June 2015 Child rapist jailed for sexually abusing young girl over six-year period A former Dairy Crest worker has been jailed for 14-years for the multiple rape of a young girl Pensioner John Charles Vickers of Newport, Shropshire was found guilty of seven counts of rape on a child aged under 16-years-old that date back several decades. Vickers was 39-years-old when he started sexually abusing the female victim. The vile attacks took place over a six year period beginning when she was 10-years-old and until she reached 16-years-old. The court heard that another adult had witnessed at least one of the rapes but chose not to intervene or report Vickers to the police. The victim was around 12-years-old at this stage and the abuse continued for another 4-years unobstructed The judge reduced Vickers original projected sentence from 17-years to 14-years imprisonment due to the ill health of the defendant.  Vickers will be considered for release after serving a minimum of 7-years. Vickers will be required to sign the sex offenders indefinitely upon his release from prison.