A MAN charged with the sexual abuse of a teenage girl in Tamworth has been granted parole after backflipping on his plea and admitting to the offence.
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Adam Lindsey Roy Cobb was jailed for almost two years in a Sydney court after he pleaded guilty to the September 2018 incident.
Cobb had been due to stand trial in Tamworth District Court before negotiations between the Crown and the defence settled the case, after a recent callover.
He pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a child aged between 14 and 16 years.
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Judge Warwick Hunt gave Cobb a five per discount for his plea, which was not at the earliest opportunity, but meant the victim didn't have to give evidence in court.
In handing down his sentence in the Downing Centre District Court in Sydney, Judge Hunt sentenced Cobb to 22 months and two weeks behind bars, dating back to September 1, last year.
Cobb was ordered to spend at least 12 months behind bars before he's eligible for parole, but after time served he was released from custody on Monday.
In June, Judge Deborah Payne refused an application to release Cobb, ordering he remain behind bars ahead of his mention at the callover.
It had been the detectives case that Cobb met the teenage girl at a Tamworth park in September 2018, and then abused her at a guesthouse.
Detectives from the state's Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad launched an investigation in February 2019 after a report a teenage girl had been abused in September, 2018.
Cobb was then arrested in Newcastle and charged in August 2019, and has been behind bars since.
Breanna Chillingworth
Northern Daily Leader Senior Crime and Court Reporter
Northern Daily Leader Senior Crime and Court Reporter
