June 2012 Factory worker is jailed for sexually touching girl A FACTORY worker who sexually abused a girl has been jailed for a year. Frank Wilson kissed the child’s chest and touched her around her private parts, Bristol Crown Court heard. She was ill as a result of the improper touching, had difficulty sleeping and suffered from “horrible memories”. Wilson, 50, whose address was given as Coronation Road, Southville, pleaded guilty to two charges of having sexual activity with a child. Judge Michael Roach told him he had caused “devastation”. Wilson was told to register as a sex offender for five years and banned from working with children. Richard Posner, prosecuting, said the youngster was in her mid-teens when Wilson touched her in her pelvic region and she told her mother. The court heard an apologetic Wilson admitted what he had done, and confessed to kissing but not licking the child’s chest. Wilson was arrested and gave police a statement in which he admitted touching the girl intimately. He admitted he had been attracted to her and pleaded guilty to the charges on the basis of brief, improper contact. Anita Evans, defending, said: “Mr Wilson was more detailed in his account than the child’s recollection.” Mrs Evans said her client, a man of previous good character, had had only brief contact with the child but fully accepted wrongdoing, which had not been pre-planned. Speaking before a packed public gallery, Mrs Evans said: “His remorse is absolutely clear. He recognises he will need considerable assistance as time goes on. He would be anxious to do sex offender treatment. This is a hard-working, guilt-ridden and remorseful man. He has taken his situation extremely seriously. He will live with his actions for the rest of his life.” Afterwards Detective Constable Erika Winbow told the Post: “It was very brave of the victim to come forward. She did the right thing.”