2026-05-13
Survivor of predatory child abuser tells court 'nothing was done' when he reported offence
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Paul Morris (58), who befriended the "particularly vulnerable teenager" after falsely claiming to be a youth worker, was today sentenced to a consecutive four-year term for sexual exploitation. Morris was previously jailed for eight years in November 2022 after he was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury on two counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted anal rape at his address in Chianti Park on dates between May 1, 2010 and April 1, 2011.