Father-of-five Robert Cole, 45, was reunited with his estranged daughter, now 20, before having intercourse with her last July. Salisbury Crown Court heard how Cole was previously jailed in 2020 for a "remarkably similar" offence with a different daughter. He pleaded guilty to sexual activity with an adult relative in June and was jailed for 15 months in August. Judge Andrew Barnett said Cole's previous conviction and subsequent stint in prison for having sexual relations with this other daughter was “of enormous concern”. At his daughter's hearing, Judge Feest KC, sitting at Winchester Crown Court, told her: "Whilst ordinarily imprisonment follows, for you a community order is appropriate."

Source: The Times December 05, 2023 17:01 UTC