Suicidal Paedophile Locked-Up For Sexually Abusing Twelve Year-Old Boy

Isleworth Crown Court

A paedophile - who has twice tried to kill himself - has eventually been brought to justice for sexually abusing a young boy two decades ago and has started a prison sentence of eight years and eight months.

Warehouse cleaner Keith Thompson, 46, of Park Road, Rugby, Warwickshire pleaded guilty to seven counts of indecently assaulting the boy on dates between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1998 in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Isleworth Crown Court Judge Anne Molyneux told him: “It began during games of hide and seek when he was just eight years-old and you asked if he wanted to play other games.”

Thompson then regularly sexually abused the boy up until he was twelve years-old and the truth was finally revealed when the victim blurted out what happened during a row with his mother last year.

When Thompson heard about this he handed himself into police and made a full confession.

“This abuse lasted for a number of years and your conduct was regular and repeated towards a young child, who at that age was a vulnerable child.”

Remarkably the victim has made it clear he has enjoyed a “good life' and would prefer Thompson received treatment rather than a lengthy prison sentence.

“He liked you, he would play football with you and still bears you no ill will,” the judge told Thompson, who indecently assaulted a young woman in the 1980's. “He liked your company.

The probation service have classified Thompson as a “high risk” of re-offending and he has been unable to explain why he offended or if it was for sexual gratification.