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A Manitoba teen sexually assaulted by a now-retired R-C-M-P officer when she was nine years old says she continues to live in fear of being attacked.

The girl made the comments in a victim-impact statement provided to the court for the sentencing yesterday of 61-year-old Robert Dowd.

Provincial court Judge Keith Eyrikson sentenced Dowd to 18 months in jail and one year of supervised probation, describing the assault as ``repugnant.''

Dowd was first convicted of assaulting the girl following a trial in 2017, but it was overturned and a new trial was ordered.