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Former Salvation Army volunteer, 83, jailed for child rape | Former Salvation Army volunteer, 83, jailed for child rape |
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An 83-year-old man who volunteered with the Salvation Army has been jailed for seven years for raping a girl under 13. | |
James Summers, formerly of Lyndene Road, Didcot, was found guilty after a week-long trial at Oxford Crown Court. | James Summers, formerly of Lyndene Road, Didcot, was found guilty after a week-long trial at Oxford Crown Court. |
He was convicted of two counts of raping a girl under 13 and two counts of indecent assault on a female. | He was convicted of two counts of raping a girl under 13 and two counts of indecent assault on a female. |
The crimes happened between 1995 and 2000. He is already serving an 18-year prison sentence for six counts of rape dating back to the 1980s. | |
Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire | Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire |
Summers was originally convicted in 2012. He carried out all his offences in Didcot. | |
Det Con Tania Wasilewski-Norman, from Thames Valley Police, said he used to be well-known in the area for his work with the Salvation Army. | |
'Gross breach of trust' | |
She said: "[He] used that position of trust to gain access to his young victims and subsequently sexually abused them. | She said: "[He] used that position of trust to gain access to his young victims and subsequently sexually abused them. |
"Both of the victims in this case, who are now adults, have shown great bravery in coming forward." | "Both of the victims in this case, who are now adults, have shown great bravery in coming forward." |
A spokesperson for the Salvation Army said Summers had committed a "gross breach of trust" when he was a volunteer. | |
They added: "We acted immediately by co-operating with the police and by instructing him to stand down from all Salvation Army activities while the police investigated the claims. | |
"We would like to reassure the public that there is no hiding place for anyone who wishes to prey on vulnerable people." |
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