In 2018, the Offender Database recorded that 23-year-old Daniel Lee Bushby was handed a 23-year extended prison sentence for the rape of a primary school-age girl and a sleeping woman. Bushby—of Nelson Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire—pleaded guilty to raping the child three times, alongside seven counts of causing her to engage in sexual activity and two counts of engaging in sexual activity in her presence. It was reported that the systematic abuse of the young girl was so severe that it left her suicidal and displaying disturbed behaviour.
The investigation established that Bushby committed further depraved acts while on bail for the child abuse offences. York Crown Court heard that an adult victim, who was not related to the child, woke up to find Bushby raping her after she had gone to sleep at a friend’s house. The prosecution reported that both victims have suffered life-altering trauma, with the child’s mother expressing a constant fear of finding her daughter dead, while the adult victim was forced to flee her home area due to crippling anxiety and depression.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Bushby represented a profound and ongoing threat to the public, despite having no previous convictions before these attacks. York Crown Court heard from Judge Andrew Stubbs QC, who described Bushby as a “dangerous man” who was highly likely to commit further serious sexual crimes if not strictly controlled. The investigation established that the nature of the attacks—targeting both a vulnerable child and a sleeping adult while under police investigation—demonstrated a predatory and escalating methodology.
Judge Stubbs presided over the sentencing, imposing an extended sentence of 17 years in custody followed by six years on extended licence. For his actions in Scarborough, Bushby was also made subject to a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and a lifetime restraining order. The judge noted that the severity of the 13 separate sexual offences necessitated the maximum possible monitoring, ensuring Bushby remains on the Sex Offenders Register for the duration of his life.
Status and Statutory Requirements
For the records reported in North Yorkshire, the status of Daniel Lee Bushby as of April 4, 2026, was as follows:
- Custodial Status: SERVING (17-year custodial term; sentenced 2018).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active for life.
- Extended Licence: 6-year extended prison licence to follow custodial term.
- SHPO Status: Sexual Harm Prevention Order active for life.
- Restraining Order: Lifetime order in place protecting the victims.
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Rape of a child; Rape of an adult; 13 counts total).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at York Crown Court; investigated by North Yorkshire Police.
- Criminal Record: Multiple rapes of a primary school girl; Rape of a sleeping woman while on bail.
- Origin: Nelson Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Bushby is managed as a high-risk dangerous predator within the national prison estate. Due to the nature of his conduct, which involved the repeated rape of a child and a predatory attack on a sleeping adult while on bail, his management is a maximum priority for the North Yorkshire MAPPA (Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements) team. Authorities state that his classification as a “Dangerous Offender” ensures that he will only be released once the Parole Board is satisfied he no longer poses a lethal sexual risk to the community.
As a registered sex offender for life, then 23-year-old Bushby’s details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that his 23-year extended sentence and lifetime SHPO include the most stringent restrictions on his residency and digital activities upon any future release to Scarborough or elsewhere. Any breach of his lifetime restraining orders or notification requirements will result in immediate recall to prison to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from his demonstrated pattern of extreme sexual violence.
QUESTION – Given that the offender committed a second rape while on bail for child abuse, do you believe that “Bail” should be legally prohibited for any individual charged with a sexual offence against a child?
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