Pensioner spared prison for historical sex assault on boy
Carlisle Crown Court
An Eden pensioner has been spared prison for a historical sex assault on a boy which occurred in Penrith.
A judge told 73-year-old Ronald Parker-Smith he had committed a ânastyâ offence against the youngster more than 40 years ago, but concluded he did not now pose a risk to youngsters – nor the public in general.
Carlisle Crown Court heard Parker-Smithâs victim was aged only 12 or 13 when he was molested, at the defendantâs agricultural supply business place of work.
â(The boy) was frightened and repeatedly telling him to stop,â prosecutor Tim Evans said of the incident.