In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 59-year-old Peter Wilson—formerly of Pawley Close, Mountsorrel—was jailed for 12 years after being branded a “monster” for the systematic abuse of his own daughter and three other children. Wilson appeared at Leicester Crown Court where he was found guilty of 10 counts of indecent assault. It was reported that the investigation established Wilson carried out a decade-long campaign of “total corruption” between 1991 and 2001, targeting victims as young as four.
The investigation established that Wilson’s daughter, Natasha, bravely waived her right to anonymity to confront her father in court. The prosecution reported that Natasha described being abused from the age of four, with further evidence supporting assaults from the age of seven and again when she was 15. Leicester Crown Court heard that Wilson’s other victims included a 10-year-old girl, a six-year-old girl, and a 16-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted in a caravan.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Wilson showed “no emotion” throughout the proceedings and maintained a defence that his victims were lying. The investigation established that Wilson had been acquitted of similar charges involving a different girl in a previous trial; tragically, that victim later died of a drug overdose. The prosecution reported that Natasha’s victim impact statement was so powerful it moved the court to applause, as she told Wilson he had “massively failed” to ruin her.
Judge-led proceedings at Leicester Crown Court concluded with Judge Martin Hurst sentencing Wilson to 12 years in prison with an additional one-year licence period. For his actions in Mountsorrel and the “brazen” attempt to brand his victims as liars, he was also placed on the sex offenders register for life. The judge noted that an indefinite restraining order was vital to ensure Wilson can never again contact the four survivors who finally secured closure through his conviction.
Status and Statutory Requirements
For the records reported in Leicestershire and Mountsorrel, the status of Peter Wilson as of April 9, 2026, was as follows:
- Custodial Status: SERVING (12-year term; sentenced 2018; currently incarcerated).
- Earliest Parole Eligibility: Circa 2026/2027 (Required to serve at least two-thirds of the sentence for serious sexual offences).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active for life.
- Restraining Order: INDEFINITE (Banning any contact with the four victims).
- SHPO Status: Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (Including strict digital monitoring and a ban on unsupervised contact with minors).
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barring List (Indefinite ban on working with children or vulnerable adults).
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Indecent assault x10; Multiple victims).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Leicester Crown Court; investigated by Leicestershire Police.
- Criminal Record: Abused his own daughter from age 4; Targeted four children over a 10-year period; Previously acquitted in a case where the victim later died; Branded a “monster” by the judge.
- Origin: Pawley Close, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Wilson is managed as a high-risk dangerous sex offender within the prison estate. Due to the nature of his conduct—specifically his “total corruption of his own child” and his “history of targeting both male and female victims”—his management is a priority for the East Midlands Public Protection Unit. Authorities state that his complete lack of remorse and his attempt to discredit survivors in court identifies him as an individual who requires the most intensive tier of statutory oversight should he ever reach a point of potential release.
As a registered sex offender for life, the 67-year-old’s details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that the indefinite restraining order remains a critical legal shield for Natasha and the other survivors. Any eventual transition to the community will be subject to the most stringent licence conditions, and any attempt to breach his exclusion zones or notification requirements will result in immediate recall to prison to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from a man who demonstrated a persistent and “vile intent” to exploit those in his care.
QUESTION – Given that the offender was previously acquitted in a case where the victim subsequently died from an overdose, do you believe that “Prior Acquittals” should be admissible as context during sentencing if a pattern of similar predatory behaviour is later proven?
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