Daniel Carter appeared at Chester Crown Court today, Friday 12 September, where he was sentenced to 13 years in prison, plus one year on licence.
The 28-year-old of no fixed abode in the Macclesfield area, was previously found guilty by unanimous verdict of 10 counts of child sexual offences, including rape of a child under 13, exposure, and sexual assault, following a 4-day trial at Chester Crown Court that concluded on Thursday 10 July.
Cheshire Police launched the investigation in November 2022 following a disclosure made by the victim.
The jury heard how Carter began sexually abusing the victim in 2019, when she was just 9 years old, and continued over the course of 3 years.
Carter was immediately arrested and subsequently charged with the offences.
On top of his custodial sentence, Carter was handed a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order, a 20-year restraining order against three witnesses and will be added to the sex offenders register and will remain on it indefinitely.
