Sex attacker, 57, jailed for seven years for molesting eight-year-old

Sex attacker, 57, is jailed for seven years after victim reports assault almost two decades after she was molested aged eight at Shoreham Air Show

• David Conrad, 57, of Ashurst, Kent, attacked the eight-year-old girl in 2003
• He was sentenced to seven years behind bars at Brighton Crown Court
• Convicted of indecent assault, he will be a registered sex offender indefinitely
• The victim was too worried to report the assault until she was 22-years-old 

A man who molested a young girl as she watched an air show has been jailed for seven years.

David Conrad, 57, of Ashurst, Kent attacked the eight-year-old girl as she watched vintage planes flying at the Shoreham Air Show in 2003.

The girl, who was visiting the show with her family, was too worried to report the assault until she was 22.

David Conrad, 57, of Ashurst, Kent attacked aneight-year-old girl as she watched vintage planes flying at the Shoreham Air Show in 2003

Conrad was sentenced to seven years behind bars at Brighton Crown Court after being convicted of indecent assault.

He will also serve a further year on extended licence and will be a registered sex offender indefinitely.

Amber Evans, of Sussex Police, said: ‘The girl was at the show with her family and Conrad, who also knew her.

‘They were sitting with each other in the crowd when he attacked her, without anyone else being aware.

‘She did not report the attack to anyone at the time and only 14 years later did she feel able to talk to the police about it.

‘We were still able to investigate and seek justice, and to give her access to sources of specialist advice and support.

Amber Evans, of Sussex Police, said; ‘The girl was at the show with her family and Conrad, who also knew her. They were sitting with each other in the crowd when he attacked her, without anyone else being aware’. Pictured: Shoreham Airshow 

‘You can always contact us if you have been the victim of sexual offences, no matter how long.’

The Shoreham Air Show was suspended in 2015 after a military aircraft crashed on a main road near the airport killing 11 people and injuring a further 16.

An inquest into the deaths is expected next year.

The Shoreham Air Show was suspended in 2015 after a military aircraft crashed on a main road near the airport killing 11 people and injuring a further 16

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