Feb 2014
Councillor guilty of child sex abuse
A FORMER Isle of Wight councillor and serving Newport parish councillor has been found guilty of sex offences against children following a retrial at the Isle of Wight Crown Court.
David Rex Whittaker, 73, of Redstart Close, Newport, was found guilty of two charges of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, sexual activity with a child, and engaging in sexual activity in the presence of children.
He was also found guilty of sexual assault on a child and causing a child under the age of 16 to watch a sexual act.
Whittaker had denied all the charges. He is due to be sentenced next week.
The retrial took place this week, after a jury failed to come to a verdict in December.
