A pair of human traffickers have been jailed for plying girls as young as 13 with alcohol before taking them to Travelodge hotel rooms for sex.
Daniel Pusey, 21, waited to sexually abuse the girls in hotel rooms after they had been given drinks and cigarettes at Diane Chilcott’s home in Chertsey, Surrey, and ferried to him by her.
Pusey also had illegal sex at his parents’ house and told one of the youngsters at a Travelodge in west London: ‘I want to f*** you on a bed of money.’
Daniel Pusey, 21,(left) waited to sexually abuse the girls in hotel rooms after they had been given drinks and cigarettes at Diane Chilcott’s home in Chertsey, Surrey, and ferried to him by her
Pusey, from West Drayton, London, was jailed for 13 years at Portsmouth Crown Court on Monday, with Chilcott locked up for six years.
He was found guilty of four counts of facilitating travel to exploit and Chilcott, from Chertsey, was convicted of three counts of facilitating travel to exploit.
Pusey had been found guilty of seven offences of sexual activity with a child in connection with this case during a trial which finished in April, but this could not be reported at the time for legal reasons.
Detective Inspector Richard Haycock, from Surrey Police’s Complex Abuse Unit, said: ‘The bravery shown by those exploited throughout the entire process is highly commendable.
Chilcott leaving Guildford Crown Court on February 22, 2017
‘I hope the sentencing of these two individuals brings some level of closure to the victims.
‘This was calculated exploitation of young teenage girls.
‘These individuals who clearly knew what they were doing, supplying the victims with alcohol to make them even more vulnerable to sexual abuse.
‘The offenders knew how old the girls were but continued to exploit them on a number of occasions and I commend the victims for their bravery in speaking to authorities and seeing the legal process through to the end, this has been a long and difficult journey for them.
‘If anyone is, or has been, in a similar situation, or has concerns about any child – I urge you to please come forward and tell someone who can help you.
‘Specialist officers worked closely with social services and police colleagues in London to investigate this case.
‘The police are also continuing to work with the hotel industry through the Operation Makesafe initiative to ensure their staff are alert to possible warning signs of children at risk.’
Detective Inspector Richard Haycock, from Surrey Police’s Complex Abuse Unit, said: ‘The bravery shown by those exploited throughout the entire process is highly commendable.’ Pictured: Chilcott outside Guildford Crown Court