December 2022 Paedophile jailed for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old in Waterlooville 17 years ago A paedophile has been jailed for nearly five years after he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old 17 years ago. John Robert West, 42, of Shetland Court, Worthing, has been locked up for four years, nine months, after having been found guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court of child sex offences. West’s victim came forward to police in 2019 to report that she had been sexually assaulted by the pervert in 2005, when she was just 13. She had originally reported the attack in 2005, but withdrew her allegation through fear of having to go through the court process. When officers received the report in 2019, an investigation was launched. West was interviewed and later charged with one count of sexual activity with a child and one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. He pleaded not guilty, but a jury found him guilty of both offences in August this year. Sentencing, Judge Shepherd noted how West had offered no apology to his victim and shown no remorse or regret.