The 56-year-old Woolavington Paedophile, Nigel Frith, has been incarcerated after confessing to sexually abusing six individuals during an 11-year span.
Nigel Frith, from Woolavington, admitted guilt to 14 charges of sexual assault by touching involving four minors and two adults.
Nigel Frith received a 34-month prison term at Taunton Crown Court, convened at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court.
The court was informed of Nigel Frith’s offences, which occurred over an 11-year period from 2012 to 2023, involving inappropriate touching, kissing, and sexual propositions directed at individuals ranging from youngsters as young as 10 to adults in their 20s and 30s.
Every victim composed a personal statement that was recited during the sentencing hearing on Wednesday, April 30.
A victim stated, “At the time of this incident, I was a minor.” I was unaware of the definition of sexual assault.
“When I saw [Nigel Frith], I felt uncomfortable. I saw him once outside a local shop working, he looked so unaffected by everything that had happened with me. I was frustrated he didn’t seem to understand the impact of his actions, and yet I was having to change my life to avoid feeling on edge.”
Another said: “When I think back to what happened, I feel angry. Angry at the thought he could do that and think he could do it again and get away with it.
“At the time, I shrugged it off. I remember he didn’t seem bothered by what he was doing. Even when I called him out, he shrugged it off.
“I was shocked and confused that he had done this to me. I found it incredibly invasive that he would do this to anyone.”
A third victim said: “It used to make me feel violated when I saw you. I felt that you were invading my personal space… your presence made me feel uncomfortable.
“There were so many emotions at once, it was overwhelming. I would make any excuse just to get away as quickly as possible.
“The past few months have been really difficult for me. I used to feel I had let myself down, even though it wasn’t my fault.”
Alongside his jail sentence, Nigel Frith was also handed a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, a restraining order and added to the sex offenders’ register.
Investigating officer, DC Martyn Jackson, said: “I have to commend the strength of the victims in coming forward about these horrendous crimes.
“Nigel Frith’s actions are disgraceful and left his victims feeling degraded and violated. The way he touched these girls and women, invaded their personal space and made them feel angry and terrified, is unacceptable.
“Nigel Frith’s pattern of offending shows there was thought to his actions. He knew the impact he was having on these women and girls and he violated them in a place where they should feel safe.”
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