Crawley: Paedophile who molested girl to be sentenced

Robert Hird, 35, had already pleaded guilty to two incidents of engaging in sexual activity with a girl under 13.

Hird, of no fixed address, was due to be sentenced at Lewes Crown Court sitting in Brighton.

There were two incidents, one in December 2021 and another on February 11 this year in Crawley.

Judge Jeremy Gold KC adjourned the sentencing until April 29 due to a document which was missing from the pre-sentence report.

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Judge Gold said that it was a case that “requires an assessment of dangerousness”.

He said this document would help him decide if Hird “posed a serious risk of harm to the public in the future”.

Judge Gold said: “I am very sorry that I cannot proceed with the case today. I know how stressful waiting for an outcome is.”

Hird pleaded guilty to both charges at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on February 15 this year.