A 30-year-old East Yorkshire schoolteacher who subjected a child to a year-long campaign of sexual abuse and rape has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment at Hull Crown Court following a seven-day jury trial.
William Perkins, aged 30 and residing in Keyingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, appeared in the dock at Hull Crown Court on Wednesday 11 November 2026, where he was convicted on all remaining counts on the indictment and sentenced to 14 years behind bars.
The investigation began after police received a report that a child had disclosed a series of sexual abuse offences committed against her by Perkins over the course of a year. Perkins was swiftly arrested and interviewed, denying all allegations of rape throughout the police investigation while admitting allegations of assault by penetration of a child.
Formally charged in June 2026 with rape, 15 counts of assault by penetration, and sexual assault, Perkins entered guilty pleas at an earlier court hearing to eight counts of assault by penetration. However, he denied charges of rape of a girl aged between 13 and 15 and sexual assault, forcing the child survivor to endure a seven-day trial at Hull Crown Court, at the conclusion of which the jury rejected his defence and found him guilty on all remaining charges.
Following the sentencing hearing on Wednesday 11 November, Detective Sergeant Addison Lloyd, who led the investigation, condemned Perkins’s conduct and praised the bravery of the child survivor and her family:
“I would like to start by highlighting the remarkable unwavering courage and bravery demonstrated by the child in this case; her commendable behaviour is in stark contrast to the despicable crimes that Perkins has committed. Perkins was a teacher in a school at the time of the abuse; he held a position of trust and whilst none of his offending happened in the workplace he still violated this through his despicable actions. Remarkably Perkins admitted to some child sexual offences but denied a sexual interest in children along with the allegations of rape. His refusal to admit what he had done, led to the case being forced to trial, and this selfish act only extended the suffering for the child that he abused. I am incredibly grateful for all her and her families’ efforts, as without their vital evidence we would not have been able to bring Perkins in front of the courts.”
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992, the child survivor in this case 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 her identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
At the conclusion of proceedings at Hull Crown Court on Wednesday 11 November 2026, Perkins was sentenced to 14 years’ immediate imprisonment and ordered to remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
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