A sheriff called it the worst child abuse case he’d seen in his 33-year career. Victims as young as 3 are now in state care and getting medical, emotional and psychological support.

An 82-year-old man has been jailed after he was found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl more than three decades ago. John Bleasdale, of Pembrokeshire, was reported to police two years ago for abusing a girl under the age of 16 between 1991 and 1998.