A Carlisle dad-of-three has been jailed for three years after admitting having sex with a teenage girl.
Jack Stanley Mitchell, 27, was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court today after pleading guilty to four counts of sexual activity with a child.
Judge Peter Davies heard Mitchell's criminal conduct occurred over a period of several months early last year.
But, while Mitchell had eventually admitted his wrongdoing when brought to court, he had "persistently failed" to admit the offences when questioned by police.
Sentencing him, Judge Davies told the married father-of-three: "There must be custody."
Mitchell, of Abbey Street, was ordered to sign the sex offender' register and will be barred from working with children or vulnerable adults - indefinitely in both cases.
Mitchell was also made subject to the strict terms of a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years.
