'I should not get away with it': Child sex offender's 'astonishing' confession in call to police

Leeds Crown Court heard there was no other evidence other than 21-year-old Jacob Daniel's admissions that he had sexually assaulted a boy and a girl.

Prosecutor, Philip Standfast, said Daniel, of Partridge Crescent, Thornhill Dewsbury, contacted police in March 2019.

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Mr Standfast said Daniel told officers what he had done and "that he should not get away with it."

Daniel admitted one charge of sexual assault on a girl and one charge of sexual activity with a girl.

He also admitted one charge of sexual assault on a boy and sexual activity with a boy.

The offences took place in West Yorkshire 2018 and the children, who were both aged under 10.

The court heard how in February 2019 the girl told her mother that Daniel had kissed her and the mother called police, who interviewed Daniel.

The court heard Daniel admitted kissing the girl and was made the subject of a caution.

The following month Daniel called police and said he had committed the offences.

Mr Standfast said: "The defendant came forward and voluntarily admitted offences that had not been disclosed by either of the two children involved."

The court heard Daniel has previous convictions for possessing an offensive weapon and battery.

Kitty Colley, mitigating, said Daniel is an "immature and naive" man who had abused alcohol and cannabis.

"Miss Colley said Daniel had gone to police voluntarily, adding: "The most astonishing feature is that, but for that approach by the defendant, nobody would have known about these offences."

Miss Colley said: "He felt very bad about it and disgusted with himself. He has expressed genuine remorse."

Jailing Daniel for three years, Judge Simon Phillips QC told him: "It is on the strength of your voluntary admissions that this indictment is brought before the court and that is an indication of not only cooperation, but also remorse and contrition."

Judge Phillips said he had read a letter from a psychiatrist who saw Daniel in April 2019 in connection with an anxiety disorder due to cannabis use.

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Judge Phillips said: "At the time of the offending you were using alcohol and drugs on a regular basis and to a significant extent and it appears is likely to have brought on an exacerbated your mental health issues."

Judge Phillips said Daniels' name will be the sex offender register indefinitely.