A paedophile who wa well known by the Police, Dominic Boultwood, who enticed a teenage girl to a remote woodland location in Colchester and subsequently sexually assaulted her has been convicted after law enforcement officials definitively connected him to the crime using DNA evidence.
Dominic Boultwood, 27, was presented at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday, 28 March, where he was convicted of sexual assault, assault by penetration, and an unrelated charge of possessing indecent photographs of children.
The sexual crime pertains to an occurrence that occurred in a wooded region of the Bourne Valley nature reserve, adjacent to Mersea Road, Colchester, on Thursday, May 9 of the previous year.
Dominic Boultwood, a registered sex offender violating stringent court requirements, approached a 13-year-old girl and led her to a remote location.
He forcibly brought her to the ground and perpetrated sexual assault against her.
The girl returned home and we were soon alerted to the offence, putting immediate support in place for the victim and launching an investigation.
Dominic Boultwood, of Ladbrook Drive, Colchester, was linked to DNA found on the victim’s clothing and arrested on Wednesday 15 May.
He was convicted following a trial before a jury and will be sentenced at the same court on 16 June.
‘You will be supported’
Detective Inspector James Holmes said:
“Dominic Boultwood is a dangerous offender and poses a real risk to young girls. He showed a flagrant disregard for court orders prohibiting any contact with children.
“We are pleased to secure this conviction against him after the jury saw through his lies.
“Detectives in our Crime and Public Protection Unit and Serious Crime Directorate work constantly to put dangerous sex offenders behind bars and protect vulnerable victims.
“If you are a survivor of sexual abuse and have not reported, please contact us or one of our support agencies. We will investigate and you will be supported.”
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