A sports therapist and rapist from Hornsey, North London, Jerry Okoye, received a 27-month prison sentence for sexually abusing a client during a home treatment session.
Jerry Okoye, 39, visited his client’s residence in Surrey. While administering treatment, Okoye removed his shorts and pants, sexually assaulted the girl by touching her and subsequently penetrated her with his fingers through her pants.
The victim’s partner reported the incident to the police later that day. The entire assault was recorded by a webcam at the victim’s residence, which she had set up to monitor her new puppy while she was away.
Jerry Okoye was apprehended three days later and subsequently charged and detained in jail. He admitted guilt to sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by touching during a prior hearing.
After Jerry Okoye pleaded guilty, the victim said she had initially felt that the assault was her fault. She said: “When the police got to my house, I still felt so dirty and hated the fact that I had to stay in the same clothing. The officers were lovely to me. I just couldn’t process what had happened, and it felt like such a whirlwind.
“I knew I was not responsible for anything that he did to me, but I found it hard not to blame myself. I just felt totally numb. Every time I shut my eyes, he was there in front of me, and so I didn’t sleep at all.”
“I never wanted to go back to my flat, so I had to start renting it out. It was my safe haven until he destroyed this. I don’t feel safe or comfortable knowing that there are people in the world like him, and you just never know who they are.”
Detective Constable Wood, who investigated the incident, said: “The fact that Jerry Okoye violated and took advantage of the victim in her own home in his position as her sports therapist is simply untenable.
“While the victim will have to live with the long-term impact for the rest of her life, I hope the fact that Jerry Okoye has been brought to justice for the offences he committed will help her to be able to move on with her life.”
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