May 2014
Babysitter who sexual assaulted a 9 yr old boy was convicted paedophile
A man with a long history of sexual offences has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a nine year old boy he was babysitting.
Michael Carroll, 57 years old, of Maberley Crescent in South Norwood was found guilty of two counts of a breach of a previous Sexual Offences Prevention Order, and one count of sexual assault on a boy who was aged under 13.
The jury took just 2 hours 10 minutes to reach an unanimous decision
Carroll was already subject to the sex offenders register for life and subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order from 2004 which lasts to 2019, when he committed the latest offences in June, last year
Carroll was described in court as a “Very high risk sex offender who had a sexual desire towards young boys“
He has four previous convictions for sexual offences, dating from 1989. His youngest victim was just six years old. He also has two previous convictions for breach of his sexual offences prevention order.
Carroll was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on 16th June 2014.
Judge Daniel Flahive said that Carroll will be given a lengthy custodial sentence with the possibilities of both a life or an indeterminate prison sentence as options.
The family of the child were very happy Carroll was found guilty and said:
“I can’t believe that this has happened to our family. We had no idea that this man who we had grown to trust and accepted as part of our family, was a sexual predator. He groomed our family to access our children. We are absolutely disgusted that this registered sex offender wasn’t monitored efficiently, allowing this to happen”
“We are extremely proud that our son knew that he could tell us something so degrading at the first opportunity. Today our son became a hero.”
