Wolverhampton man who abused a young girl in 1998 must pay £100 and undergo rehabilitation

Kevin Kitson's victim spent decades feeling “shame” after being abused by her abuser when he was 16.

Shrewsbury Crown Court heard on Thursday that the victim, now in her twenties, spent her formative years “anxious and confused” and unable to reveal herself until she began therapy in 2019, after which Kitson was arrested.

The court heard that Kitson, now aged 42 and of Merridale Street, Wolverhampton, denied six offences against the girl dating back to 1998 but was found guilty by a jury in August this year of four counts of indecent touching of the girl and two counts of indecent behaviour towards a child.

Judge John Butterfield KC heard that the girl was living in an inn at the time of the crime and that Kitson's family were regulars and friends of the landlord.