A man from Birmingham has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the kidnap and sexual attack of a teen 33 years-ago

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David John Green has been sentenced to nine years in prison Credit: Avon and Somerset Constabulary

A man from Moseley in Birmingham has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment for the kidnap and sexual assault of a teenager 33 years ago.

David Green from Birmingham was caught following a Cold Case review which re-examined DNA taken from the victim's clothing.

The 60 year-old who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 15 year-old girl in Weston-super-Mare in 1983 has been jailed following an investigation by the Major Crime Review Team (MCRT).

David John Green admitted charges of kidnap, a serious sexual assault and false imprisonment.

David John Green was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court today. He will also be on the Sex Offenders' Register for a minimum of 10 years.

David John Green abducted a girl near Marine Lake in Weston-super-Mare on 17 July 1983 and assaulted and threatened her within a storeroom.

Ben Raymond is on trial at Bristol Crown Court and is accused of seven offences under the Terrorism Act. Credit: PA

Through forensic advancements and a re-investigation of the case, officers with the MCRT were able to obtain a DNA profile from fibre tapings taken from the victim’s clothing at the time, which matched an entry on the National DNA Database.

Green was arrested at his home in February this year and subsequently charged.

In court today, Judge Picton said Green's offending was "the stuff of nightmares" and the passage of time had done nothing to diminish the impact of the crime on the victim, who would have to live with the "scars of your offending".

The judge commended investigating officer Det Con Scott Westbrook-Smith for his "hard work and diligence" in re-investigating the offence.

statement taken from the victim at the time mentioned the offender had a tattoo with the name DAVE Credit: Avon and Somerset Constabulary