A PENSIONER was warned he was facing a prison sentence yesterday after admitting molesting a girl under 14.
Mark Jefferson, 76, of The Square, East Cowton, North Yorkshire, appeared before magistrates to plead guilty to four counts of indecent assault - all between February last year and February this year.
The court was told that the offences came to light only after the victim underwent a school medical and told her mother what had happened when asked how the check-up had gone.
Magistrates sitting in Richmond decided they did not have sufficient powers to punish Jefferson - who is a full-time carer for his elderly wife.
He was committed to Teesside Crown Court, where he is expected to appear for sentence within the next six weeks.
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