April 2016 Paedophile jailed for 18-years given extra seven years for child rape An 83-year-old Didcot man already behind bars was jailed today for another seven years for raping a girl and sexually assaulting another. James Summers, formerly of Lyndene Road, was found guilty after a week long trial at Oxford Crown Court of two counts of rape of a child under 14 and two counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14. Summers is serving an 18-year prison sentence for other similar sexual offences against children. The rapes took place against a victim in Didcot between June 14, 1999, and June 14, 2000, and the indecent assaults on a second victim were between July 27, 1995, and July 27, 1996. Investigating officer Detective Constable Tania Wasilewski-Norman, from the Cowley Child Abuse Investigation Unit, said: “He was previously well known in the area for his work in the Salvation Army but used that position of trust to gain access to his young victims and subsequently sexually abused them. “Both of the victims in this case, who are now adults, have shown great bravery in coming forward and I commend them for this. “It does not matter how long ago offences took place; we will always listen to victims and deal with what they have to say sensitively.” Summers was previously jailed in 2012. Today he received seven years for each count of rape to run concurrently, and two years for each count of indecent assault also to run concurrently. August 2012 Ex Salvation Army volunteer jailed for rape A former Salvation Army volunteer from Oxfordshire has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping three girls under the age of 10. James Ernest Summers, of Lyndene Road, Didcot, who is now 79, raped his first young victims in the 1980s after lifts home from band practice. In the early 2000s, Summers repeatedly raped a girl who was around eight-years-old, Oxford Crown Court heard. Summers was found guilty of six counts of rape, and four of indecent assault. The court heard how Summers insisted the victims called him “Uncle Jim”. In sentencing, Judge Jane Mowat described Summers as “someone who could properly be described as a paedophile predator”. He had denied 13 charges of rape, one charge of attempted rape and four charges of indecent assault. A Salvation Army spokesman speaking afterwards said: “We take child protection very seriously. “As soon as these allegations were brought to our attention, we looked into it immediately, co-operating with the police and removing Mr Summers from all acting positions during the police investigation.” He added the Salvation Army’s “prayers and heartfelt sympathies” were with the victims.