A teenage paedophile who abused nine nursery children has been sentenced to 14 and a half years. Jayden McCarthy abused his position to carry out a series of serious offences against young children at the age of 16.
A trial at Exeter Crown Court head sick McCarthy raped one child and molested eight others. Judge David Evans sentenced him to a total of 14.5 years youth detention, and victims' family members clapped as the judge said it.
He will serve seven years behind bars and will be strictly monitored on release and faces a further three year period on licence.
It was heard that the offences came to light when a girl came home from nursery and told her parents that an adult called Jayden had sexually abused her.
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