Worksop man jailed for 'appalling' sexual offences against young girls

Police said Evans was a predatory sex offender

A man has been jailed for a string of sexual offences against two young girls.

Nottinghamshire Police said Anthony Evans assaulted his primary school-age victims multiple times, in the Worksop area, before he was arrested in February last year.

Evans told the girls to keep his crimes secret but was caught after one of them told her mother about his abuse.

He was jailed for 12 years at Nottingham Crown Court on 19 January.

The 63-year-old, from the Worksop area, initially denied the offences but later pleaded guilty to nine sexual assaults by penetration between January 2019 and February 2023.

He also admitted two charges of causing his victims to watch images of sexual activity, three charges of causing or inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, and two offences of assaulting a girl by touching.

'Catalogue of abuse'

Evans' 12-year custodial sentence will be extended by two years on licence when he is released.

He has also been placed on the sex offenders' register for life and made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order to restrict his access to children when he is released.

Det Con Emily Bucklow, of Nottinghamshire Police, praised the victims' bravery and determination.

She said: "Evans is a predatory sex offender who was responsible for an appalling catalogue of abuse against two young children he appeared to believe he could manipulate and control.

"As this very strong sentence demonstrates, he couldn't have been more wrong."