A 57-year-old Surrey paedophile who groomed a parent in order to gain access to their children before sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment at Chichester Crown Court.
Martin Henriques, aged 57 (born 3 August 1969) and residing in Epsom Downs, Surrey, appeared in the dock for sentence at Chichester Crown Court on Friday 6 November 2026 having been found guilty on all counts following a trial at Guildford Crown Court earlier in the year.
The court heard that police launched an investigation in May 2023 after officers were alerted to concerns that Henriques had committed sexual offences against a child known to him. Detectives established that Henriques had deliberately groomed the child’s parent in order to gain access to their children.
During the course of the investigation, forensic downloads of Henriques’ mobile telephone uncovered both indecent images of children and extreme pornographic material.
In July 2025, Henriques was formally charged with eight criminal counts:
Three counts of sexual assault of a child under 13
Three counts of making indecent images of a child
One count of possession of prohibited images of children
One count of possession of extreme pornography
Henriques denied all wrongdoing, forcing a criminal trial at Guildford Crown Court in July 2026. At the conclusion of the trial, jurors rejected his denials and convicted him of every offence on the indictment.
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 and statutory UK child protection legislation, the child victim in this case—as well as any associated family details capable of identifying the child or children depicted in indecent material—is protected by mandatory, lifelong statutory anonymity from the moment an allegation is made. Any publication, broadcast, or public dissemination of information capable of leading to their identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Passing sentence at Chichester Crown Court on Friday 6 November 2026, the presiding judge imposed an immediate custodial term of 12 years’ imprisonment, ordered Henriques to register on the Sex Offenders Register for life, and made him subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) to take effect upon his release from prison.
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