13 years for child rapist

A paedophile who repeatedly raped a girl and tried to ‘buy her silence’ has been jailed for 13 years. Simon Jacobs, 58, abused the youngster for more than four years and lavished her with money and expensive gifts. Jones was convicted of six counts of indecent assault and three counts of rape committed between 1999 and 2003 following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court. Prosecutor Nneka Akudolu told jurors that the complainant was ‘regularly bought gifts by the defendant. ‘The…