Adrian Jason Cribb – Gosport

A man has been jailed for 15 years for child sex offences in Gosport.

Police were called at 3:25pm on Thursday 30 March 2023 with reports that a man had sexually groomed a child under the age of 16-years-old

Following an extensive investigation Adrian Jason Cribb, 35-years-old of Green Crescent in Gosport, was charged with five offences that took place between April 2021 and May 2022.

– Engaging in digital penetrative sexual activity with a girl 13 to 15-years-old

– Engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl 13 to 15-years-old

– Engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl 13 to 15-years-old on at least five other occasions other than in the second charge

– Two counts of rape a woman 16 years of age or over

Cribb was found guilty unanimously by a jury at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday 5 September.

He appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday 20 November where he was sentenced to a 15-year custodial sentence with a five-year extended licence.

He will also be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order with conditions for life, an indefinite restraining order against the victim, and must sign-on to the Sex Offenders Register for life.