Grantham man Stephen Maskell jailed for child sex offences
A man 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.