A man from Kingston-upon-Thames has been jailed for nine and a half years for sexual offences against a child. 

Dylan Alfie Cullen, 19, was sentenced to nine and half years in prison with an additional year to be served on license at Harrow Crown Court on Thursday 23rd February after pleading guilty to multiple sexual offences against a child. 

Cullen had previously pleaded guilty to rape of a child under 13, two counts of sexual assault, and two counts of encouraging a child to engage in sexual activity at an earlier hearing on Friday 28th October. 

All of the offences were committed against the same female child and were carried out between September 2020 and March 2022. 

Officers were called to an address in Kingston-upon-Thames on 20th March 2022 after the girl's family called police and Cullen was arrested and taken into custody. 

Detective Constable Annabel Leslie-Miller investigating said: "This has been an extremely challenging investigation but the successful outcome has only been possible thanks to the strength the girl and her family have shown throughout this process. 

"I hope now that Cullen has been convicted and sentenced, they can begin to move on with their lives. 

"I also hope it encourages anyone who has been the victim of sexual abuse to come forward and speak to police; we have specially trained officers who can support you and investigate what has happened."