A much-loved Member of the British Empire and a relentless paedophile, who received the MBE for his voluntary work with youth, Harry Charles Day, has succumbed to leukaemia in prison while serving a term for several sex offences against twelve young boys.
Harry Charles Day, a resident of North Walsham, Norfolk, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2009 for 20 sexual crimes, including gross indecency and provocation, involving eight youngsters.
In 2016, he received an additional three-year prison sentence, to be served concurrently, for seven counts of indecent assault against four victims, all of whom were under the age of 16 at the time of the acts.
The offences occurred from 1969 to 1986 at the Young Citizens Guild in Hemsby, Norfolk—a charity established by Harry Charles Day in the 1950s to assist young individuals in becoming confident and community-oriented citizens.
The discredited youth worker passed away peacefully at the age of 87 while incarcerated at the luxurious HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire.
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, which conducted an investigation into his death, has recently disclosed that he succumbed to leukaemia at a hospice.
The report from the watchdog condemned the Prison Service for placing him in handcuffs during his transfer from the prison to the hospital prior to his death and for keeping him shackled in his bed for an additional six days.
“They stated that there is no justification for employing restraints on Mr. Harry Charles Day due to the minimal risk of escape.”
Harry Charles Day was awarded his MBE by the British Public in 2004 and a British Empire Medal for his contributions to assisting young individuals aged eight to eighteen.
The Young Citizens’ Guild instructed adolescents in collaboration with emergency services, including law enforcement, firefighters, and paramedics.
Approximately 100 youths participated in vacation and weekend camps at Hemsby annually.
Harry Charles Day was originally convicted of 11 charges of gross misconduct involving youths under his supervision at the guild’s camp from 1985 to 1990.
In 2015, he was charged with additional charges by the Child Abuse Investigation Unit of Norfolk Constabulary after another victim reported him.
He was then accused of further charges, increasing the total number of victims he has been convicted of offences against to 12.
Authorities refuse to release his image even though he is dead. Possibly due, in part, to him having an MBE which has not been revoked. Cue the National Anthem.
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