‘Evil’ teaching assistant who had sex with boy, 10, after she groomed him during a sickening campaign of abuse is jailed for eight years
A ‘bad’ Yorkshire teaching assistant who had sex with a ten-year-old boy after grooming him in a sickening campaign of abuse has been jailed for eight years.
Denise Povall, now 61, from Ripon bought the boy gifts and sent him text messages before attacking him and performing sex acts on him.
North Yorkshire Police said it was carrying out a ‘malicious and persistent’ campaign of sexual exploitation.
The sickening abuse took place in the 2000s when she worked at a primary school in the Harrogate area.
Police say Povall has still taken “absolutely no responsibility” for her sickening offense, which the victim said deeply affected his life and only came to light after he came forward as an adult.
Denise Povall, 61, from Ripon, Yorkshire, has been jailed for eight years after sexually assaulting a ten-year-old boy
The former teaching assistant sent the boy gifts and text messages before performing sex acts on him in the early 2000s. He only emerged as an adult
During police interrogations, Povall is said to have denied that any criminal offenses had taken place, but a case was made against her and resulted in her being found guilty of offenses including grooming, inciting to have sex with a child, inciting sexual activity with a child and sexual assault. by touching.
She was jailed at York Crown Court on Friday. Speaking after the hearing, Detective Inspector Alison Morris, who led the investigation North Yorkshire Policesaid: “This has been a long and extensive investigation into some of the most serious types of crimes we encounter as detectives.
“What we have uncovered can only be described as malicious and persistent sexual abuse of a young child by a pedophile.
“Povall has taken absolutely no responsibility for the damage she caused to her victim’s life, so I’m glad we were able to help the victim get some kind of closure.
‘He has been incredibly courageous in coming forward, especially given the common misconception that women don’t commit these types of crimes. Because of the way pedophiles like Povall groom, manipulate and control their victims, we know that child sexual abuse is underreported.
“So I want anyone who thinks they have been sexually assaulted – no matter how long ago it happened – to know that they can come forward. We have specially trained officers and we work with organizations that provide excellent practical and emotional support.”
