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A police officer from Gwent, John Stringer, has been convicted for sexually assaulting a young girl, who was under the age of 13, on five counts, including two charges of sexual assault by touching and one charge of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 28 October. The offences occurred between December 2019 and July 2021 when he was off-duty. Stringer had warned the victim not to tell her parents that he had touched her inappropriately and made her watch a pornographic video and act what she had seen.
The court heard that the Covid-19 pandemic put a temporary stop to the abuse but Stringer resumed it when restrictions eased. Stringer admitted to regularly watching pornography, and an analysis of his iPhone found that he had searched for explicit images and videos in one out of every five internet searches over a five-year period. He also accessed information pages about masturbation and its effects on stress, anxiety, mood, sleep, hormones, and focus. Stringer initially said that he had been conducting research to alleviate the symptoms of his autoimmune condition. However, the prosecutor argued that he had been “making it up as he goes along.”
Stringer was suspended from Gwent Police following the allegations; he had been a member of the police force since 2010 and had a “good record” during his 14 years of service. His first trial in August 2023 failed to reach a verdict, but in the second trial, the jury took just under seven and a half hours to find him guilty of all counts. He was described as “caring”, “trustworthy” and “honest” in character references during his trial.
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