Coventry man jailed for child sex abuse offences
A man from Coventry - who though he'd got away with historic child sex abuse offences - has been jailed for nine years.
Officers say Jeyakumar Jeyarasa thought he had got away with the offences after smashing the mobile phone that belonged to his young victim, where she had saved key evidence.
She had recorded his voice and taken video to prove his guilt after he committed a sex act on multiple occasions in front of her while asking her for sex.
Despite the challenges posed in recovering the evidence, when she reported Jeyarasa to us we were determined to bring him to justice.
Police carried out a thorough digital investigation and repaired the phone to retrieve the video and audio files, despite Jeyarasa’s best efforts to destroy it.
The 58-year-old was convicted by a jury following a trial at Leamington Crown Court in November. He was found guilty of seven sexual abuse offences including counts of inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child between October 2010 and September 2019.
Jeyarasa was handed a nine-year prison sentence as well as being placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years when he appeared at Leamington Crown Court for sentencing on 4 April.