Norwich man jailed for 16 years for child sex offences
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A Norwich man has been sentenced for multiple child sex offences putting his victim through ‘deep trauma’ over a period of years.
Callan Day, 33, of Sleaford Green, Norwich, has been sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on Monday (Sept 2) to a total of 16 years in prison with one year to be served on license for two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault, three counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of causing a child to watch a sexual act.
Day is also now subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which prevents unsupervised contact with any child.
The court heard that the offences took place in the Norwich area between mid -2010s up to this year when the victim was a vulnerable young child. Police were informed after the child spoke to school about what had been happening and Day was arrested, interviewed, charged and remanded into custody. He subsequently pleaded guilty to the charges against him.
The victim survivor said: “Until only a few months ago I had to deal with this deep trauma by myself. No young person should have to carry this by themselves but due to what Callan did, I had to for years and years.
Speaking directly to Callan, the victim said: “If I could take all that time back that you stole from me then I would, but I can’t and I have to live with that. I can’t fully put into words how I feel about you other than just deep anger because you wasted my youth.”
PC Joe McLoughlin said: “It took a great deal of bravery for this victim to speak to us. The abhorrent crimes committed have caused a great deal of trauma and continues to have a profound impact on their life. We would like to say thank you to them for coming forward to police and hope that the fact Day is now imprisoned will help to go, at least some way, to seeing justice done. “
Anyone who has been the victim of a sexual offence can call police on 999 in an emergency or report a crime on 101. If you need further support or don't feel you can speak to police, there are a list of support services who can help: