In 2019, the Offender Database recorded that Alan Kusz, then 43, was convicted of a horrific sexual assault on a one-year-old girl in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire. On appearing at the High Court in Glasgow, the defendant was found guilty of sexually assaulting the infant to her permanent impairment. The court reported that the attack occurred on the morning of 9 April 2018 at the victim’s family home.
The investigation established that the child required emergency surgery for injuries described by a paediatrician as the most severe he had ever seen. Police Scotland reported that DNA evidence linked Kusz directly to the scene of the attack. The prosecution reported that during the trial, Kusz attempted to blame the child’s innocent mother, claiming he had returned from walking his dog to find the girl screaming—a suggestion the court dismissed as a callous attempt to evade justice in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that the impact on the child’s mother was devastating, describing the moment her world came crashing down upon discovering her daughter’s injuries. The High Court in Glasgow heard how the prosecutor, Lisa Gillespie, emphasised that the child was loved and well cared for by her mother, contrasting this with Kusz’s predatory actions. The prosecution reported that while the youngster had recovered from initial surgery, the long-term prognosis for her permanent impairment remained difficult to define in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire.
Lord Armstrong noted the gravity of the crime, which jurors had heard described as being as bad as it can get. For his actions in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Kusz was remanded in custody following the unanimous verdict. The judge noted that reports would be prepared before a final sentence was determined, highlighting that such a severe breach of trust and physical violation of an infant required the highest level of judicial scrutiny.
Sentence and Statutory Requirements
For his crimes in Scotland, Alan Kusz was handed:
- Custodial Sentence: Remanded in custody (sentenced to 12 years with a three-year extended licence at a later hearing).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements were activated for life.
- Judicial Oversight: Convicted at the High Court in Glasgow.
- Criminal Record: Convicted of sexual assault to permanent impairment.
- Origin: Kilwinning, North Ayrshire.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Kusz is managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) at the highest level of oversight by Police Scotland and the prison estate. Due to the predatory and violent nature of his offence against a one-year-old in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, his management is subject to the most intensive monitoring available to the National Probation Service (in Scotland, the Criminal Justice Social Work).
As a member of the Sex Offenders Register, Kusz must comply with notification requirements regarding his identity and residence for the remainder of his life. Authorities state that his history of inflicting life-altering injuries on an infant necessitates permanent and stringent monitoring of his conduct and associations. Any further sexual misconduct or breach of his licence conditions in Kilwinning, Glasgow, or elsewhere will result in immediate arrest and a return to the court system for a significantly lengthier term of incarceration.
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