“He took a child’s trust and smashed it into pieces.”

These are the words said in court by one of the two victims who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Louis Maidment, who has been jailed this week for his crimes.

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In July 2019, the abuse was reported to the police and 28-year-old Maidment was questioned. He denied the offences, but was later charged with four counts of rape of a child under 13 and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.