A 75-year-old has been convicted for indecent assault of a nine-year-old boy.

John Broughton, who was 36 at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty to the charge which happened at an address in Sidcup between December 1981 and April 1982.

The former private tutor was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday.

He was inprisoned for one day to run concurrently with a sentence he is currently serving for a different offence.

The judge imposed this sentence due to the fact Broughton had already served a 40-month jail term in 1986 for a series of similar offences.

The judge ruled that, if the judge in 1986 had been aware of the current case, he would not have imposed any greater sentence than he did.

Broughton, of no fixed address, must sign the Sexual Offenders Register for seven years.

Detective constable Bethany Russell said: "What this victim suffered was unacceptable.

"Broughton should have been protecting the victim in his role as his private tutor.

"I commend the bravery of the victim in coming forward to police after so many years.

"This case demonstrates that police will investigate and prosecute sexual offences, no matter how long ago they happened."

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