A man who sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl has been jailed for four years.

Richard Goodwin, of Northfields in Letchworth, was handed the sentence at Luton Crown Court last week after being found guilty of sexually assaulting the girl and inciting her to perform sex acts in July last year.

In addition to the prison sentence,the 66-year-old must remain on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years.