December 2013 Mum of schoolboy sex abuse victim in tears as attacker jailed for over six years The mother of a schoolboy who was sexually abused wept when her son’s attacker was jailed for six years and eight months. The tearful mum said outside court: “It’s not long enough a sentence for what he put my son through.” Anthony Goode (54), of Main Street, Kirby Muxloe, befriended the boy, who was in his early teens, later subjecting him to a series of sexual ordeals. He also made him pose for indecent photos, which were discovered on his camera. Goode admitted 22 offences, including meeting a child following sexual grooming, sex assaults, causing a child to engage in sexual activity, causing a child to watch a sexual act and making indecent photographs. Sarah Gaunt, prosecuting, said the boy’s parents contacted police when their distraught son told them about the abuse. Sentencing at Leicester Crown Court, Judge Michael Pert QC said: “The victim is plainly in a mess now and that’s because of what you did to him. “You seduced a young lad who was on the cusp of finding out who he was, what he was and finding out about sex. “He was, at your hands, subjected to sexual abuse and it’s no surprise to me or anyone else he’s in the state he’s in. “You exploited your skills as an adult and his lack of experience and naivety to abuse him. “Only time will tell if and how he recovers.” Miss Gaunt said that when arrested, Goode initially denied any wrongdoing. She said: “His home was searched and his camera was analysed. The police recovered deleted images. “He was shown indecent pictures of himself and the child. “Goode made admissions and said he appreciated the age difference and knew what he had done was wrong.” Goode told officers: “It wasn’t planned, it just happened.” Miss Gaunt said: “The boy told the police he felt ‘really sad’ when the abuse was happening and the defendant saw that he was upset and crying.” Jacqui Callan, mitigating, said: “He’s totally ashamed. “He was in the wrong and wishes to explore the reason why and wants to undertake any (rehabilitation) programmes available to him. “His guilty pleas are his only mitigation and he doesn’t wish to make any excuses for his behaviour.”