June 2022 Mitcham man jailed after child abuse investigation A man from Mitcham has been jailed for 26 years for sexual abuse offences against two young children. Anthony King was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Wednesday for sexual abuse offences against two children between 2003 and 2007. Both female victim survivors, who endured years of abuse by 54-year-old King, were aged between 13 and 17 when the offences took place. On July 6, 2021, prior to his trial, King pleaded guilty to the following offences against the first victim, but pleaded not guilty to offences relating to the second victim: Multiple counts of assault by penetration; Multiple counts of sexual assault; Three counts of rape; One count of sexual activity with a child. On the first day of trial on Monday, March 14, relating to the offences against the second victim, King pleaded guilty to the following offences: One count of indecency with a child; Once count of rape. The Met’s Child Abuse Investigation Unit launched an investigation against King in 2019 following a call to police from one of the victims. The officer in the case met with victim and, after building a strong rapport with her, gaining her confidence and trust, took a detailed video interview to achieve best evidence. King, of Bennetts Close in Mitcham, was arrested at his home address on March 4, 2019. On June 24, 2019 the second victim made a call to police and King was further arrested.