Man jailed for historical child rape and sexual abuse

Isaac Circuit (36) of Maidenbower, Crawley, was arrested in October 2016 after allegations were made of historical sexual abuse against three boys in the south of Cambridgeshire,

Officers were told how the victims, who were aged between nine and 12 years old when the abuse started, were raped and sexually assaulted by Circuit between the late 90s and early 00s.

During the investigation, officers also uncovered another sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl.

Circuit, who was aged between 15 and 20 when the offences took place, admitted to two counts of rape, attempted rape, indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency at Peterborough Crown Court on January 16.

On Friday he was sentenced to 12 years in prison, placed on the Sex Offenders Register and handed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order at the same court.

Judge Matthew Lowe said there had been “manipulative and grooming” behaviour.

He stated: “It is clear from the statements that the consequences of what this defendant did have been profound and will be long lasting - depression, anger, anxiety, carrying out acts of self harm and having addictions.

“Had he been an adult at the time of the offences the sentence would be in the region of 20 years.”

An NSPCC spokesperson said: “Thanks to the bravery of his victims, who have lived with the consequences of these actions for most of their lives, Circuit has now been brought to justice.

“We want survivors of child sexual abuse to know they will be listened to, regardless of how many years have passed since the offences took place, or who the abuser is.

“They can speak in confidence to trained counsellors at the NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000, while Childline is there for young people on 0800 1111 or www.childline.org.uk.”

DS Peter Church said: “The victims have all shown enormous amounts of courage during this investigation and I would like to thank them for continuing to support the investigation which has taken more than three years. It has been a very difficult time for them.

“This sentence shows that even though it happened a long time ago child abuse will not be tolerated in any form, regardless of when it happened. We take all reports of sexual abuse seriously and will investigate them thoroughly to bring offenders to justice.”

For information and advice about child abuse, including sexual abuse, visit website www.cambs.police.uk/childprotection.

Anyone who suspects a child is being abused, or anyone wanting to report historical abuse, should contact police on 101 or report online at www.cambs.police.uk/report, if a child is in immediate danger always call 999.