A 64-year-old man sexually touched a teenage girl at a new year's house party.
Gordon Burnett, from Sussex, travelled to Jersey for a party to ring in the new year on the Channel Island.
But he left in handcuffs after being arrested for putting his hand inside the girl's underwear just after the clock struck midnight into 2024.
The teenager - who Burnett did not know - described the incident in Jersey's Royal Court on Thursday. Burnett was said to have approached her, placing his arm around her before putting his arm up her skirt and inside her underwear.
He was found guilty at Jersey's Royal Court on Thursday of sexual assault and has been remanded into custody. He is due to be sentenced on October 18.
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Detective Constable Ben Casson from the States of Jersey Police said: “I wish to thank the victim in this case for her courage, resilience and determination to see this through.
"We recognise how hard it can be for victims to come forward and wish to reassure the public that we, and the services we work alongside, will do everything in our power to support victims of sexual abuse whether or not they wish to pursue a criminal case.”
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