MAN TOUCHED GIRL OVER FOUR YEARS
A man who sexually molested a girl over a four-year period has been sentenced to prison.Arsenad Guraj, aged 37, started inappropriate physical contact with the girl in Peterborough in March 2019, and the abuse lasted until July 2023.
The girl disclosed the abuse to her family after noticing signs of sexual assault during school posters and assemblies.
Authorities were notified, and Guraj was detained in April 2024.
In interviews, Guraj, of Lincoln Road, Peterborough, denied committing any sexual offenses against the girl.
Nonetheless, on 12 May at Huntingdon Law Courts, he was sentenced to five years after being found guilty of two counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching and engaging in non-penetrative sexual activities with a girl between 13 and 15 years old.
He was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life, given a 12-year restraining order, and a ten-year sexual harm prevention order.
The victim’s personal statement revealed that Guraj’s misconduct resulted in the girl losing friends, feeling isolated, and resorting to self-harm, which disrupted her schooling and educational progress.
