July 2015
Convicted pervert arrested for sexual assault on five-year-old girl
A paedophile who received a caution last year for possession of indecent images of children has been arrested for the sexual assault on a five-year-old girl
Former Sainsburys delivery driver, Michael Whitaker 26, originally from Lancaster but now living in Penrith now faces a trial after he admitted possessing two mobile phones which he had wiped but denied the charge of sexual assault
In October last year, police seized two laptops, a tablet and a mobile phone belonging to Whitaker which contained indecent images of children who were aged between six and sixteen years old.
Police also found a profile Whitaker used on a site which allowed the distribution of images including pictures of child abuse.
Whitaker had uploaded the pictures onto the site which he had taken from Facebook, including pictures of his friends children and also pictures of his ex girlfriend, which is how they identified the profile as being his. The profile was also linked to one of his many email addresses.
He received a caution for this and his seized computer equipment was ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.
Filed under: Cumbria, Lancashire
