A man who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in a Blackpool hotel more than 30 years ago has been spared jail so he can continue caring for his sick wife.
Christopher Atkinson, 55, was handed a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to indecent assault at Preston Crown Court.
The court heard how Atkinson, then aged 15, climbed on top of his victim and touched her breasts under her nightie, Lancashire Live reports.
The girl said Atkinson had asked if she had started her period and that she believed telling him she had done was what stopped the abuse from going any further.
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