A female sex offender from Shropshire who received a six-year custodial sentence in 2023 for abusing a young child has been released into the community under strict safeguarding restrictions.
Anna Eyre, of Bucknell, Shropshire, was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court in September 2023 following an investigation conducted by West Mercia Police into child sexual exploitation.
The prosecution detailed that Eyre carried out a series of sexual offences against a child aged under 13. Over the period of offending, Eyre engaged in repeated illicit sexual contact with the young victim and coerced the child into participating in sexual acts.
Eyre denied the allegations and maintained not guilty pleas to all charges on the indictment, requiring the evidence to be tested before a jury during a contested Crown Court trial. Following deliberations, the jury rejected her defence and returned guilty verdicts on all 13 counts:
Ten counts of sexual activity with a child
Three counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity
Passing sentence in September 2023, Judge Nicholas Cole highlighted the severity of the abuse and the profound breach of trust involved, sentencing Eyre to six years’ imprisonment.
In addition to the immediate custodial term, the court granted an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), ordered that Eyre remain subject to lifelong notification requirements on the Sex Offenders Register under the provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and permanently barred her from working or volunteering in regulated activity with children.
Having served the custodial portion of her determinate sentence, Eyre was released from prison on statutory licence. Under the terms of her release and her ongoing preventive orders, Eyre remains subject to multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) and is strictly prohibited from having any unsupervised contact or access to any child under the age of 16.
Under the provisions of Section 49 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, all child victims and complainants connected to criminal proceedings are protected by automatic, lifelong statutory anonymity. Publishing, broadcasting, or disseminating any details, names, addresses, educational facilities, or photographs capable of leading to public identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Eyre stood convicted of:
Ten counts of sexual activity with a child
Three counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity
Sentencing outcome and statutory measures:
Six years’ immediate custody (released on licence)
Indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO)
Mandatory notification requirements on the Sex Offenders Register for life under the Sexual Offences Act 2003
Permanent barring from working with children or vulnerable adults (Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists)
Strict post-custodial statutory licence supervision conditions, including an enforceable ban on unsupervised access to any child under 16
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