Decades in jail for repeat child predator

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 14, 2014

A repeat sex offender received a sentence of 83 to 166 years in prison for molesting two children, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said Friday in a press release.

Chester County Court Judge William P. Mahon handed down the penalty to Robert A. Jackson, 54, of West Grove, who lived previously in Kennett Square as well as West Chester. The conviction was Jackson’s second for child sex abuse, the release said.

Robert A. Jackson received a prison term of 83 to 166 years.

“This defendant is a stone-cold child predator,” said Hogan. “He has a history of victimizing children, culminating in the most recent attacks. Chester County law enforcement appreciates the appropriately strict sentence handed down by Judge Mahon. No child will ever be damaged by this defendant again.”

At trial, Assistant District Attorney Priya DeSouza established that Jackson had sexually assaulted two children, ages 6 and 9, for whom he served as a caretaker. The abuse was discovered and reported when a family member checked Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law Web site and found out that Jackson was a registered sex offender, the release said.

“The defendant spent the first half of his life preying on children. He deserves to spend the remainder of his life in prison,” said DeSouza. “The defendant’s predatory past came to light and further abuse was prevented when a vigilant family member learned he was a prior Megan’s Law offender. This case is yet another reminder to parents to utilize the Megan’s Law website (http://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us) as a resource to protect our children.”

Pennsylvania State Police investigated the case, with assistance from the Chester County Detectives. Jackson, who was convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and related offenses, was identified as a sexually violent predator in May following a hearing.

Jackson’s convictions date back to the age of 14 and include assaults, burglary, theft, escape, receiving stolen property, and multiple other offenses. He was convicted in 1988 of molesting two other children, the release said.