Breaking: Nelson man jailed for child sex offences

Kenneth Ridehalgh (57), of Edward Street, had denied a string of offences and had been acquitted of most of them at an earlier hearing.

But he had been convicted of one of sexual activity with a child and another of indecent assault and was sentenced at Burnley Crown Court this afternoon.

He received a four-year sentence on the former charge, and a 12-month concurrent sentence on the second.

The court issued a restraining order preventing Ridehalgh contacting the victims for two years.

More on this shocking story to come.