Paedophile Couple Jailed For Sex Abuse Of Young Girl

A paedophile couple were exposed after the female half of the duo dropped her mobile phone down a friend's toilet and sick images of her abusing a young girl were seen after it was repaired.

They exchanged approximately 3000 text messages during the period the victim was subjected to the attacks, with the man encouraging more and more sexual abuse.

Jobless Sarah Summerfield, 30, of Hayes received six-and-a-half years imprisonment and jobless Adrian Eldridge, 38, of West Drayton received ten years.

Summerfield admitted three counts of assaulting a child under 13 years-old by penetration and two counts of sexual assault of a child under 13.

She has been made subject of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) until further notice and will be a Registered Sex Offender (RSO) for life.



Eldridge was found guilty of three counts of encouraging or assisting the commission of one or more offences, namely sexual assault on a child under 13 by penetration.

He was also convicted of three counts of encouraging or assisting the commission of one or more offences, namely sexual assault by touching on a child under 13.

Eldridge was additionally declared a Dangerous Offender and will have his licence extended for a further two years.

He too was made subject to SOPO and will remain a RSO for life.



Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court heard pair were arrested after Summerfield dropped her mobile phone by accident into a toilet while visiting a friend in July last year.



The friend offered to get the phone fixed and Summerfield accepted.

When the device had dried out the friend managed to switch it on and discovered the images and movies of Summerfield sexually abusing a child.



The friend then contacted police and officers from The Metropolitan Police's Child Abuse Investigation Team arrested Summerfield and after analysis of her phone arrested Eldridge.



Summerfield and Eldridge had exchanged 3000 text messages in which he encouraged Summerfield to commit sexual assaults against the girl.



Detective Sergeant Tony Smith of the Met's Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command, said: "I hope that the sentences handed down today will reassure the public that the Met takes the investigation of child abuse and sexual offences very seriously.

"I would encourage anyone who suffered sexual abuse as a child or adult, regardless of how long ago that was, to come forward and speak to us."