No retrial for Littlehampton man accused of child sex offences
THERE will be no retrial of the Littlehampton man accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed.
James Prior, 22, of Horsham Road West, had been charged with sexual assault of a child under 13, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and touching a child under 13 in a sexual way – offences which were alleged to have happened at some point between January 2010 and September 2011.
He had also been charged with rape. However, Mr Prior was cleared of this charge at an earlier trial, at Chichester Crown Court, in March.
The CPS provided no evidence for a retrial to take place.
A spokeswoman for the CPS said: “We took the decision not to go to a retrial after careful consideration and consultation with the victim’s family.”