Gainsborough: Sexual assault victim says she can now ‘hold her head high’ after Gainsborough man is convicted

By The Newsroom
Published 27th Aug 2015, 16:03 BST
A Gainsborough woman speaks to reporter, Shelley Marriott, about her sexual assaultA Gainsborough woman speaks to reporter, Shelley Marriott, about her sexual assault
A Gainsborough woman speaks to reporter, Shelley Marriott, about her sexual assault
A young woman who was the victim of a sexual assault at the hands of a Gainsborough man has spoken about the impact it has had on her life and how she hopes more people will have the strength to speak out.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sexually assaulted in July last year.

Last Thursday Mark Chesham, 48, of Riverside Approach, Gainsborough, was found guilty of intentionally touching her in a way which was sexual and not consented at Lincs Magistrates’ Court.

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Chesham has been bailed until September 29, for sentencing. His victim has spoken about how her world was ‘turned upside down’ but she says now the court case is over she can hold her head high.