William Stubbs, a 64-year-old resident of Portland Meadows, Retford, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for grooming and sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The offenses occurred between April 2017 and December 2019, during which Stubbs enticed the victim with alcohol and money.
Convicted on seven counts of sexual assault and an additional charge of causing/inciting sexual activity after a trial in September 2023, Stubbs faced justice at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, September 29, 2023. In addition to the prison sentence, he has been issued with a restraining order and is required to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.