A 19-year-old Croydon man has been sentenced to six weeks in prison for groping a 13-year-old girl’s bottom.

Taylor Harris, of St James Road in Croydon, was also placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for seven years after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a female under the age of 14.

Bromley Magistrates’ Court heard how in January, Harris followed a schoolgirl on his bike along Raymond Road, Beckenham, before assaulting her.

The victim ran home and later gave a description of the suspect to police, who caught Harris the following day.

Unemployed Harris was found guilty following a trial last month (MAY) and sentenced on June 7.