said: “Timewell claimed he didn’t know what he was doing in that moment but offences like this can have huge impacts on victims and their families and that is reflected in the sentence given by the court.”

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