Milkman Gary Roberts is facing sentence for molesting two girls. Picture: Jupiterimages

by Julia Roberts

A milkman from Gillingham is facing a lengthy jail term after being found guilty of molesting two girls.

Gary Roberts, 58, of Trafalgar Street, was convicted of one offence of sexual activity with a child and one of assault by penetration.

The offences took place between December 2010 and March last year.

However, the jury failed to reach verdicts on three further charges of sexual activity with a child and were discharged from further deliberations by the trial judge.

After consulting with the Crown Prosecution Service and the police officer in the case, prosecutor Alexia Zimbler said they would not be seeking a retrial.

She asked the three offences be left on file, together with another allegation of indecent assault dating back to the 1990s.

During the trial, the court heard one of the girls told police she wet herself when Roberts touched her "below".

Roberts denied all the allegations when he was arrested. Miss Zimbler told the court: "He said all the allegations had been made up and he could not give a reason as to why."

Remanding him in custody until he is sentenced on April 2, Judge Philip Statman (pictured right) said he would have to consider dangerousness.

"It is a very serious matter and he only has one possible sentence at the end of the day."