Young Offenders Employee Accused Of Molesting Teen

Oak Hill

A woman pleaded guilty today to molesting a 15 year-old boy at a young offenders’ institute.

Ashley Wright, 26, of Blunts Lane, Wigston, Leicestershire admitted four charges relating to her behaviour at Oak Hill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes.

She appeared on bail at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court and was sent to Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court for trial after pleading not guilty to a fifth count.

The training centre, based in Chalgrove Field, Oakhill is operated by G4S Care and Justice Services.

It provides accommodation for up to eighty boys, aged twelve to seventeen years-old who are either serving custodial sentences or held on remand.

Education and healthcare are provided on site by G4S.

Wright, who wore a black polo neck to and black trousers spoke only to confirm her name, address and date of birth.

She pleaded guilty to abuse of position of trust at Oak Hill Secure Training Centre on May 13, 2019, namely caused or incited a 15 year-old boy to engage in sexual activity.

Wright also admitted engaging in sexual activity with the same 15 year-old boy, namely inciting him to touch her breasts on or before October 21, 2019.

She further admitted sexual activity with the boy by intentional touching on or before December 31, 2019, plus one count of engaging in sexual communication with the same boy for sexual gratification on October 13, 2019.

Wright pleaded not guilty to another count of engaging in sexual communication with the boy for sexual gratification between November 1, 2019 and January 31, last year, namely sexual comments in a hand-written letter. 

Prosecutor Mr Corran Helme told the court: “The charge is in the same factual matrix of the others. They are all linked.”

On this count she was bailed to appear at the crown court on April 20.

Magistrate Laura Boyle announced; “These five offences are very much interlinked and we have received a guilty plea on four offences and they need to be sent to the crown court for sentence.

“They need to be kept together so the one offence that is not a guilty plea should go to the crown court.”  

Wright was granted bail on condition she does not enter the boundary of the M25 motorway except for court hearings; be unsupervised with a child under the age of eighteen years-old and does not contact the boy complainant.