Paedophile jailed after sexually touching victims

A paedophile who sexually touched two girls has been jailed for more than six years.

Kester Hale, 44, began touching the first girl inappropriately in January 2016 but the offences were not reported to police until November 2022.

At the same time, another girl reported she had also been touched inappropriately by Hale, between January 2018 and December 2019.  

Pictured: Kester Hale, 44. 

Hale denied sexually assaulting both victims when interviewed by officers. 

However, on Tuesday (19 November), at Peterborough Crown Court, Hale, of Ferndale Rise, Cambridge, was jailed for six years and six months, having been found guilty of three counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching and one count of sexual assault.

DC Natalie Marriott said: “These were vile sexual assaults on two vulnerable victims so I’m glad Hale has been jailed.

“Protecting children from sexual predators like Hale is a force priority and we are working hard, day-in-day-out, to put them before the courts.”

You can read more about child abuse, including how to report it and spot the signs, on the force website.