A CORNISH bard is facing a lengthy prison sentence after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting five girls over a 20-year period.
Author and poet Leslie Merton, was convicted of 20 counts of indecent assault and indecency with a child on Friday at Truro Crown Court.
The jury spent two hours and 12 minutes considering the case before returning unanimous guilty verdicts on all counts.
The 70-year-old, who was made a bard in 2004, by the Cornish Cornish Gorsedh, for his contribution to Cornish...
