English Football League assistant referee jailed for child sex offences involving teenage girls

Evening Standard

An English Football League assistant referee who “preyed upon young women” has been jailed for a string of child sex offences involving teenage girls.Gareth Viccars, 47, of Shackleton Place, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, previously pleaded guilty to 16 counts, including sexual communications with a child, meeting with a child following sexual grooming, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual activity with a child.

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00:00There's been an allegation made, so we need to speak further to you.

00:05So the time is 9.28am, you are going to be arrested.

00:13Do you want me to see it somewhere else?

00:16I'll also go.

00:18There's been an allegation made, we need to speak to you further about these allegations.

00:21So you're going to be arrested for three different offences.

00:25The first offence is rape of a child, a female child aged 13, 14 or 15.

00:31The next offence is sexual activity of a child.

00:34And the third offence is grooming of a child under 16 years of age.

00:38You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence.

00:41You do not mention when questioned something related to a law in court.

00:44Anything you do say may be given in evidence, alright.

00:47So the reason for your arrest is on the 15th of November 2021,

00:53you have met a girl under the age of 16 years old and had sexual intercourse with her.

01:01Okay?

01:02Who?

01:03This will be explained to you once we get done that the reason for your arrest

01:08is for a prompting effect investigation and to protect among the victims, okay?

01:12Okay.

01:13Alright.

01:14Do you have anything here recently that you need to take with you?

01:17Cars, phones...

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