January 2015 Man sentenced for 19 counts of sexual activity with a child A 23-year-old man was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to sexual activity with a child. Michael Rowen, of Hart Close in Banbury, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court on 3 November to: 19 counts of sexual activity with a child One count of inciting a child to engage in pornography One count of possessing indecent images He was yesterday (14/1) sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and given a Sexual Offences Prevention Order for 10 years. He was placed on the Sex Offender Register for life. The offences relate to three schoolgirls and were committed between April 2009 and February 2010. Investigating officer Det Con Rebecca McLeod from the Child Abuse Investigation Unit in Banbury said: “The victims in this case have shown considerable bravery in coming forward. “The victims have described their teenage years as having been ‘lost’ as a result of what Michael Rowan did to them. “Michael Rowan manipulated these young girls for his own sexual gratification. I hope that this sentence will provide each of them with some closure and enable them to move forward with their lives.”