David Whitley, then aged 38, of Medbourne, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, avoided prosecution and prison after being issued with a police caution for sexually abusing a schoolgirl.
Whitley, who worked as a financial adviser, carried out the offences against a female child over a two-year period between 2001 and 2003.
The abuse was investigated by Thames Valley Police, where Whitley participated in a videotaped interview under caution and made admissions regarding the sexual abuse.
Rather than charging Whitley and submitting the case to the Crown Prosecution Service for prosecution before a Crown Court, police dealt with the matter via an out-of-court disposal.
Whitley was issued a formal police caution for:
- Indecent assault on a female child
As a consequence of the caution, Whitley was made subject to the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register for five years.
At the time, the Association of Chief Police Officers stated that cautions for sexual crimes ensured offenders obtained a criminal record and were not being let off, though no custodial penalty was imposed.
In 2026, the survivor spoke publicly regarding the devastating aftermath of the police disposal.
The survivor revealed that Whitley had subjected her to persistent abuse multiple times a day between the ages of 11 and 14.
Following his taped admission at the police station, she was forced to continue living in the same home as Whitley without intervention, eventually fleeing the address at age 17.
Now 37 years old, the survivor described living with severe psychiatric disorders, including complex PTSD and depression, resulting in multiple psychiatric hospital admissions and suicide attempts.
The survivor emphasised that the decision to caution a confessed child sexual abuser destroyed her future, her career, and her well-being.
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