Paedophile scout leader, 27, jailed after molesting six year old girls and for voyeurism while on camp

A PAEDOPHILE scout leader was jailed for sexually assaulting young children, taking indecent photographs and voyeurism at scouting camps he helped to run.
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Student Oliver Cooper, 27, from Nor'Bren Avenue in Bognor Regis was found guilty at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday of child abuse charges.

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They included two counts of sexual assault on a girl aged six, one count of sexual assault on a girl also aged six, one count of taking indecent photographs of a child, and 13 counts of voyeurism.

Jailed paedophile: Oliver CooperJailed paedophile: Oliver Cooper
Jailed paedophile: Oliver Cooper
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Cooper, formerly from Hopton in Staffordshire, was sentenced to a total of six years imprisonment.

Cooper was a Beaver Scouts leader at the time of the offences, which took place more than two years ago.

He will be on the Sex Offenders Register for life, was given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order .

The conviction follows a lengthy investigation by detectives from the West Sussex Safeguarding Investigation Unit after a child disclosed that he had sexually touched her.

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As a result of that disclosure Cooper was arrested and indecent images and videos of children getting undressed in private were found on his phone and laptop.

Det Con Rees Hopcraft said: ‘The young girls involved showed tremendous bravery throughout the investigation and were supported by specially trained officers.

‘Despite the overwhelming evidence, Cooper continued to protest his innocence and thus forced the victims to give evidence, which was done via a video link to the court.​​​​​​​’

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