[Ammi]

A 10-year-old girl trapped a paedophile by secretly using her hand-held Nintendo computer game console to take a picture of him abusing her.
John Fisher, 46, has been jailed for three and a half years.

Ipswich Crown Court heard how he had first touched the little girl - whose identity has not been revealed - when she was nine. Sadly, although she told her mother what Fisher, a family friend, had done, nothing was done about it.

Prosecutor Robert Sadd said she was playing on her Nintendo DSi while alone 22 months later when Fisher came up to her and indecently assaulted her.

Mr Sadd said she 'had the presence of mind' to photograph him with the £80 games console which was still in her hands.

Her abuser did did not realise that his young victim had taken the photograph with her Nintendo DSi while he was indecently assaulting her.

The girl then showed the photograph to her mother as evidence of what had happened and the mother immediately contacted police.

Fisher who is married with a daughter and grandchildren at first denied assaulting the girl.
But he admitted it when police confronted with the photograph

Detectives were able to prove the image was of him as it showed features of his hand and items of his clothing even though it did not reveal his face.

Nintendo DSi consoles which have been available since 2009 feature two digital cameras which are usually used by young players to take photographs of their friends.

Fisher of Lowestoft, Suffolk, admitted two offences of assault by penetration in January 2010 and November 2011.

Judge John Holt told him the offences were very serious and he did not think it appropriate for him to receive treatment in the community.

Fisher was also put on the sex offenders' register indefinitely and given a sexual offences prevention order, restricting his contact with children under the age of 16 for the next 10 years.

Steven Dyble, defending Fisher, described him as "borderline learning disabled".

He added that the offences were serious, but no physical harm was caused to the child.

Mr Dyble said Fisher had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and had not committed similar offences in the past or served a prison sentence before.

He said Fisher had admitted he was attracted to girls in their early teens and would benefit from a treatment programme aimed at addressing his offending behaviour

Detective Constable Annabelle Bunn of Suffolk Police praised the girl for her courage after the hearing.

She said: "Her quick thinking in using her games console to take a photograph of him touching her provided indisputable proof of what had happened and she was brave enough to come forward and report the incident and give us a full and accurate account of what had gone on.

"Although Fisher initially denied assaulting her, when confronted with the image he had no choice but to concede he had done exactly as she had reported.

"It is important that victims of sexual abuse feel they can come forward, regardless of their age or how long ago they were abused, and we will continue to work with those who find the courage to come forward to try and bring offenders like Fisher to justice.

"When serious allegations are made by a child about close family or friends, people may find it difficult to comprehend what has gone on or think they don't have the proof, but all concerns should be reported automatically to the authorities."

[King Gizzard]

Lowestoft

[bbfan1991]

Aww the poor girl, good that she managed to secretly record what happened to finally tell her parents and the police what happened.

As for the abuser he'll probably be enjoying the luxury and soft touch that seems to be prison nowadays with grr...

[Niamh.]

Clever girl, I can't believe she told her mother though and she did nothing, that's terrible, poor thing.

[Mystic Mock]

Well done to the girl,but why has he only been sentenced to 3 years? he sexually assaulted a child for goodness sake.

[King Gizzard]

Originally Posted by bbfan1991

As for the abuser he'll probably be enjoying the luxury and soft touch that seems to be prison nowadays with grr...

Doubt it, prisoners who have anything to do with children get the toughest stay in prison. Although his sentance should be longer

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Doubt it, prisoners who have anything to do with children get the toughest stay in prison. Although his sentance should be longer

Nah his got his PS3's and XBOX 360's so I doubt he will have it that tough.

[King Gizzard]

But continually trying to be beaten/killed, yes, the toughest

[Roy Mars III]

Other prisoners do not look favorably on people like him in prison, it won't be an easy stay.

[King Gizzard]

Take the John Geoghan case for example

[Mystic Mock]

He will only be in there for 5 months really so I don't see how it will be that hard for him unless they gave him an eye for an eye.

[Mrluvaluva]

Three and a half years? What a joke. He will be out in less than two and let back into the community.

"Fisher had admitted he was attracted to girls in their early teens and would benefit from a treatment programme". I would like to suggest a treatment programme for such abusers.....

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

Three and a half years? What a joke. He will be out in less than two and let back into the community.

"Fisher had admitted he was attracted to girls in their early teens and would benefit from a treatment programme". I would like to suggest a treatment programme for such abusers.....

Yeah that person is a prick for suggesting that as the Government might listen to it.

[Roy Mars III]

No pyshcial harm was done, he was never going to get more, sadly. The bad thing will be is when he gets out and does it again, only more even more serious

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

No pyshcial harm was done, he was never going to get more, sadly. The bad thing will be is when he gets out and does it again, only more even more serious

I agree it could be more serious,that's why paedophiles should be locked up in prison for life,awful creatures that don't help the community.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by jedward fever

I agree it could be more serious,that's why paedophiles should be locked up in prison for life,awful creatures that don't help the community.

Obviously I am with you here on this, 3+ years is an insult to the child.Had she not had such means and this had gone on what awful results may have come of it,more to the point what a situation for a child to be in, what may he have done had he worked out that she was filming him for instance.

These people are revolting, we should not wait for things to be 'more serious' before we issue people like this with long and hard prison sentences.
The only way to really protect children is to find these people and make sure they can never get to a child again.

If he has a hard time in prison from other prisoners, it couldn't happen to a more deserving type of indivual.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Ammi

A 10-year-old girl trapped a paedophile by secretly using her hand-held Nintendo computer game console to take a picture of him abusing her.
John Fisher, 46, has been jailed for three and a half years.

Ipswich Crown Court heard how he had first touched the little girl - whose identity has not been revealed - when she was nine. Sadly, although she told her mother what Fisher, a family friend, had done, nothing was done about it.

Prosecutor Robert Sadd said she was playing on her Nintendo DSi while alone 22 months later when Fisher came up to her and indecently assaulted her.

Mr Sadd said she 'had the presence of mind' to photograph him with the £80 games console which was still in her hands.

Her abuser did did not realise that his young victim had taken the photograph with her Nintendo DSi while he was indecently assaulting her.

The girl then showed the photograph to her mother as evidence of what had happened and the mother immediately contacted police.

Fisher who is married with a daughter and grandchildren at first denied assaulting the girl.
But he admitted it when police confronted with the photograph

Detectives were able to prove the image was of him as it showed features of his hand and items of his clothing even though it did not reveal his face.

Nintendo DSi consoles which have been available since 2009 feature two digital cameras which are usually used by young players to take photographs of their friends.

Fisher of Lowestoft, Suffolk, admitted two offences of assault by penetration in January 2010 and November 2011.

Judge John Holt told him the offences were very serious and he did not think it appropriate for him to receive treatment in the community.

Fisher was also put on the sex offenders' register indefinitely and given a sexual offences prevention order, restricting his contact with children under the age of 16 for the next 10 years.

Steven Dyble, defending Fisher, described him as "borderline learning disabled".

He added that the offences were serious, but no physical harm was caused to the child.

Mr Dyble said Fisher had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and had not committed similar offences in the past or served a prison sentence before.

He said Fisher had admitted he was attracted to girls in their early teens and would benefit from a treatment programme aimed at addressing his offending behaviour

Detective Constable Annabelle Bunn of Suffolk Police praised the girl for her courage after the hearing.

She said: "Her quick thinking in using her games console to take a photograph of him touching her provided indisputable proof of what had happened and she was brave enough to come forward and report the incident and give us a full and accurate account of what had gone on.

"Although Fisher initially denied assaulting her, when confronted with the image he had no choice but to concede he had done exactly as she had reported.

"It is important that victims of sexual abuse feel they can come forward, regardless of their age or how long ago they were abused, and we will continue to work with those who find the courage to come forward to try and bring offenders like Fisher to justice.

"When serious allegations are made by a child about close family or friends, people may find it difficult to comprehend what has gone on or think they don't have the proof, but all concerns should be reported automatically to the authorities."

/relevant.

[Marc]

Clever girl, horrible situation

[Jack_]

Very clever girl, she should be proud of herself (which sounds sort of weird, but).

Originally Posted by jedward fever

Yeah that person is a prick for suggesting that as the Government might listen to it.

Hang on...if I've understood this correctly, you think it would be a bad thing if the government were to listen to suggestions that rehabilitation programmes were introduced and extended further to try and deal with and hopefully eradicate paedophillia? And you think anyone that suggests such evidently beneficial and important programmes be introduced is a 'prick'?

I thought I'd heard it all.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Very clever girl, she should be proud of herself (which sounds sort of weird, but).



Hang on...if I've understood this correctly, you think it would be a bad thing if the government were to listen to suggestions that rehabilitation programmes were introduced and extended further to try and deal with and hopefully eradicate paedophillia? And you think anyone that suggests such evidently beneficial and important programmes be introduced is a 'prick'?

I thought I'd heard it all.

You can't sort a paedophile out because as sick as it sounds,paedophiles can't help who they fancy can they? they just need to not act on it is all and the ones that do are sick bastards imo and they know what they're doing is wrong.

So yes the guy that suggested that idea to help paedophiles is a prick.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by jedward fever

You can't sort a paedophile out because as sick as it sounds,paedophiles can't help who they fancy can they? they just need to not act on it is all and the ones that do are sick bastards imo and they know what they're doing is wrong.

So yes the guy that suggested that idea to help paedophiles is a prick.

I agree that it is very hard to do much to eradicate the unhealthy desires paedophiles have for children.

There is always the danger they will commit offences again,once they have on many occassions,I really believe and agree with you jf,that it's best for them to segregated from society in general,oddly enough both for the protection of children but also the offenders themselves too.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by jedward fever

You can't sort a paedophile out because as sick as it sounds,paedophiles can't help who they fancy can they? they just need to not act on it is all and the ones that do are sick bastards imo and they know what they're doing is wrong.

Of course they can't, but it's still worth a try, no? And as you just said yourself, they need to learn not to act on it and surely as much help as possible with dealing with urges can only be beneficial? I'd much rather there be an opportunity to attempt to cut down on the number of attacks made on children, than to just let it pass by because 'there's no point'.

Originally Posted by jedward fever

So yes the guy that suggested that idea to help paedophiles is a prick.

You see this comment just seems stupid to me. How on earth can helping paedophiles (not get away with their crimes) be a bad thing?

Maybe it's just me...but...well, I don't know. Just seems a tad odd.