York Man Jailed Five Years for Sexual Abuse, Phone Password Refusal

Two men have been jailed for sexually abusing underage girls in separate cases. Thomas Brown, now 47, was convicted of indecently assaulting a four-year-old girl in 1994 and sentenced to two years in jail, the maximum penalty under the laws at the time. The victim recounted the traumatic event and its lasting impact on her life. Marcus Lee Noble, 26, was sentenced to over five years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl when he was 23, including charges of causing a child to engage in sexual activity and failing to provide police with his mobile phone password. The investigation revealed that Noble groomed the victim and exploited the significant age gap, with the victim demonstrating notable courage throughout the legal proceedings. Authorities emphasized the importance of reporting abuse regardless of when it occurred and condemned attempts to obstruct police investigations.