Cambridgeshire nursery worker who sexually assaulted child is jailed
The man took indecent photographs of the child
A nursery worker from Cambridgeshire who sexually assaulted a child and took indecent photos of her has been jailed.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, became close with the victim’s family because of his job and offered to babysit the young girl for free.
While babysitting in April 2021, the man removed most of the girl’s clothes and gave her a massage.
That same evening, the girl confided in a family member what had happened and police were called.
The girl later repeated what had happened to officers from the force’s Child Abuse Investigations and Safeguarding Unit (CAISU).
The man was arrested at his home the same day, with searches carried out of his bedroom and car and his laptop and phone were seized.
In police interview, the man denied the allegations and gave a pre-prepared statement stating he had done a “baby massage” course as part of his job.
He claimed the massage was “completely innocent”, only for the girl’s wellbeing and had no sexual motive.
His devices were examined and six category C indecent images of the girl were found, including a further photo which showed the man and young girl kissing.
On other devices were thousands of posed photographs of the girl, though not indecent in nature.
The man was further arrested on suspicion of taking and possessing indecent images of a child and sexually assaulting a child.
At Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on 19 January, he admitted taking indecent photos of a child and two counts of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13.
He was sentenced on 28 April at Cambridge Crown Court, where he was handed five years in prison with an extra three years on licence.
He must also sign the Sex Offenders Register for life and was given a 10-year restraining order preventing him from contacting his victim in any way.
Det Sgt Sam Constable, from the force’s CAISU team, said: “The defendant claimed his behaviour towards the victim was completely innocent.
"But, through hard work, we proved this was not the case and I am pleased he has finally been brought to justice."
Det Sgt Constable added: “As this case highlights, we have specially trained officers who are there to support victims and bring offenders to justice.
“I hope the victim and her family can now find some closure from this traumatic period of her life.”