Febuary 2011 Child sex abuse nurse jailed for 13 years A NURSE who subjected a child to “a six-year campaign of sexual abuse” has been jailed for 13 years. Alun Davies, 59, denied five charges of indecent assault and one of rape but a jury at Newport Crown Court found him unanimously guilty on January 20. Davies, of Farmhouse Way, Ely, Cardiff was jailed today and must sign the sexual offenders’ register for life. The court heard Davies “groomed” his victim by buying her gifts and subjected her to around 60 sex assaults over a six-year period starting in December 2003 when she was just eight. Judge Eleri Rees described “a breach of trust” and said Davies’ victim suffered depression, turning to drink and drugs when she was older. “This was a campaign of sexual abuse,” she said. “She started to understand what had happened to her when she was 14, and at 17 it hit home for her. He had convinced her no one would believe her. She had nightmares and panic attacks, and arranged to see a psychiatrist. “She experienced guilt, and would ask herself why it had happened to her. She became alienated from those close to her. She eventually told some friends and her boyfriend what had happened.” David Elias, defending, said Davies had “put a lot into the community” and that he was unlikely to re-offend. “He’s worked for many years as a nurse with children and there was never any complaint about his behaviour in his professional capacity,” he said. “He suffered for some time from depression, particularly after his nephew died in an accident 14 years ago.” Sentencing, Judge Rees said she had a duty to consider the issue of dangerousness, and said no sentence could make up for the loss of the child’s innocence and the effect the abuse had on her. Davies was given two five-year sentences to run concurrently, and one eight-year consecutive sentence. Davies was banned from receiving visitors under 16, and must not visit homes where children are present until further notice.