Shijo Jacob Berinsfield
Shijo Jacob Berinsfield

A trial date has been established for an alleged Berinsfield Sex Offender Shijo Jacob charged with sexually abusing a lady in Berinsfield.

Shijo Jacob, residing at Chiltern Close, Berinsfield, has been charged with two charges of sexual assault pursuant to the Sexual Offences Amendment Act 1992.

The 47-year-old, Shijo Jacob, is accused of purposefully touching a woman without her consent and without a reasonable belief that she was consenting on February 25 of the previous year in Berinsfield near Wallingford.

The woman cannot be identified due to legal constraints.

Shijo Jacob attended Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, January 21, for his initial hearing.

He is scheduled to return to the same court on Monday, May 19 for a trial.

If found guilty, Shijo Jacob may incur a prison sentence and/or a monetary penalty.


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