October 2008 Wakefield man jailed for sexually abusing his own young daughter THE daughter of a convicted paedophile has spoken of her relief after her 54-year-old father was jailed for four years. The victim, now 24, waived her right to anonymity to tell of the years of sexual abuse at the hands of Dennis Moxon. Moxon, a former soldier who also worked as a railway track inspector, was today behind bars after being found guilty by a jury at Leeds Crown Court They found him guilty of four counts of sexual abuse against the then child The victim explained how drunken Moxon would touch her over her clothing between the ages of 11 and 13 after he and her mother had split up. “When he thought I was asleep was when he would start. I felt scared when it happened. He was my dad, I was confused. I didn’t understand what was going on,” She said she would stay at her father’s place in Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, every weekend and the abuse only stopped when he remarried. He moved away from the area to Stafford in 2003. But she says the abuse is still clear in her mind. The victim was only 11 when her dad began to molest her while she slept. Her nightmare continued until she was 13 but she told no-one about it until she was 22. She poured her heart out to her ex-partner, who encouraged her to go to the police. She said: “Growing up, I found it hard to trust people. It was bugging me. I found it hard to understand how someone could do that to their own children. “Then, having children of my own, I just could not get over it. It’s definitely made me more protective of them.” She said: “If my story helps other people to come forward and get convictions, then that’s what I want.” Moxon was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court yesterday and the victim was there to watch him jailed. She said: “I feel happy it’s all out in the open. I can move on now. I want this to help others come forward. I would advise people to speak out, it’s not as hard as you think and it is worth it.” The victim said she now wanted to move forward with her life. She added: “For me, I don’t have a dad. When I looked at him in court I just felt hatred.” Sentencing Moxon, Judge Paul Hoffman said: “Plainly you have committed a serious breach of trust.” He said she had beren at a young and vulnerable age and had veen very badly affected. He had damager her life and her ability to cope. Moxon was jailed for four years, placed under a sex offender’s prevention order and banned from working with children for life.