Paedophile left victim with ‘scars for life’

A PAEDOPHILE walked into a police station to finally confess his horrific abuse of a young girl.

Daniel Jenkins subjected a child to a campaign of sexual assaults in the Cardiff area then remained silent for around a decade before handing himself in.

Sending the 47-year-old to prison, a judge told the defendant the emotional and psychological scars he had caused his victim would last a lifetime.

Nigel Fryer, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court that in July this year Jenkins walked into Haverfordwest police station and said he wanted to report his sexual offending against a young girl, abuse which he said started when she was of primary school age.

The defendant was interviewed that same day, telling officers he had reported the offending after being confronted by someone from his past who knew about what he had done.

The court heard the victim was then identified and traced, and was spoken to by officers.

In an impact statement which was read to the court, she said her “innocence had been lost” as a result of what Jenkins did to her.

She described the defendant as a “violent, narcissistic paedophile”.

Daniel Jenkins, of Barn Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, had previously pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault and assault by penetration of a child under 13 when he appeared in the dock for sentencing.

He has one previous conviction for two offences of indecency with an 11-year-old child, offences which happened in the early 2000s.

Dyfed Thomas, for Jenkins, said the defendant had made no excuses for his behaviour, and had expressed remorse.

Judge Geraint Walters told the defendant that the kind of abuse he subjected the young girl to causes life-long harm and leaves victims with “scars for life”.

Jenkins was sentenced to a total of nine years in prison – he must serve twothirds of that time in custody before being released on licence, and he was designated an offender of particular concern, meaning he will serve an extra year on licence.

The defendant was made the subject of life-long sexual harm prevention order to control his access to children, and will also be on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.

Dyfed-Powys Police declined to release a custody photograph of the defendant.