A man from Horsham as been jailed for a string of rapes and sexual abuse against a young girl over several years.

58-year-old, Keith Clifton, first began abusing his victim when she was four years old.

He was arrested at his home in 2018 after the victim, who is now a woman in her 20s, approached Sussex Police.

She was given support by specialist officers while a thorough investigation was launched.

Clifton was sentenced to 22 years and subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order significantly reducing his ability to reoffend.