"Following his arrest, officers seized 25 digital devices from his home and three from the nursery and discovered a cache of deeply disturbing material. A still from the body-worn video footage of police officers arresting Chan (Metropolitan Police/PA) Over the course of their highly complex investigation, the police seized a total of 69 devices from his property, including hard drives and laptops, to uncover the extent of his offending."
"Chan pleaded guilty to 26 offences relating to sexual assault offences against children and the taking and making of indecent images of children. The offences include five counts of sexual assault of a child by penetration, four counts of sexual assault of a child by touching, 11 counts of taking indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child, and six counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child."
Vincent Chan, 45, abused children while employed at a nursery between 2017 and 2024, targeting at least four girls including a child as young as three. He secretly filmed and photographed children in distress using a work iPad and other devices, sometimes during nap time, and showed clips to colleagues. Police arrested him in June 2024 after a staff report about a filmed incident, seized 69 devices across home and nursery searches, and discovered deeply disturbing material. Chan pleaded guilty to 26 offences including sexual assault by penetration, sexual touching, and creating and making indecent images. The nursery has closed and some victims' families attended court.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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