Over 15 years prison time has been awarded to a St Leonards Paedophile construction worker, Darren Sibley, for sexually molesting a small child.
Between 2011 and 2016, 40-year-old Darren Sibley, of no fixed address, regularly sexually molested a child under the age of 13.
His wrongdoing was discovered when a victim’s friend reported the abuse to Sussex Police in 2020.
While the victim was under the support of professional officers, police contacted her and started an inquiry.
Darren Sibley was arrested and later charged with five counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, two counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, one count of attempted sexual assault of a child under 13, as well as assaulting an emergency worker and failing to surrender.
Darren Sibley was found guilty of three of the sexual crimes at Hove Crown Court on October 24, 2023. He admitted guilt of neglecting to turn in and attacking an emergency personnel.
Darren Sibley was given 15 years and three months behind Lewes Crown Court on Monday, January 8. Along with a restraining order about the victim, who will be on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life, he was also handed an indeterminate Sexual Harm Prevention Order, greatly restricting his capacity to re-offend.
“Darren Sibley rightly faces a significant amount of time behind bars, but the impact of his horrible crimes will last a lifetime,” said Detective Constable Cally Fox.
“I want to thank the victim for valiantly supporting the inquiry until its conclusion. Although it is not a simple procedure, with her will, we will be able to get Darren Sibley sentenced to jail so that he cannot endanger anybody else.
“Please report any victim of sexual assault you or someone else know to the police online using 101 or ringing 999 in an emergency. No matter how long ago the atrocities occurred, we will believe you, stand by your side and do all we can to obtain justice.
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