June 2014 Paedophile who raped young child in Reading is jailed for 19 years A PAEDOPHILE who raped a young child in Reading has been locked up for 19 years. John Bromley, aged 59, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of two counts of rape of a child under 13, causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and two counts of assault of a child under 13 by penetration by a jury at Reading Crown court on Monday 12 May. He was sentenced to 19 years’ imprisonment and six years on license by Judge Wood at Reading Crown Court The jury found Bromley not guilty of another count of sexual assault of a child under 13. The 59-year-old, of no fixed abode, abused the child at an address in Reading in May last year. Bromley will have to serve at least two thirds of the sentence before being considered for parole. Investigating officer, Det Con Sandra Beaumont of the Child Abuse Investigation Unit said: “I am delighted with the sentence. I hope the sentence brings some justice to the victim and their family. “I admire the strength of the victim and their family. They have managed to support each other throughout the investigation and subsequent trial. “Bromley will now have a long time behind bars to reflect on his crimes, and will have to serve at least two thirds of the sentence before he can even be considered for parole.”