January 2019 Louth man jailed for sex offences against children A Louth man who carried out a sex attack on a four-year-old while on bail for an assault on a seven year old girl has been jailed for seven years at Lincoln Crown Court. Richard Hunt, 31, of Virginia Drive, denied the offences but a jury took less than two hours to convict him following a trial. Judge Simon Hirst, passing sentence, told Hunt: “You were on bail for count one at the time you committed count two. “Plainly these offences are so serious that only a custodial sentence can be imposed.” Hunt denied two charges of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The charges related to separate incidents on February 5 and August 30 last year. He was placed on the sex offenders’ register for life, and given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order. Tony Stanford, prosecuting, said that Hunt sexually assaulted the seven-year-old when he indecently touched her. Then, while on bail, he carried out a further serious sexual assault on the four year old. The court was told that Hunt had twice previously been jailed for offences of robbery but had no previous convictions for any offence of a sexual nature. Hunt was jailed for seven years. He was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for life and given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.