A pregnant paedophile, Clair Winkworth from Southampton, has been convicted of sexually assaulting children in her Southampton flat.
Clair Winkworth, a mother of a three-year-old daughter, is now confronted with the prospect of incarceration.
Clair Winkworth was found guilty yesterday of eight offences related to two boys and two girls after luring them into sexual activities.
Judge John Boggis QC, when remanding her in custody for reports, stated: This court has been compelled to hear the most abhorrent actions you perpetrated against these children.
They were exceptionally dreadful. A jail term is anticipated.
Blonde Clair Winkworth, attired in a blue tracksuit adorned with yellow stripes on the sleeves, clenched her fist and smiled after jurors unanimously acquitted her of sexually assaulting a youngster who alleged that he had engaged in intercourse with her.
Clair Winkworth tilted her head back and sat in astonishment when the jury foreman declared the initial guilty decision, however shown little emotion upon her conviction of the remaining charges by a 10-2 majority verdict.
The jurors deliberated for about seven hours.
Clair Winkworth was apprehended subsequent to a report from the father of one of the minors.
Throughout the eight-day trial at the city crown court, jurors were informed of activities such as Truth or Dare and Sex Dice taking place at her residence in Redbridge Towers.
Their actions resulted in the adolescents separating into various rooms to engage in sexual activities. She had also prompted boys to have physical contact with her body.
In a recorded interview with a police officer, done in the presence of his mother, a kid recounted how the girls and Clair Winkworth performed lap dances for him and his best buddy while they were only wearing boxer shorts. The girls wore pyjamas while she sat on the settee clad in red lace lingerie.
Jurors were informed about games involving two dice. One had the terms suck, tickle, lick and nibble, while the other was designated with different rooms in the apartment.
The youth articulated: Assume I proceeded first. I executed a rolling motion.
Suppose it was a choice, and I had to select an individual.
We must visit the location, and I am required to kiss a portion of her body.
During the police investigation of her flat, they confiscated a Valentine’s card, two thongs presented by one of the boys, a sexual game and various sex toys.
Clair Winkworth was convicted of seven charges of causing or persuading a child to participate in sexual activity and one count of engaging in sexual activity with a child.
She refuted all the accusations, asserting that the youngsters fabricated the narrative as part of a scheme to deprive her of custody of her daughter.
Following the trial, Officer DC Clair Mason stated to the Echo: This instance was atypical; nonetheless, we treat all acts against minors with utmost seriousness and do comprehensive investigations.
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