July 2014 Pervert who sexually abused a seven-year-old girl has been jailed for eight years. Stephen Maskell, of East Street, Grantham, denied four charges of indecent assault between March 1991 and December 1992 but was convicted following a trial earlier this year. The 50-year-old was also ordered to remain on the sex offenders’ register for the rest of his life. Judge Michael Heath described him as a “bully who had shown no remorse”. Lincoln Crown Court heard the victim did not complain at the time because she was too scared. She eventually confided in a relative and police were informed. Maskell claimed the assaults did not happen.